Bennie G. Thompson
Democrat · U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd district
15 sponsored · 455 cosponsored
Age 78 · In office since 1993
Contact their office: (202) 225-5876 · 2466 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 1 became law, 17 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 2 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 412 are in committee, 20 have only been introduced, and 3 were stopped.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law 1 bill
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber 2 bills
Passed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.
In the other chamber's committee 10 bills
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
- Major Richard Star Act
- Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act
- Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act
- Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026
- Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025
- Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
- Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act
- Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act
- Securing the Cities Improvement Act
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up 5 bills
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote 2 bills
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
In committee 412 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
- Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
- CISA Securing AI Task Force Act
- Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026
- Stop the Settlements Act
- Expressing support for the designation of October 2026 as "National Learning Disabilities Awareness Month".
- Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
- Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026
- Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026
- CISA Force Structure Assessment Act
Introduced, nothing more yet 20 bills
Formally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
- Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026
- Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026
- SAFE VISITS Act
- Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]
- ASAP Act
- Child Care for Every Community Act
- Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act
- Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2025
- Expressing support for the designation of June 6, 2025, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2025 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
Failed 3 bills
Came to a vote and did not get the votes it needed.
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
- Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.