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Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) voted to pass H.R. 8294, the six-bill appropriations package that includes funding for a key project within Contra Costa County for which Rep. Thompson secured inclusion. The project is the Martinez Municipal Fishing Pier Renovation that will aid in the redevelopment of the Martinez waterfront.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after the Senate cleared a procedural hurdle and advanced the CHIPS Act that would subsidize domestic semiconductor production. The bill would provide $52 billion to boost semiconductor production in the United States.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would reaffirm the equal right to marriage for every American. The bill passed the House by a vote of 267-157.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) voted to pass two bills that together would protect the right to reproductive care and the right to travel across state lines for medical care. The bills voted on were the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R. 8296) and the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (H.R. 8297).
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) voted to pass H.R. 8351, the Formula Act, a bill to temporarily eliminate tariffs on certain infant formula imports to facilitate the ongoing importation of infant formula to address domestic supply shortages and production disruptions hurting American families.
Washington – Today, House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force ChairRep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Steve Dettelbach as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Washington – Today, Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) attended a ceremony at the White House celebrating the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the historic gun violence prevention law that Congress passed, and President Biden signed into law.
Washington – Today, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced the Protecting Public Safety Employees' Timely Retirement Act of 2022, a bill to amend the federal tax code in order to allow first responders the ability to access their retirement funds penalty free upon reaching their eligible retirement age.
Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced the Protecting Access to Contraception Act of 2022, legislation to codify the right of Americans to access contraception. This follows Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' opinion stating that the court should reconsider substantive due process precedents, including Griswold v. Connecticut, the 1965 Court decision recognizing the constitutional right of married adults to access contraception without government restriction.
St. Helena – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement after the Supreme Court decision ruled in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to curtail the EPA's ability to tackle climate change, protect the public from the harms of pollution, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the Clean Air Act.