Michael K. Simpson

U.S. Representative · ID-2 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.21· expected 1.41

Below expectations

Rank 368 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Simpson’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

5 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 5 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Simpson’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Simpson.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 14 missed of 674

Voted on 660 of 674 roll calls; missed 14. Lower than 54% of House members.

15%100%

95/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 201 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 467 votes that split the parties. Lower than 85% of House members.

45%100%

16/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 87% of House members.

0%70%

+0.30

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Simpson’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 9171 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027Appropriates funds for Interior Department, environmental agencies, and related programs for fiscal year 2027. AI-readEconomics and Public Finance · Out of committee Jun 5, 2026Substantive36k words Out of committee
H.R. 4754 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Appropriates funds for Interior Department, environmental agencies, and related programs for fiscal year 2026. AI-readEconomics and Public Finance · Out of committee Jul 24, 2025Substantive38k words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.