113th Congress
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced a $376,423 U.S. Education Department grant has been awarded to Mendocino-Lake Community College.
The grant comes from the Education Department's College Assistance Migrant Program, or CAMP.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, has reignited a push to reform gun laws in America following high-profile incidents of gun violence in Santa Barbara and cities in Washington, Oregon and Nevada recently.
Thompson chaired a task force on preventing gun violence in the House of Representatives in early 2013, following a mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012 that left 26 children and adults at the school dead.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today issued the following statement after the White House announced that President Obama issued an executive order banning discrimination by federal contractors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity:
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) on Monday called for House leaders to bring forward for a vote legislation to stop discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
His statement came after the White House announced that President Obama issued an executive order banning discrimination by federal contractors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $376,423 U.S. Education Department (ED) grant for Mendocino-Lake Community College. The grant comes from the ED's College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP).
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Jared Huffman (CA-2) today passed an amendment in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) with $1 million in additional resources to protect our nation's food supply and help the OIG conduct more efficient investigations into food recalls, like the recall at Rancho Feeding in Sonoma County. The amendment, which is fully paid for, was offered to H.R.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced today that his office is accepting applications from those ages 17-23 who are interested in attending the four service academies requiring nominations: United States Air Force Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy, United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy. The fifth service academy, the Coast Guard Academy, does not require a nomination.
Legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) to improve the security at American embassies passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of H.R. 4681, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015.
Studies since the Benghazi attack in 2012 have identified the need for security personnel at U.S. diplomatic posts to receive threat information from the Intelligence Community in a timely manner so that they can request and receive security enhancements as needed.
By Staff - Legislation by U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) to improve security at American embassies passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of H.R. 4681, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015, it was announced Tuesday.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Napa County Supervisor Diane Dillon today testified in front of the House Committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Water and Power in support of Thompson's bipartisan legislation to transfer management of recreation at Lake Berryessa from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).