114th Congress
Three House Republicans and one Democrat announced Friday the introduction of legislation to prevent individuals on certain terrorist watch lists from purchasing a gun but with an appeals process for denials.
WASHINGTON - California winemakers have now enlisted lawmakers and federal regulators in their latest effort to stop the dilution of some vintage names.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today issued the following statement after Republican Leadership adjourned the House without taking a vote on legislation to prevent gun violence.
Washington, D.C. >> In an historic 26-hour sit-in on the House floor that ended Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, joined House Democrats in protesting the refusal of Republican leadership to allow a vote on bipartisan legislation to address gun violence.
WASHINGTON >> Exhausted but exuberant, House Democrats vowed to fight on for gun control Thursday as they ended their high-drama House floor sit-in with songs, prayers and defiant predictions of success.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Democratic Members from the House of Representatives are sitting-in on the House floor to demand that Republican Leadership allow a vote on bipartisan, commonsense legislation to prevent gun violence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson’s (CA-5) bipartisan legislation, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 5477), passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Last week, H.R. 5477 was passed out of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
WASHINGTON, D.C. >> U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson’s (D-5) bipartisan legislation, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 5477), passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) and other House Democrats held a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday, demanding that Republican leadership allow a vote on what they’re calling bipartisan, common sense legislation to prevent gun violence.
Thompson led the effort along with Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, Thompson spokeswoman Megan Rabbit said.
North Coast Rep. Mike Thompson joined other Democrats in a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday, demanding Republicans vote on two pieces of gun control legislation — one of them, his.
The rare move comes one week after a Senate filibuster that resulted in a vote on several pieces of gun control legislation, though all four bills were voted down.