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U.S. Representative — Idaho's 2nd District

Michael Simpson

Republican · Idaho

Republican U.S. Representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9171 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (Introduced, Jun 5, 2026)
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to Interior for the Bureau of…
  • H.R.6279 — Urban Canal Modernization Act (Introduced, Nov 21, 2025)
    Urban Canal Modernization Act This bill expands the Bureau of Reclamation's responsibility under the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to address aging irrigation and water resources infrastructure in western states to include additional work for urban canals of concern. Specifically, the…
  • H.R.4754 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (Introduced, Jul 24, 2025)
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to Interior for the Bureau of…
  • H.R.634 — Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jan 22, 2025)
    Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit is composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana…
  • H.R.319 — To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. (Introduced, Jan 9, 2025)
    This bill increases from two to three the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the District of Idaho. The President must appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional judge for that judicial district.
  • H.R.8998 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (Introduced, Jul 11, 2024)
  • H.R.6107 — Urban Canal Modernization Act (Introduced, Oct 26, 2023)
  • H.R.6064 — Don’t DO IT Act (Introduced, Oct 25, 2023)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.3499 — Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.8781 — Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 (Reported, May 13, 2026)
  • H.R.6213 — Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 (Reported, May 12, 2026)
  • H.R.7698 — Tribal Firearm Access Act (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
  • H.R.3514 — Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 (Reported, May 7, 2026)
  • H.R.8596 — FAIR Labels Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.R.6415 — Native American Seeds Act of 2025 (Introduced, Apr 28, 2026)
  • H.R.8414 — DAIRY PRIDE Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)

Voting analysis

Michael Simpson chairs the interior appropriations subcommittee. The annual bill that panel produces appears twice among his displayed filings, once for each of two consecutive years. Public lands lead his classified subjects, which for an Idaho seat is the same fact stated twice.

160
Bills sponsored
2236
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Michael Simpson's cluster into: Public Lands and Natural Resources (13), Law (9), Economics and Public Finance (7), Native Americans (5), Transportation and Public Works (3), Water Resources Development (3).

Courts and canals

The other filings are more specific than the gavel suggests: modernisation of urban canals, a reorganisation of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and an additional federal district judgeship for Idaho. Two of the three are about judicial capacity in a fast-growing western circuit — an unglamorous subject with real consequences for how long a case takes.

Where he broke ranks

Amendment votes account for eight of his nine departures, and in every one he voted no against changes his conference wanted. Not a single amendment he opposed survived. The remaining vote supported a rotorcraft safety measure that failed. An appropriations chairman voting down amendments to spending bills is defending text he had a hand in writing.

4.1%
Votes against the Republican majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
95 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first
All 9 roll calls where Michael Simpson voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 276		Jul 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 245		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 242		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 151		Apr 30, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 149		Apr 30, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
S.2503
ROTOR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 72		Feb 24, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7148
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 44		Jan 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7148
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 43		Jan 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)

Below the Idaho Republicans

Idaho returns two Republicans to the House, and Simpson departs the less often of the two.

Among the 2 Republicans in the Idaho delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.2%. Michael Simpson is below that average at 4.1%.

Tenure and attendance

Serving since the close of the nineteen-nineties, he is among the longer-tenured members here and did not miss a roll call.

First elected in 1999, now serving across 14 terms. Michael Simpson falls in the veteran cohort.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Michael Simpson has 160 bills sponsored, 2236 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Chair)
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

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