Rep. Bennie Thompson
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US Congress 117th Congress
Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 [HB-7791]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish waiver authority to address certain emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions, and for other purposes.
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Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2022 [HB-7739]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
To increase the supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and to assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance, and for other purposes.
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Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act [HB-7912]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a network of locations associated with lynchings in the vicinity of Memphis, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for, and extend authorization of, certain programs for homeless veterans. [HB-7807]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for, and extend authorization of, certain programs for homeless veterans.
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Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in which 10 Americans were killed and 3 were injured, and in which 11 of the 13 victims were Black Americans, condemning the Great Replacement Theory as a White supremacist conspiracy theory, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating White supremacy, hatred, and racial injustice. [HR-1152]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in which 10 Americans were killed and 3 were injured, and in which 11 of the 13 victims were Black Americans, condemning the Great Replacement Theory as a White supremacist conspiracy theory, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating White supremacy, hatred, and racial injustice.
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Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act [HB-8015]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to provide enhanced pay for election workers, and for other purposes.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the consideration of "Just War" principles prior to any vote with respect to a declaration of war or an authorization of the use of military force. [HR-1009]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the consideration of "Just War" principles prior to any vote with respect to a declaration of war or an authorization of the use of military force.
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Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2022 [HB-8079]
[Small Business ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to remove the exclusion of certain small business concerns from the disadvantaged business enterprise program, and for other purposes.
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VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021 [HB-1948]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration.
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Expressing support for the designation of November 9, 2022, as "Gold Star Father's Day". [HR-1190]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Expressing support for the designation of November 9, 2022, as "Gold Star Father's Day".