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Thompson, Bennie G.
Member of Congress

Thompson, Bennie G.

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Bills introduced
255
During their time in Congress
Bills cosponsored
5,540
Signed on as a supporter
Status
Serving now
As of our last update

Track record

Straight from the public record
Votes with their party
98%
6,553 Yea/Nay votes vs. the Democratic majority
Roll-call votes missed
4%
287 of 6,842 votes
Bills enacted into law
3.8%
9 of 238 bills they introduced

Based on 6,842 recorded votes and 238 sponsored bills in our data. Most bills never become law — a low enactment rate is normal across Congress.

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

2466 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

 (202) 225-5876

 How they voted recently 20 votes shown
DateVoteQuestionPositionResult
May 21, 2026 H #191 On Passage · 119-HR-6047 Nay Passed Details →
May 21, 2026 H #190 On Passage · 119-HR-1041 Nay Passed Details →
May 21, 2026 H #189 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-1041 Yea Failed Details →
May 21, 2026 H #188 On Passage · 119-HR-1329 Nay Failed Details →
May 21, 2026 H #187 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-1329 Yea Failed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #186 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HR-1041 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #185 On Ordering the Previous Question · 119-HR-1041 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #184 On Passage · 119-HR-2616 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #183 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-2616 Not Voting Failed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #182 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 119-HR-1993 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #181 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-S-1003 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #180 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-S-2393 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #179 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 119-HR-5317 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #178 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 119-HR-4544 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #177 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 119-HR-3234 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #176 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · 119-HRES-1299 Not Voting Passed Details →
May 15, 2026 H #175 On Passage · 119-HR-8469 Yea Passed Details →
May 15, 2026 H #174 On Agreeing to the Amendment · 119-HR-8469 Nay Failed Details →
May 14, 2026 H #173 On Passage · 119-HR-8365 Nay Passed Details →
May 14, 2026 H #172 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-8365 Yea Failed Details →
 Bills they introduced 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroducedPolicy
106-HR-3250 Health Care Fairness Act of 1999 Nov 8, 1999 Health
106-HR-1792 Bipartisan Rural Law Enforcement Crime-Fighting Scholarship Act May 13, 1999 Crime and Law Enforcement
106-HR-1588 Discrimination Judgment Protection Act of 1999 Apr 27, 1999 Finance and Financial Sector
106-HR-1279 To designate the Federal building and United States post office located at 223 Sharkey Street in Cl… Mar 24, 1999 Commemorations
105-HR-4828 To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised fo… Oct 13, 1998 Agriculture and Food
105-HR-4818 Asset-Building for Working Americans Act Oct 12, 1998 Social Welfare
105-HR-4782 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent care tax credit refundable and to … Oct 9, 1998 Taxation
105-HR-4754 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-creste… Oct 8, 1998 Public Lands and Natural Resources
105-HR-4189 Minority Community Tobacco Reduction Act Jun 25, 1998 Health
105-HR-2560 Little Rock Nine Medals and Coins Act Sep 25, 1997 Commemorations
105-HR-892 To redesignate the Federal building located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as th… Feb 27, 1997 Commemorations
104-HR-3247 To redesignate the Herbert Clark Hoover Department of Commerce Building located at 14th Street and … Apr 15, 1996 Government Operations and Politics
104-HR-2733 To provide clarification in the reimbursement to States for federally funded employees carrying out… Dec 6, 1995 Economics and Public Finance
104-HR-2343 To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide supple… Sep 14, 1995 Agriculture and Food
104-HR-1459 To increase the supply of minority scientists and help meet the research and development needs of t… Apr 6, 1995 Science, Technology, Communications
104-HR-1008 To require periodic maintenance dredging for the Greenville Inner Harbor Channel, Mississippi. Feb 21, 1995 Transportation and Public Works
104-HR-643 To extend the effectiveness of an exemption from the requirements of the Depository Institution Man… Jan 23, 1995 Finance and Financial Sector
104-HR-644 To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to include additional counties in the Sta… Jan 23, 1995 Economics and Public Finance
103-HR-4726 To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to include additional counties in the Sta… Jul 12, 1994 Housing and Community Development
103-AMENDMENT-653 NOT YET UPDATED Jun 17, 1994 not provided
103-HR-4452 To designate the Post Office building at 115 West Chester in Ruleville, Mississippi, as the "Fannie… May 18, 1994 Government Operations and Politics
103-HR-3962 Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1994 Mar 3, 1994 Economics and Public Finance
103-HR-3961 To amend the Act known as the "Miller Act" to raise the value of contracts for which performance bo… Mar 3, 1994 Government Operations and Politics
103-HR-3959 To extend the effectiveness of an exemption from the requirements of the Depository Institution Man… Mar 3, 1994 Finance and Financial Sector
103-HR-3863 To designate the Post Office building located at 401 E. South Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as th… Feb 10, 1994 Government Operations and Politics
 Bills they signed on to support 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroduced
103-HCONRES-253 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the amount made available for fiscal year 1995 for the pr… Jun 9, 1994
103-HCONRES-252 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to recognize the achieve… May 25, 1994
103-HCONRES-246 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the denial or limitation of health insurance coverag… May 5, 1994
103-HCONRES-223 Expressing the sense of the Congress that any legislation that is enacted to provide for comprehens… Mar 16, 1994
103-HJRES-289 Designating May 6, 1994, as "African-American Women Positive Role Model Day". Nov 9, 1993
103-HJRES-271 Designating November of each year as "National American Indian Heritage Month". Sep 30, 1993
103-HJRES-272 Designating October 29, 1993, as "National Firefighters Day". Sep 30, 1993
103-HCONRES-151 Concerning the movement toward democracy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Sep 23, 1993
103-HCONRES-148 Relating to the Republic of China on Taiwan's participation in the United Nations. Sep 21, 1993
103-HJRES-239 To authorize the President to proclaim September 1994 as "Classical Music Month". Jul 26, 1993
103-HJRES-226 To designate the second Sunday in October 1993 as "National Children's Day". Jul 1, 1993
103-HJRES-213 Designating July 2, 1993 and July 2, 1994 as "National Literacy Day". Jun 10, 1993
103-HJRES-205 Designating the week beginning October 31, 1993, as "National Health Information Management Week". May 27, 1993
103-HJRES-206 To designate the month of October 1993 and October 1994 as "National Down Syndrome Awareness Month". May 27, 1993
103-HJRES-204 To designate the week of July 25 through 31, 1993, as the "National Week of Recognition and Remembr… May 26, 1993
103-HJRES-197 Designating the week beginning November 14, 1993, and the week beginning November 13, 1994, each as… May 18, 1993
103-HCONRES-102 Concerning the efforts to end the civil war in Liberia. May 17, 1993
103-HJRES-196 To designate July 1, 1993, as "National NYSP Day". May 17, 1993
103-HJRES-195 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election vot… May 12, 1993
103-HJRES-194 To designate the week beginning September 19, 1993, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week". May 10, 1993
103-HJRES-184 To authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating Sunday, August 1, 1993 as Small-Town… Apr 22, 1993
103-HJRES-162 To designate July 5, 1993, through July 12, 1993, as "National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techn… Mar 24, 1993
103-HJRES-136 Designating the month of April 1993 as "National African American Health Awareness Month". Mar 4, 1993
103-HJRES-106 To designate the months of October 1993 and October 1994 as "Country Music Month". Feb 16, 1993
103-HCONRES-35 Recognizing Belleville, New Jersey, as the birthplace of the industrial revolution in the United St… Feb 4, 1993