Michael “Mike” Simpson, Representative for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District

Simpson is the representative for Idaho’s 2^nd congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 6, 1999. Simpson is next up for reelection in 2018.

Photo of Rep. Michael “Mike” Simpson [R-ID2]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2017 Report Card for Simpson.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Simpson is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Simpson has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

United States Chamber of Commerce: 93% Americans for Prosperity: 76% NumbersUSA: 66% The Club for Growth: 57% FreedomWorks: 55% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: D American Civil Liberties Union: 11% League of Conservation Voters: 7% Human Rights Campaign: 0% NIAC Action: F Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 0%

Committee Membership

Michael “Mike” Simpson sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Appropriations
- Chair, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Enacted Legislation

Simpson was the primary sponsor of 18 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Simpson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Public Lands and Natural Resources (40%) Economics and Public Finance (23%) Law (14%) Native Americans (11%) Transportation and Public Works (6%) Emergency Management (6%)

Recent Bills

Some of Simpson’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Simpson’s Vote	Vote Description
No	H.R. 4760: Securing America’s Future Act of 2018 Jun 21, 2018. Failed 193/231. This bill would make sweeping changes to laws governing legal and illegal immigration. For legal immigration, it would end the diversity program and chain migration by eliminating the visa lottery green card program and green card programs for relatives other than spouses and minor children. ...
No	H.R. 4182: EQUALS Act of 2017 Nov 30, 2017. Passed 213/204. H.R. 4182 extends the probationary period for appointments to the competitive service and initial appointments as supervisors and managers from one year to two years after the completion of required training and licensing. The bill also extends the probationary period for initial Senior Executive Service ...
Nay	H.R. 10: Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act Oct 21, 2015. Passed 240/191.
Aye	H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208. This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ...
Yea	H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88. The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ...
Aye	H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
No	H.J.Res. 117 (112th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Sep 13, 2012. Passed 329/91.
No	H.R. 3521 (112th): Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012 Feb 8, 2012. Passed 254/173.
Aye	H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117. The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ...
Yea	H.R. 31 (111th): Lumbee Recognition Act Jun 3, 2009. Passed 240/179.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1999 to Sep 2018, Simpson missed 419 of 13,420 roll call votes, which is 3.1%. This is on par with the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1999 Jan-Mar	77	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	12	6.5%	82^nd
1999 Jul-Sep	204	5	2.5%	70^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	1	0.7%	23^rd
2000 Jan-Mar	95	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Apr-Jun	277	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	1	0.8%	34^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	1	1.0%	13^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	3	4.0%	71^st
2001 Apr-Jun	135	2	1.5%	34^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	1	0.7%	23^rd
2002 Jan-Mar	79	1	1.3%	34^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	12	5.9%	81^st
2002 Jul-Sep	141	3	2.1%	48^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	1	1.6%	41^st
2003 Jan-Mar	94	3	3.2%	64^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	14	5.9%	87^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	3	1.6%	44^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	1	0.7%	21^st
2004 Jan-Mar	104	2	1.9%	31^st
2004 Apr-Jun	221	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	3	1.9%	35^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	1	1.7%	42^nd
2005 Jan-Mar	90	8	8.9%	88^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	5	1.8%	50^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	1	0.7%	27^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	3	1.8%	35^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	2	2.5%	61^st
2006 Apr-Jun	276	4	1.4%	39^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	9	33.3%	96^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	9	4.2%	80^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	17	4.3%	81^st
2007 Jul-Sep	317	13	4.1%	79^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	26	9.9%	90^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	15	10.1%	85^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	5	1.6%	31^st
2008 Jul-Sep	205	11	5.4%	72^nd
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	8	4.6%	80^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	6	2.0%	45^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	9	3.4%	73^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	7	2.8%	54^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	7	3.6%	59^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	10	4.6%	69^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	6	4.0%	71^st
2010 Nov-Dec	99	9	9.1%	79^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	3	1.4%	57^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	5	1.8%	60^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	2	0.8%	34^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	5	2.4%	57^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	3	2.0%	55^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	2	0.7%	34^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	4	2.6%	65^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	7	13.7%	91^st
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	2	2.2%	58^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	7	3.3%	67^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	5	2.5%	68^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	3	2.2%	56^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	5	3.4%	66^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	1	0.5%	24^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	4	2.7%	70^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	3	2.1%	50^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	3	2.2%	64^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	6	3.4%	78^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	8	5.8%	68^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	13	6.4%	83^rd
2016 Jul-Sep	232	3	1.3%	55^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	1	2.1%	61^st
2017 Jan-Mar	208	12	5.8%	86^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	5	3.7%	74^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	13	7.8%	87^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	6	4.7%	70^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	18	9.8%	87^th
2018 Jul-Sep	86	10	11.6%	89^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

@unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

Michael “Mike” Simpson is pronounced:

MĪ-kuhl // SIMP-sun

The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:

Letter	Sounds As In
I i	pin
Ī ī	eye
K k	king
L l	leg
M m	man
N n	not
P p	pen
S s	sit
U u	cup
UH uh	cup

Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.

Rep. Michael “Mike” Simpson

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