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Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep.Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced the bipartisan and bicameral reintroduction of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), a bill that authorizes $60 million per year for wetlands conservation from 2020 to 2024. A bipartisan companion bill was also introduced in the Senate by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Kennedy (R-LA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Tom Carper (D-DE).
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced they have reintroduced the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act, a bill that directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to put forth a standard requiring Flame Mitigation Devices like flame arrestors to be used to prevent fire accidents.
Thompson Named Chairman of House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Will lead influential House tax writing committee
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the below statement after being named as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures within the House Committee on Ways and Means. This appointment now goes to the full Democratic Caucus for review where it is expected to be confirmed.
Washington – Today Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05), Congressman Pete King (NY-02), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerry Nadler (NY-10), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairwoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18), Congresswomen Robin Kelly (IL-02), Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06), Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06), and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) announced the introduction of H.R.
Washington – Today Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that he and other Vice Chairs of the Task Force have asked each incoming committee chair to holding hearings on gun violence issues of jurisdiction to their committee.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $2.9 million to the Sonoma County Water Agency for relocation of a portion of the water supply pipeline outside a hazard zone, providing for increased resiliency to future disasters.
Washington – Today Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Mike Thompson (CA-05) released the following statement on the sixth anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-02), a senior member of the House on Armed Services Committee, responded to a Department of Defense's (DOD) Investigator General (IG) report on the shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced a plan has been finalized to expand the American Canyon Post Office by 700 square feet. Construction will begin in January and last around three months. The Post Office will stay open throughout the duration of the expansion.
Washington – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) issued a letter to fellow House Democrats urging them to join him in supporting Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House of Representatives. Text of his letter is as follows:
Dear Colleague,
It will come as no surprise that my choice for Speaker of the House of Representatives is Nancy Pelosi. She's been my pick from day one and it's because I've seen the depth and breadth of what she can accomplish for the American people starting the moment she is sworn in.