Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) today led a bipartisan coalition of legislators in calling on President Obama to protect local clean energy royalties from harmful budget cuts. In a letter to the president, Thompson and the lawmakers expressed their disappointment that geothermal royalty payments to counties were eliminated in the President's recently released Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget. Because of the high burdens that geothermal production places on the counties where it is developed, counties currently share in the revenue of the federal receipts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced $4.8 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and local agencies cover repair costs for infrastructure damaged by the August 24th, 2014 earthquake.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson today voted against his own legislation, the Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015, after House Republicans rejected Thompson's amendment to pay for the bill. Thompson offered an amendment that would not have raised taxes on any individuals, and was previously proposed by former Republican Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp. Thompson's amendment would have simply given the IRS more time to investigate if someone overstated an asset's value which could lead to a larger deduction than they are entitled.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today joined United States Trade Ambassador Michael Froman and a bipartisan coalition of House members to announce that the United States has launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to crack down on a questionable Chinese export subsidy program. Specifically, the U.S.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today introduced legislation in the House (H.R. 761) and Senate (S. 393) to designate the 360,100 acre Berryessa Snow Mountain region as a National Monument.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced the beginning of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition and urged high school students in California's 5th Congressional District to enter their artwork. The annual competition showcases the artistic talents and abilities of students in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. The 2015 competition is open to all high school students in California's 5th District. The deadline to submit artwork is 5:00 p.m., Monday March 30th, 2015.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan coalition today introduced the Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015 in the House (H.R. 641) and Senate (S. 330). The legislation, authored by Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) provides a permanent enhanced tax incentive to family farmers, ranchers, and other landowners who choose not to develop their land and instead preserve their property for conservation.
Washington, D.C – In an effort to combat chronic hunger across the nation, a bipartisan coalition in the House of Representatives has introduced H.R. 461, the Wild Game Donation Act of 2015, to provide hunters with charitable deductions for the costs associated with donating processed deer, moose, and other wild game meats to food-based charities.
Washington, D.C. – In their continued fight against genetically engineered (GE) fish, U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Don Young (R-AK), Walter B. Jones (R-NC), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Jared Huffman (D-CA) introduced two pieces of legislation intended to prevent GE fish from making its way onto the nation's dinner plates and spreading into the nation's oceans.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), has been reappointed to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means in the 114th Congress. The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. The committee has jurisdiction over revenue, tariffs, trade agreements, and the nation's bonded debt. The committee also oversees the revenue-related aspects of the Social Security system, Medicare, and social services programs.