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Dec 10, 2014 News Articles

Legislation by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson to improve security at America's embassies and for rail and refineries passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday and now heads to the president's desk for his signature, the St. Helena Democrat's office announced.

Dec 10, 2014 News Articles

House lawmakers are planning the largest funding increase for background checks on gun purchases.

The trillion-dollar "cromnibus" bill to fund the federal government would set aside $73 million to help states improve their record keeping systems, which aim to keep guns out of the hands of convicted criminals and the dangerously mentally ill.

Dec 9, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-05), George Miller (D-11), Doris Matsui (D-06), Jerry McNerney (D-09), and John Garamendi (D-03) today voted against H.R.

Dec 9, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released a statement today on the $73 million included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 83) to strengthen the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

Dec 9, 2014 News Articles

It’s a given that recent rains and prospects of a major storm on Wednesday offer hope of relief for California, but they do little to mollify concerns about the state’s historic drought conditions.

Dec 4, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today voted against H.R. 5759, the House Republican’s legislative attempt to block President Obama’s recently announced executive actions on immigration.

Dec 4, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson’s (CA-5) bipartisan legislation to designate the United States Postal facility located at 100 Admiral Callaghan Lane in Vallejo as the “Philmore Graham Post Office Building” passed the Senate last night and will now go to the President to be signed into law. The legislation, H.R.

Dec 4, 2014 News Articles

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, the Napa Democrat who represents Benicia in the House of Representatives, said Tuesday that all five counties within the Berryessa Snow Mountain Region, including Solano, have endorsed permanent protection for the area.

Dec 3, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON­—Today, Northern California Representatives Mike Thompson (D-05), Jared Huffman (D-02), George Miller (D-11), Doris Matsui (D-06), Jerry McNerney (D-09), John Garamendi (D-03), and Ami Bera (D-07) released the following statement regarding the House Republican water bill introduced last night:

Dec 2, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that all five counties within the Berryessa Snow Mountain Region have endorsed permanent protection for the area. Today, Mendocino unanimously voted to endorse permanent protection for the Berryessa Snow Mountain Region.