Bennie Thompson

Bennie Thompson

33

Years in Office

255

Bills Sponsored

5497

Bills Co-Sponsored

1

Committees

Legislative Focus

Key areas of legislative activity based on sponsored legislation.
Government Operations and Politics26%
Emergency Management18%
Crime and Law Enforcement13%
Congress13%

Sponsored Legislation

Bills that Bennie Thompson has sponsored from the most recent three Congresses (119th, 118th, and 117th).
BillTitleIntroducedStatusActions
HR 7382
Nonprofit Security Grant Program Transparency Act

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

In Committee
HRES 1035
Condemning Federal workforce reductions that undermine preparedness, response, and recovery, and expressing concern regarding proposed future staffing cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

In Committee
HR 7124
Realigning Mobile Phone Biometrics for American Privacy Protection Act

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

In Committee
HR 6548
DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

In Committee
HRES 698
Recognizing the victims, survivors, and thousands of other Americans impacted by the September 11, 2001, attacks, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

In Committee
HR 4971
Terrorist Watchlist Data Accuracy and Transparency Act

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

In Committee
HR 4579
FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

In Committee
HR 4467
Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.

Active
HRES 567
Commemorating and honoring the 40-year anniversary of Entergy's Grand Gulf Nuclear Station located in Port Gibson, Mississippi, and recognizing the important role nuclear power plays in energizing life in Mississippi.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 2901
Department of Homeland Security Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

In Committee
HR 2698
Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

In Committee
HR 2086
Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

In Committee
HRES 113
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 7.

Active
HRES 114
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism and the Department's cybersecurity activities.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 6.

Active
HRES 1555
Condemning the spreading of disinformation and malicious rumors that have led to threats against disaster response personnel.

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In Committee
HR 9743
DEPLOY Tax Relief Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 8618
Forest Biomass Emissions Act of 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

In Committee
HRES 1261
Honoring the service and sacrifices of the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol and their families on its centennial.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

In Committee
HR 8370
Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

In Committee
HR 8081
DISGRACED Former Protectees Act

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 7915
Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.

In Committee
HR 5775
Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

In Committee
HR 5460
Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

In Committee
HR 5201
FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

In Committee
HR 3846
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Transparency Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

In Committee
HR 3626
EMS Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

In Committee
HR 3394
Fund the TSA Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

In Committee
HR 2577
DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 189.

Active
HR 7778
Department of Homeland Security Seal Protection Act of 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.

Active
Amendment 198
House Amendment 198

On agreeing to the Thompson (MS) amendments (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 198 (Roll no. 168).

Agreed to (215-198)
HR 7668
FEMA Equity Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

In Committee
HRES 1037
Recommending that the House of Representatives find Peter K. Navarro and Daniel Scavino, Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HR 6825
Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.

Active
HRES 851
Recommending that the House of Representatives find Mark Randall Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HRES 780
Recognizing the service and sacrifices of the Transportation Security Administration's employees and officers on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of TSA and the role TSA's employees and officers play in keeping our Nation secure.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

In Committee
HRES 730
Recommending that the House of Representatives find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HR 5633
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Transparency Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 4729
Andy’s Bill

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

In Committee
HR 4357
DHS Reform Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

In Committee
HR 3233
National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 35. Record Vote Number: 218. (CR S3927)

Active
HRES 199
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress.

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
HR 903
Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2022

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

In Committee
HR 490
DHS MORALE Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 8993
Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program Act

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

In Committee
HR 8791
DHS Reform Act of 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

In Committee
HR 6455
COVID–19 Commission Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 6160
To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the Department of Homeland Security.

Received in the Senate.

Active
Amendment 812
House Amendment 812

On agreeing to the Thompson (MS) amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
HR 4782
National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.

Active
Amendment 569
House Amendment 569

On agreeing to the Thompson (MS) amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
Amendment 560
House Amendment 560

On agreeing to the Thompson (MS) amendment (A054) Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 204 (Roll no. 469).

Agreed to (213-204)
HR 3731
Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

In Committee
HR 3628
Motor Carriers Accountability Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

In Committee
HR 3500
FACE Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

In Committee
HR 3488
Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

In Committee
HR 3106
Domestic and International Terrorism DATA Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 2861
American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In Committee
HR 2660
Election Security Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

In Committee
HR 2476
Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019

Became Public Law No: 116-108.

Passed
HRES 192
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
HR 1494
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 1433
DHS MORALE Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 1140
Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

In Committee
HR 424
Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 356
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

In Committee
HR 251
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act

Became Public Law No: 116-2.

Passed
HR 6905
Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

In Committee
HR 6772
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.

In Committee
HR 6459
TSA OPEN for Business Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

In Committee
HRES 1005
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the border security policies, procedures, and activities as such relate to the interdiction of families by the U.S. Border Patrol between ports of entry.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 178.

Active
HR 5845
No Couches for Congress Act

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ethics, 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.

In Committee
HRES 898
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities relating to homeland security information produced and disseminated regarding cybersecurity threats posed by the ZTE Corporation, headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 152.

Active
HR 5011
Election Security Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

In Committee
HR 4995
Due Diligence for FEMA Disaster Contractors Act of 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

In Committee
HR 4895
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.

Active
HR 4176
Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

In Committee
HR 2309
Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.

In Committee
HR 2283
DHS MORALE Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 2082
For the relief of Daniela Vargas.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

In Committee
HRES 235
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Homeland Security's research, integration, and analysis activities relating to Russian Government interference in the elections for Federal office held in 2016.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 40.

Active
HR 1715
Medgar Evers House Study Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.

Active
HR 1486
Securing American Non-Profit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 1327
American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In Committee
HR 697
Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 455
To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In Committee
HR 5256
Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

In Committee
HR 4780
Department of Homeland Security Strategy for International Programs Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 4488
Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

In Committee
HR 4079
Secure Refugee Process Act of 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

In Committee
HR 3517
American Red Cross Sunshine Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.

In Committee
HR 3505
Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In Committee
HR 3415
Aviation Screening Contractor Reform and Accountability Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

In Committee
HR 3417
Coast Guard Academy Opportunity Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

In Committee
HR 3418
Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.

In Committee
HR 3416
Flight School Security Act of 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

In Committee
HRES 341
Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
HR 2390
Homeland Security University-Based Centers Review Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

In Committee
HR 2127
Securing Expedited Screening Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

In Committee
Amendment 65
House Amendment 65

On agreeing to the Thompson (MS) amendment (A042) Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 241 (Roll no. 418). (consideration: CR H4930)

Not Agreed to (189-241)
HR 959
Medgar Evers House Study Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 608.

Active

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