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Nov 14, 2013 Press Release

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today released the following statement on President Obama's announcement that insurance companies can continue offering insurance plans for another year even if those plans do not meet the Affordable Care Act's  (ACA) minimum standards.

Nov 14, 2013 News Articles
House Democrats from California are criticizing the state's handling of a massive plan to tunnel underneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Nov 13, 2013 Press Release
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), two senior Members of the House Committee on Ways & Means, led a letter to President Obama urging him to work collaboratively with Congress to craft Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation.
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Nov 13, 2013 News Articles
Far from dead, legislation expanding background checks before gun sales still has a chance of passing this Congress, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate said Wednesday.

Nov 3, 2013 News Articles
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, Benicia's representative in the House, has introduced legislation that would authorize spending up to $100 million annually for distressed communities that have experienced closure or realignment of military installations.

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Nov 2, 2013 News Articles
On Friday Congressman Mike Thompson was honored for his years of work to make sure service members who were subjected to the Department of Defense's chemical weapon testing are able to receive full medical care and disability compensation for their service-connected medical conditions.

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Nov 1, 2013 Press Release
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) was honored today for his years of work to make sure service members who were subjected to the Department of Defense's (DOD) chemical weapon testing are able to receive full medical care and disability compensation for their service-connected medical conditions.
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Oct 30, 2013 Press Release
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, announced today that he introduced H.R. 3439, the New Markets Tax Credit Military Installation Act of 2013. This bipartisan legislation, co-authored by Republican Rep.
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Oct 25, 2013 News Articles
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson's (CA-5) bipartisan amendment requiring a federal study on impacts of invasive species passed the House Thursday.

The amendment was passed as part of H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2013.

Oct 24, 2013 Press Release
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson's (CA-5) bipartisan amendment requiring a federal study on impacts of invasive species passed the House today. The amendment was passed as part of H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2013.