Bills About Public Lands And Natural Resources Sponsored by Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

Rep. Simpson sponsored 51 bills about public lands and natural resources in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Feb. 6, 2019	H.R.1026	To provide for consistent and reliable authority and funding to meet conservation and deferred maintenance needs affecting lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan. 10, 2019	H.R.483	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1983.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan. 10, 2019	H.R.482	To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Sept. 26, 2018	H.R.6924	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1983.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
March 9, 2017	H.R.1482	To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes.	0		Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 645.
March 7, 2018	H.R.5210	To establish the National Park Restoration Fund, and for other purposes.	12	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct. 25, 2017	H.R.4134	To redesignate the White Clouds Wilderness in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State of Idaho as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness in honor of former Idaho Governor and Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus.	0		Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 127.
Nov. 16, 2017	H.R.4448	To provide for an exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
June 8, 2017	H.R.2863	To provide for consistent and reliable authority and funding to meet conservation and deferred maintenance needs affecting lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
April 20, 2017	H.R.2104	To modify the boundaries of the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
March 27, 2017	H.R.1728	To modify the boundaries of the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
March 9, 2017	H.R.1483	To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to discourage litigation against the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management relating to land management projects.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Dec. 1, 2015	H.R.4151	To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide for the use of such funds, and for other purposes.	20	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Feb. 26, 2015	H.R.1138	To establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho, and for other purposes.	0		Became Public Law No: 114-46.
June 17, 2015	H.R.2816	To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land in Blaine County, Idaho, to the city of Ketchum, Idaho, to be used to support recreation, educational, and public purposes, including river restoration, floodplain management, and municipal water storage, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 13, 2015	H.R.2312	To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
March 26, 2015	H.R.1719	To expand geothermal production, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
March 21, 2014	H.R.4283	To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes.	0		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 15, 2013	H.R.2004	To expand geothermal production, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb. 27, 2013	H.R.876	To authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.	0		Became Public Law No: 113-136.
March 13, 2013	H.R.1142	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to permit an exchange of land between the city of Ketchum and the Blaine County School District, Idaho.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jan. 3, 2013	H.R.145	To establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
May 26, 2011	H.R.2050	To authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.	0		Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 391.
Aug. 1, 2011	H.R.2776	To expand geothermal production, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb. 10, 2011	H.R.647	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to permit an exchange of land between the city of Ketchum and the Blaine County School District, Idaho.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan. 5, 2011	H.R.163	To establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
May 4, 2010	H.R.5205	To establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Sept. 8, 2009	H.R.3538	To authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 225 - 191 (Roll no. 11).
Jan. 6, 2009	H.R.192	To authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to promote economic development and recreational activities in the area, to add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to provide special management requirements for certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan. 14, 2009	H.R.545	To rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of this National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Sept. 8, 2008	H.R.6839	To designate a previously unnamed peak in the Sawtooth Wilderness of the Sawtooth National Forest in the State of Idaho as "Mount Ernie Day".	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Nov. 14, 2007	H.R.4184	To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Sept. 19, 2007	H.R.3603	To authorize the exchange of certain land located in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
July 11, 2007	H.R.3006	To improve the use of a grant of a parcel of land to the State of Idaho for use as an agricultural college, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 110-77.
June 14, 2007	H.R.2732	To amend the Act of July 3, 1890, to provide for the granting to a State of a parcel of land for use as an agricultural college and to proscribe the use of earnings and proceeds thereof.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
March 20, 2007	H.R.1612	To modify the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument, to establish the Minidoka National Historic Site, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
March 19, 2007	H.R.1573	To modify the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument, to establish the Minidoka National Historic Site, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Feb. 28, 2007	H.R.1251	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Jan. 4, 2007	H.R.222	To promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Dec. 7, 2006	H.R.6409	To promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
June 21, 2006	H.R.5665	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho.	0	All Republicans	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
July 28, 2005	H.R.3603	To promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
May 19, 2005	H.R.2514	To promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Oct. 8, 2004	H.R.5343	To promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, to designate certain lands in the Challis National Forest, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, and the Challis District of the Bureau of Land Management as the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued management of these lands for recreational use as well as for conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
June 19, 2003	H.R.2551	To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide owners of non-Federal lands with a reliable method of receiving compensation for damages resulting from the spread of wildfire from nearby forested National Forest System lands or Bureau of Land Management lands, when those forested Federal lands are not maintained in the forest health status known as condition class 1.	1	All Republicans	Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
June 5, 2003	H.R.2386	To amend the Antiquities Act regarding the establishment by the President of certain national monuments and to provide for public participation in the proclamation of national monuments.	18	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
May 22, 2003	H.R.2266	To clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Aug. 2, 2001	H.R.2818	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1971.	0	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 107-361.
Feb. 13, 2001	H.R.601	To redesignate certain lands within the Craters of the Moon National Monument, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 107-213.
June 7, 2001	H.R.2114	To amend the Antiquities Act regarding the establishment by the President of certain national monuments and to provide for public participation in the proclamation of national monuments.	32	All Republicans	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242.
June 8, 2001	H.R.2119	To establish a program to designate, restore, and sustain historic native forests on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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