Press Releases
Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement after the former president was indicted on four counts related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the subsequent insurrection on January 6, 2021.
Today, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced the introduction of the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2023 to ensure tax-status parity between the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Nurse Corps programs by amending the Internal Revenue Code to create parity in tax treatment for these two scholarship and loan repayment systems.
Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, and Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) announced the introduction of the Agricultural Emergency Relief Act to create a permanent structure at the Department of Agriculture to provide relief for farmers who lost crops due to natural disasters.
Last week, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson joined Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) as co-leads, to reintroduce the Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act (H.R. 4992), legislation to ban dangerous “ghost” guns.
Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) introduced a revised version of their bipartisan legislation that would shield thousands of fire victims from taxation on compensation received in the aftermath of a wildfire. This protection would cover payments made from the Fire Victim Trust, a $13.5 billion wildfire settlement for nearly 70,000 victims of the 2018 Camp Fire, 2017 North Bay Wildfires, and the 2015 Butte Fire.
Today, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement regarding the release of autopsy records of the Borderline Bar & Grill victims.
Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced that two water storage and conveyance projects in Northern California, Sites Reservoir and Los Vaqueros Reservoir, are receiving $30 million and $10 million respectively in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced the opening of the military academies’ nomination process for eligible students from California's Fourth District. This prestigious opportunity allows aspiring young leaders to pursue a world-class education and embark on a path of service.
Today, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force ChairmanRep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) led a letterwith 50 Members of Congress in the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to ensure that gun owners are not discouraged from purchasing gun safes because of high tariffs.
Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (WI-08) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen and expand protections around national security sites, critical infrastructure, and farmland.