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Thompson, Bennie G.
Member of Congress

Bennie G. Thompson

Educator Former Mayor · Bolton, MS
Democratic Mississippi On the 2026 ballot Official website
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Bills introduced
239
During their time in Congress
Bills cosponsored
5,590
Signed on as a supporter
Status
Serving now
As of our last update

Track record

Straight from the public record · How we compute these
Votes with their party
98%
6,531 of 6,673 Yea/Nay votes matched the Democratic majority position This is high party loyalty. Most members in Congress fall between 75-95%.
Roll-call votes missed
4%
292 of 6,967 votes
Bills enacted into law
3.8%
9 of 239 bills they introduced

Based on 6,967 recorded votes and 239 sponsored bills in our data. Most bills never become law. A low enactment rate is normal across Congress.

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Committee assignments

7 current assignments · source: clerk.house.gov & senate.gov

Lobbyist political contributions

613 contributions totaling $1,235,842 that registered lobbyists disclosed in this member's honor. Source: federal LD-203 filings.

Top filers

  • UNITE HERE! $46,572 · 9 contributions
  • NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) $27,000 · 12 contributions
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION $25,000 · 5 contributions
  • ENTERGY SERVICES, LLC $21,200 · 15 contributions
  • INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION $20,000 · 4 contributions
  • TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO $20,000 · 4 contributions
  • AFLAC INCORPORATED $19,901 · 8 contributions
  • AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO $19,500 · 9 contributions

Recent contributions

DateFilerPayeeHonoreeAmount
Jun 29, 2026 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Thompson, Bennie $5,000.00
Jun 27, 2026 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Rep. Bennie G. Thompson $5,000.00
Jun 26, 2026 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON REP. BENNIE G. THOMPSON $1,500.00
Jun 24, 2026 GPA MIDSTREAM ASSOCIATION FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Congressman Bennie Thompson $1,000.00
Jun 22, 2026 PERATON CORP. FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON THOMPSON, BENNIE G. REP. $1,500.00
Jun 22, 2026 AMGEN, INC. FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Thompson, Bennie $3,000.00
Jun 22, 2026 HIMS & HERS HEALTH, INC. FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Rep. Bennie Thompson $1,000.00
Jun 22, 2026 NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL, INC. FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Thompson, Bennie $2,500.00
Jun 18, 2026 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY THOMPSON, BENNIE Friends Of Bennie Thompson $5,000.00
Jun 17, 2026 AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON 413 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, SE WASHINGTON, DC 20003 Congressman Bennie Thompson $1,000.00
Jun 16, 2026 FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Congressman Bennie Thompson $1,000.00
Jun 11, 2026 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Rep. Bennie Thompson $1,500.00
Jun 10, 2026 ENTERGY SERVICES, LLC SECURE PAC Rep. Bennie Thompson $2,000.00
Jun 10, 2026 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Rep. Bennie Thompson $1,000.00
Jun 10, 2026 T-MOBILE USA, INC. FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON Bennie Thompson $1,000.00

Contributions that registered lobbyists and their firms disclosed as made in this member's honor (to a campaign, a PAC, or an event), under section 203 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. A disclosed, reported contribution is legal activity, not an allegation of wrongdoing.

 Time in Congress
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2025–present · Congress 119
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2023–2025 · Congress 118
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2021–2023 · Congress 117
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2019–2021 · Congress 116
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2017–2019 · Congress 115
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2015–2017 · Congress 114
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2013–2015 · Congress 113
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2011–2013 · Congress 112
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2009–2011 · Congress 111
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2007–2009 · Congress 110
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2005–2007 · Congress 109
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2003–2005 · Congress 108
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    2001–2003 · Congress 107
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    1999–2001 · Congress 106
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    1997–1999 · Congress 105
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    1995–1997 · Congress 104
  • House of Representatives · Mississippi · District 2
    1993–1995 · Congress 103
 Washington, DC office

2466 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

 (202) 225-5876

 How they voted recently 20 votes shown
DateVoteQuestionPositionResult
Sep 3, 2026 H #295 On Passage · 119-HR-4795 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 2, 2026 H #294 On Passage · 119-HR-1501 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 2, 2026 H #293 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-HJRES-1 Nay Failed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #292 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HRES-1498 Yea Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #291 On Passage · 119-HR-9436 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #290 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-9436 Yea Failed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #289 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HRES-1490 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #288 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HRES-1499 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #287 On Ordering the Previous Question · 119-HRES-1499 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #286 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments · 119-HR-6500 Yea Passed Details →
Aug 31, 2026 H #285 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-S-32 Yea Passed Details →
Aug 31, 2026 H #284 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-S-307 Yea Passed Details →
Jul 23, 2026 H #283 On Passage · 119-HR-8884 Nay Passed Details →
Jul 23, 2026 H #282 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HCONRES-89 Yea Passed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #281 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HCONRES-113 Nay Passed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #280 On Passage · 119-HR-7008 Nay Passed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #279 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-7008 Yea Failed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #278 On Passage · 119-HR-8800 Nay Passed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #277 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-8800 Yea Failed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #276 On Agreeing to the Amendment · 119-HR-8800 Nay Failed Details →
 Bills they introduced 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroducedPolicy
119-HR-9163 Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026 Jun 4, 2026 Health
119-HR-7382 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Transparency Act Feb 4, 2026 Emergency Management
119-HRES-1035 Condemning Federal workforce reductions that undermine preparedness, response, and recovery, and ex… Feb 3, 2026 Emergency Management
119-HR-7124 Realigning Mobile Phone Biometrics for American Privacy Protection Act Jan 15, 2026 Immigration
119-HR-6548 DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act Dec 10, 2025 Government Operations and Politics
119-HRES-698 Recognizing the victims, survivors, and thousands of other Americans impacted by the September 11, … Sep 10, 2025 Crime and Law Enforcement
119-HR-4971 Terrorist Watchlist Data Accuracy and Transparency Act Aug 15, 2025 Armed Forces and National Security
119-HR-4579 FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act Jul 21, 2025 Emergency Management
119-HR-4467 Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act Jul 16, 2025 Public Lands and Natural Resources
119-HRES-567 Commemorating and honoring the 40-year anniversary of Entergy's Grand Gulf Nuclear Station located … Jul 2, 2025 Energy
119-HR-2901 Department of Homeland Security Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Act Apr 10, 2025 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
119-HR-2698 Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act Apr 7, 2025 Crime and Law Enforcement
119-HR-2086 Rights for the TSA Workforce Act Mar 11, 2025 Government Operations and Politics
119-HRES-114 Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain do… Feb 5, 2025 Government Operations and Politics
119-HRES-113 Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain do… Feb 5, 2025 Immigration
118-HRES-1555 Condemning the spreading of disinformation and malicious rumors that have led to threats against di… Oct 29, 2024 Emergency Management
118-HR-9743 DEPLOY Tax Relief Act Sep 20, 2024 Taxation
118-HR-8370 Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2024 Aug 27, 2024 Government Operations and Politics
118-HR-8618 Forest Biomass Emissions Act of 2024 Jun 4, 2024 Environmental Protection
118-HRES-1261 Honoring the service and sacrifices of the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol and their famili… May 28, 2024 Immigration
118-HR-8081 DISGRACED Former Protectees Act Apr 19, 2024 Crime and Law Enforcement
118-HR-7915 Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act Apr 9, 2024 Armed Forces and National Security
118-HR-5775 Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act Sep 27, 2023 Emergency Management
118-HR-5460 Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act Sep 14, 2023 Crime and Law Enforcement
118-HR-5201 FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act Aug 11, 2023 Emergency Management
 Bills they signed on to support 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroduced
119-HRES-1511 Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memor… Sep 3, 2026
119-HCONRES-115 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United St… Sep 2, 2026
119-HJRES-209 Supporting the designation of November 9 of each year as "Gold Star Father's Day". Aug 3, 2026
119-HR-9959 Green New Deal for Public Schools Act Jul 27, 2026
119-HR-9882 DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act Jul 22, 2026
119-HR-9827 Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 Jul 22, 2026
119-HR-9849 Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 Jul 22, 2026
119-HCONRES-114 Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. Jul 21, 2026
119-HR-9693 Patients First Act of 2026 Jul 15, 2026
119-HR-9704 Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026 Jul 15, 2026
119-HRES-1427 Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. Jul 13, 2026
119-HR-9579 Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act Jul 2, 2026
119-HR-9544 Save MEDICARE Act of 2026 Jun 30, 2026
119-HR-9457 Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act Jun 25, 2026
119-HRES-1384 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropria… Jun 24, 2026
119-HRES-1380 Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies. Jun 23, 2026
119-HR-9401 Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 Jun 23, 2026
119-HR-9414 Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026 Jun 23, 2026
119-HR-9377 Protecting America’s Herds Act Jun 18, 2026
119-HR-9320 All in For Attendance Act Jun 15, 2026
119-HRES-1368 Expressing support for the designation of June 2026 as "Black Music Month". Jun 15, 2026
119-HR-9289 Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026 Jun 11, 2026
119-HR-9286 Broadband Deployment and Economic Impact Study Act of 2026 Jun 11, 2026
119-HR-9282 Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act Jun 11, 2026
119-HR-9246 Puerto Rico Democratic Self Determination Act Jun 10, 2026
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Open America. (2026). Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic–Mississippi): voting record. https://openamerica.io/legislator/T000193/
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"Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic–Mississippi): Voting Record." Open America, 2026, https://openamerica.io/legislator/T000193/.
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