Portrait of Bennie G. Thompson

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson [D-MS-2]

House · serving since 1993

256SPONSORED
5,562COSPONSORED

Lobbying activity on Bennie's bills

1 orgs

Orgs and lobbyists with LDA disclosures naming Bennie's recent bills — derived across 1 bill of the 18 most recent sponsored/cosponsored bills with disclosed activity. This is who is in the room on Bennie's legislation.

Lobbyists in the room

Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (D/b/a Airlines for America)
Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (D/b/a Airlines for America)
Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (D/b/a Airlines for America)
Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (D/b/a Airlines for America)
Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (D/b/a Airlines for America)
Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (D/b/a Airlines for America)
Per-bill breakdown (1)
H.R. 20861 org · 6 lobs

Committee assignments

Bennie's current House committee + subcommittee assignments. Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (daily-updated).

House Committee on Homeland SecurityRanking Member

Office

2466 Rayburn House Office Building

Policy footprint (recent bills)

Issue areas across Bennie's last 25 sponsored and last 25 cosponsored bills.

Sponsored

Emergency Management6
Government Operations and Politics4
Crime and Law Enforcement4
Immigration3
Armed Forces and National Security2
Public Lands and Natural Resources1
Energy1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues1

Cosponsored

Health2
Government Operations and Politics2
Arts, Culture, Religion1
Labor and Employment1
Finance and Financial Sector1
Transportation and Public Works1
Public Lands and Natural Resources1
Commerce1

Recent sponsored bills

256

H.R. 9163

Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026

2026-06-04: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 7382

Nonprofit Security Grant Program Transparency Act

2026-02-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

H.Res. 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.

2026-02-04: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

H.R. 7124

Realigning Mobile Phone Biometrics for American Privacy Protection Act

2026-01-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

H.R. 6548

DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act

2025-12-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

H.Res. 698

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

2025-09-10: 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.

H.R. 4971

Terrorist Watchlist Data Accuracy and Transparency Act

2025-08-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

H.R. 4579

FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act

2025-07-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

H.R. 4467

Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act

2026-03-17: Received in the Senate.

H.Res. 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.

2025-07-02: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2901

Department of Homeland Security Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Act

2025-04-10: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

H.R. 2698

Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act

2025-04-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

H.R. 2086

Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

2025-03-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

H.Res. 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 info…

2025-03-05: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 7.

H.Res. 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 colle…

2025-03-04: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 6.

Showing 15 of 256 sponsored bills. Full list on Congress.gov ↗.

Recent cosponsored bills

5,562

H.R. 7549

National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2026

2026-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R. 9457

Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act

2026-06-25: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 9216

Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026

2026-06-09: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.Res. 1380

Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.

2026-06-23: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

H.R. 4382

America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

2025-07-14: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

H.R. 9401

Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026

2026-06-23: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

H.R. 8411

Original Legislation to Give TSA Employees a Raise

2026-04-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

H.R. 9414

Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026

2026-06-23: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

H.R. 8939

Closing the HPV Testing Gap Act

2026-05-20: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 9377

Protecting America’s Herds Act

2026-06-18: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 9320

All in For Attendance Act

2026-06-15: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.Res. 1368

Expressing support for the designation of June 2026 as "Black Music Month".

2026-06-15: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R. 9286

Broadband Deployment and Economic Impact Study Act of 2026

2026-06-11: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 9246

Puerto Rico Democratic Self Determination Act

2026-06-10: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

H.R. 9282

Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act

2026-06-11: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

Showing 15 of 5,562 cosponsored bills.