Simpson Supports Fiscal Responsibility Act Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today voted in favor of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act.  This legislation builds on House Republicans’ efforts in the Limit, Save, Grow Act by raising the debt ceiling through January 1, 2025, and including nondefense spending cuts, permitting reforms for domestic energy… Read more »

Simpson Announces 2023 Idaho Service Academy Days Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today announced the upcoming Service Academy Days happening in Idaho’s Second Congressional District. Service Academy Days provide high school students, parents, and educators the opportunity to listen to Academy Liaisons, Cadets, and Midshipmen talk about their experience at U.S.… Read more »

Simpson Secures Funds for Idaho Workforce and Public Safety Training Facility Improvements Project in FY23 Omnibus Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the Idaho Workforce and Public Safety Training Facility Improvements Project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law December 29, 2022. The project was included in the… Read more »

Simpson Secures Funding for Agricultural Research in Kimberly, Idaho Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) Project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law December 29, 2022. The project was included in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug… Read more »

Simpson Secures Funds for CSI Jerome Education and Training Center Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today highlighted the inclusion of College of Southern Idaho’s (CSI’s) Jerome Education and Training Center Project in the FY23 Omnibus package that was signed into law December 29, 2022. The project was included in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug… Read more »

Simpson Announces 13 Idaho Priorities in FY23 Appropriations Package Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today announced 13 priorities for Idaho included in H.R. 8294, which passed the House Representatives today by a vote of 220-207. H.R. 8294 includes the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration; Energy… Read more »

Simpson Secures Funding for Idaho Projects in FY23 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Legislation Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson today announced that he has secured over $20.2 million in funding for six projects in Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District in the Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban… Read more »

Simpson Scores Funding for College of Eastern Idaho   Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson has secured $100,000 in a recent government funding bill to strengthen workforce development programming at the College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) in Idaho Falls, Idaho.    “As Idaho’s population continues to grow, the construction industry is growing with it,” said… Read more »

Simpson Secures Funding for Idaho National Guard, Boise Airport, Habitat for Humanity, CEI, U of I, Shoshone Bannock Fire Station and Several Ag Projects including Dubois Sheep Station and Idaho Grain Center Washington, D.C. – Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson announced today that he has secured nearly $24 million in funding for 8 projects in Idaho’s Second Congressional District in the… Read more »

Simpson-supported Initiative to fix Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Payment Allocations Heads to President’s Desk for Signature Washington, D.C. – On Monday, the House of Representatives passed a Simpson-supported effort to fix an error in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and preserve counties’ Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payment allocations. “The SRS program provides a vital source… Read more »