THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H1769 [30AP]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H524 [14FE]
Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 5518), H8041 [24OC]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H1156 [9AP]
———provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (see H.R. 2637), H1484 [18AP]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3807), H1155 [9AP]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H6983 [2OC]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1620 [24AP]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2356 [9MY]
Diseases: increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4644), H3775 [20JN]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H5791 [25JY]
Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H1410 [17AP]
———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 4599), H3038 [23MY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6983 [2OC]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H651 [28FE]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H6230 [11SE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H3668 [18JN]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3774 [20JN]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H1410 [17AP]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H1003 [19MR]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H3860 [24JN]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H6693 [25SE]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H105 [29JA]
Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H3562 [13JN]
Foreign trade: respond to serious injury currently being experienced by the U.S. textile and apparel industry (see H.J. Res. 105), H4553 [11JY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 29), H1410 [17AP]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5194 [23JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H6060 [4SE]
———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1490 [22AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 438), H5195 [23JY]
Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H6775 [26SE]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H3514 [12JN]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4605 [15JY]
Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H1620 [24AP]
Major Henry A. Commiskey, Sr. Post Office Building, Hattiesburg, MS: designate (see H.R. 5495), H6776 [26SE]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H36 [23JA]
———establish a demonstration grant program to assist States in providing subsidies for group health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible individuals (see H.R. 1903), H8023 [16OC]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H3562 [13JN]
Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H4766 [16JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H3721 [19JN]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H4350 [8JY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 5417), H6417 [19SE]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H3721 [19JN]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H6061 [4SE]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6374 [18SE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H907 [13MR]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3562 [13JN]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H227 [7FE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H2100 [2MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H141 [5FE]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2472 [14MY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2356 [9MY]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H2471 [14MY]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN] (see H.R. 5541), H7304 [8OC]
Southeastern States: provide a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to meet the special needs of the Southeast Crescent Region (see H.R. 3618), H285 [12FE]
Taxation: prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4931 [18JY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4326 [27JN]
———provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders (see H.R. 3701), H227 [7FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H1201 [10AP] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
West Point, MS: tribute to Bryan Packers American Legion baseball team (see H. Res. 542), H6419 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 5643), H7929 [15OC]
Remarks
African Americans: encourage study of reparations relative to loss of property by landowners, H193 [6FE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), E1861
Minorities: impact of racial discrimination, E1060
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E116
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1577
NIH: prostate cancer research funding, E1577
Terrorism: compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3375), E911
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3071 [24MY], H3157 [4JN]
Tributes
Allen, Louella C., E1098
Hayes, James (Lucky), E1578
Holmes, Eric (Red), E509
Rogers, Virginia S., E78