THOMPSON, MIKE (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H3037 [23MY]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H4872 [17JY]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H6419 [19SE]
Budget: increase statutory debt limit and require a Presidential plan to restore balanced budgets and protect Social Security (see H.R. 4594), H6251 [12SE]
California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 4947), H3600 [17JN]
California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]
Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 3898), H780 [7MR]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H3825 [21JN]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE] (see H.R. 5326), H6230 [11SE]
Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5233), H5790 [25JY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H4498 [10JY]
Corps of Engineers: carry out a project for flood protection and ecosystem restoration for Sacramento, CA (see H.R. 3399), H1155 [9AP]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H6303 [17SE]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: expiration (see H.R. 5616), H7893 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2735 [21MY]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3727), H284 [12FE]
———establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H4931 [18JY]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H1620 [24AP]
FCC: facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see H.R. 4738), H6559 [24SE]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H8733 [13NO]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H1674 [25AP]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6084 [5SE]
Headwaters National Forest: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 3765), H523 [14FE]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H688 [5MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1769 [30AP]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H2662 [20MY]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H367 [13FE]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H1088 [20MR]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H524 [14FE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H284 [12FE]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
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), H2735 [21MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H8023 [16OC]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6172 [10SE]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H2472 [14MY]
Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H284 [12FE]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H651 [28FE]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H3601 [17JN]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 3899), H1091 [20MR]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H4069 [26JN]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H1675 [25AP]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H6130 [9SE]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2735 [21MY]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H524 [14FE]
Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H6060 [4SE]
Oakland Athletics (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 530), H6303 [17SE]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H4767 [16JY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H2355 [9MY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1769 [30AP]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H1769 [30AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5087 [22JY]
Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H3601 [17JN]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H36 [23JA]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H140 [5FE]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4326 [27JN]
———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H1410 [17AP]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H79 [24JA]
Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H634 [27FE]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H907 [13MR]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H687 [5MR]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H781 [7MR]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4425 [9JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H105 [29JA]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1484 [18AP]
Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (see H.R. 5157), H4930 [18JY]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H141 [5FE]
———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 3719), H2945 [22MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to designate salmon restoration areas and to establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4948), H3601 [17JN]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 4949), H3601 [17JN]
Corps of Engineers: participation in ecosystem restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary (see H.R. 4926), H3513 [12JN]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H4325 [27JN]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H4930 [18JY]
Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 5698), H8041 [24OC]
Medicare: require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 5565), H7171 [7OC]
Mendocino National Forest: convey certain lands and authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances (see H.R. 5032), H4324 [27JN]
Native Americans: authorize leases for certain terms on lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians (see H.R. 5108), H4553 [11JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7387 [9OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, H551 [26FE]
California: tribute to Blue Cross of California State Sponsored Programs, E1444
———tribute to North Bay Stand Down 2002 program, E1222
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4835 [17JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1424 [18AP]
Eureka, CA: anniversary of Washington School, E701
Ferndale, CA: anniversary, E1448
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2069
Klamath Basin: prohibit the renewal of certain agricultural leases permitting the growing of alfafa or row crops, H4835 [17JY]
Lakeport, CA: tribute to Free Kitchen Project, E625
Manzer, Norman and Linda: St. Helena, CA, World Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1443
McCrone, Alistair W.: Humboldt State University Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award recipient, E331
Napa County, CA: tribute to Napa County Board of Education's Operation Recognition, E1904
National Community Health Center Week: observance, E1447
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2583 [16MY]
Scheideman, Jake: St. Helena, CA, World Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1441
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1424 [18AP]
Staglin, Garen and Shari: tribute to founding of Music Festival for Mental Health, E1660
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1424 [18AP]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H551 [26FE]
Votes: position on missed, E1745
Walnut Creek, CA: opening of Northern California Consulate of the Slovak Republic, E540
Windsor, CA: anniversary, E1181
Woolley, John and Ann Marie: Humboldt County, CA, Democratic Central Committee Democrats of the Year award recipients, E1603
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6773 [26SE], H6981 [2OC]
Tributes
Arterberry, Stan R., E1094
Barnier, Cathleen, E2018
Carroll, William, E1850
Darling, David C., E1450
Farmer, Terry, E2132
Fisher, Milton L., E590
Fleming, David A., E1849
Hogan, Matthew J., E1357
Lamoree, Charles O., E1027
Morgan, Dwight, E72
Muick, Pam, E1316
Piccinini, Jim, E1900
Porterfield, Kerry, E752
Spetzler, Herrmann, E796