Rob Simmons
Republican · CO-2 · House of Representatives
25 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (88)
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Introduced 2006-05-10 · On agreeing to the Simmons amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 2005-06-30 · By unanimous consent, the Simmons amendment was withdrawn.
HR 6017 — War on Terror Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act
Introduced 2006-07-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 6018 — To provide temporary duty reductions for certain cotton fabrics, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2006-07-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 5885 — Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act
Introduced 2006-07-25 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5752 — Mentoring Matches for Youth Act of 2006
Introduced 2006-07-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
FamiliesHR 5160 — Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006
Introduced 2006-04-06 · Became Public Law No: 109-359.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 5003 — Homeland Security Open Source Intelligence Enhancement Act of 2006
Introduced 2006-03-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Emergency ManagementHR 5004 — To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for an Office of Intelligence and Analysis and an Office of Infrastructure Protection, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2006-03-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Emergency ManagementHR 5001 — Homeland Security Information Sharing Enhancement Act of 2006
Introduced 2006-03-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Emergency ManagementHR 5002 — Homeland Security Information Sharing Partnerships Act of 2006
Introduced 2006-03-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Emergency ManagementHR 4764 — Canine Volunteer Protection Act of 2006
Introduced 2006-02-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4736 — Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2006
Introduced 2006-02-08 · Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHR 3963 — To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound.
Introduced 2005-09-29 · Became Public Law No: 109-137.
Environmental ProtectionHR 2462 — To suspend temporarily the duty on certain camel hair.
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2461 — To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain Kashmir (cashmere) hair.
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2467 — To extend the temporary suspension of duty on fine animal hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats.
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2466 — To suspend temporarily the duty on certain camel hair.
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2459 — To extend the temporary suspension of duty on yarn of combed Kashmir (cashmere) and yarn of camel hair.
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2463 — To suspend temporarily the duty on waste of camel hair.
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2465 — To suspend temporarily the duty on woven fabric containing vicuna hair.
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2460 — To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain yarn of carded Kashmir (cashmere).
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2468 — To suspend temporarily the duty on noils of camel hair.
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 2464 — To suspend temporarily the duty on certain camel hair.
Introduced 2005-05-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1945 — To provide temporary duty reductions for certain cotton fabrics, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2005-04-27 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1593)
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1944 — To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.
Introduced 2005-04-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1621 — Taxpayer Protection Act of 2005
Introduced 2005-04-13 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1664 — To ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are fully obligated.
Introduced 2005-04-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1581 — Simplify Tax Filing for Seniors Act of 2005
Introduced 2005-04-12 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1354 — To provide uniform criteria for the administrative acknowledgment and recognition of Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2005-03-16 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Native AmericansHR 1205 — To amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to extend the authorization for that corridor, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2005-03-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 971 — To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in Connecticut, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2005-02-17 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EnergyHR 307 — Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2005
Introduced 2005-01-25 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHRES 768 — Congratulating Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut women's basketball head coach, upon his selection to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Introduced 2006-04-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
CommemorationsHCONRES 444 — Extending the appreciation of Congress and the Nation to the Department of Defense organizations, military departments, and personnel engaged in the mission to achieve the fullest possible accounting for all Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Nation's wars, to the POW/MIA families and veterans who support the mission, and to foreign nations that assist in the mission.
Introduced 2006-06-29 · Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
CommemorationsHCONRES 347 — Honoring the National Association of State Veterans Homes and the 119 State veterans homes providing long-term care to veterans that are represented by that association for their contributions to the health care of veterans and the health-care system of the Nation.
Introduced 2006-02-16 · Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
CommemorationsHCONRES 152 — Commemorating Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea in recognition of its 75th year.
Introduced 2005-05-16 · Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced 2004-10-07 · On agreeing to the Simmons amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 2004-06-23 · On agreeing to the Simmons amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 417 - 1 (Roll no. 296).
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Introduced 2004-06-17 · On agreeing to the Simmons amendment Failed by voice vote.
HR 4876 — Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004
Introduced 2004-07-20 · Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4862 — For the relief of Majan Jean.
Introduced 2004-07-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Private LegislationHR 4768 — Veterans Health Programs and Facilities Enhancement Act of 2004
Introduced 2004-07-07 · Received in the Senate.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4464 — No Child Left Behind Reform Act
Introduced 2004-05-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
EducationHR 4231 — Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2004
Introduced 2004-04-28 · Received in the Senate.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4227 — Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004
Introduced 2004-04-28 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
TaxationHR 4213 — To provide uniform criteria for the administrative acknowledgment and recognition of Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2004-04-22 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Native AmericansHR 2973 — Commercial Fishermen Safety Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-07-25 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2384 — To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide an exemption from Interstate System weight limitations for milk hauling vehicles in the State of Connecticut.
Introduced 2003-06-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 2352 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs health care for certain Filipino World War II veterans residing in the United States.
Introduced 2003-06-05 · See Public Law 108-170.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2296 — Federal No Frills Prisons Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-06-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2287 — Dental Officer Retention Act
Introduced 2003-06-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1832 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in New London, Connecticut, as the "John P. McGuirk Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".
Introduced 2003-04-12 · See Public Law 108-170.
CommemorationsHR 1833 — To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.
Introduced 2003-04-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1720 — Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act
Introduced 2003-04-10 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 1706 — Cybermolesters Enforcement Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-04-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1074 — To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a project in Connecticut, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2003-03-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
EnergyHR 944 — To ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are fully obligated.
Introduced 2003-02-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 191 — Route 11 Greenway Act of 2003
Introduced 2003-01-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Transportation and Public WorksHRES 771 — Expressing the thanks of the House of Representatives and the Nation for the contributions to freedom made by American POW/MIAs on National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Introduced 2004-09-14 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CommemorationsHRES 599 — Congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies for winning the 2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men and women's basketball championships.
Introduced 2004-04-20 · On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0, 2 Present (Roll no. 141). (text: CR H2511)
CommemorationsHRES 187 — Congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's basketball championship.
Introduced 2003-04-09 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CommemorationsHCONRES 485 — Extending the thanks of Congress and the Nation to the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command of the Department of Defense and to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for their efforts to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnam War.
Introduced 2004-07-22 · Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced 2001-10-05 · On agreeing to the Simmons amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
HR 4924 — Dental Officer Retention Act
Introduced 2002-06-12 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4925 — To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide an exemption from Interstate System weight limitations for milk hauling vehicles in the State of Connecticut.
Introduced 2002-06-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 4788 — To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Connecticut, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2002-05-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
EnergyHR 4449 — To suspend temporarily the duty on combed cashmere and camel hair yarn.
Introduced 2002-04-16 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 4450 — To suspend temporarily the duty on carded cashmere yarn of 6 run or finer.
Introduced 2002-04-16 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 4007 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 South Broad Street in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, as the "Vincent F. Faulise Post Office Building".
Introduced 2002-03-19 · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
CommemorationsHR 3684 — Immediate Helping Hand Prescription Drug Assistance Act of 2002
Introduced 2002-02-05 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4291-4292)
HealthHR 3548 — To provide for uniform recognition of Indian tribes by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced 2001-12-19 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Native AmericansHR 3418 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in New London, Connecticut, as the "John P. McGuirk Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".
Introduced 2001-12-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
CommemorationsHR 2817 — Cybermolesters Enforcement Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-08-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2816 — Raid on Radon Tax Credit Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-08-02 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2452 — Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Protection Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-07-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 2419 — Commercial Fishermen Safety Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-06-28 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1266)
TaxationHR 2205 — Amtrak Good Neighbor Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-06-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 1912 — Keeping Our Promise to Special Education Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-05-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
EducationHR 1518 — Avery Point Lighthouse Restoration Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-04-04 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 1092 — To ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are fully obligated.
Introduced 2001-03-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1031 — Federal No Frills Prisons Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-03-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 850 — National Coast Guard Museum Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-03-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 182 — Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2001
Introduced 2001-01-03 · Became Public Law No: 107-65.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHRES 401 — Congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies for winning the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's basketball championship.
Introduced 2002-04-30 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CommemorationsHCONRES 294 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name a new naval vessel the "U.S.S. Bluejacket".
Introduced 2001-12-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Procurement.
CommemorationsHCONRES 75 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Hiram Bingham IV, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Introduced 2001-03-21 · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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