Bennie G. Thompson

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes.

To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients’ rights.

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the forest conservation easement program, and for other purposes.

Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act

To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions.

Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14160.

To establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the reduction, elimination, or suspension of funding for land-grant colleges and universities.

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

Assault Weapons Ban of 2025

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a collective response to a terrorism exercise that includes the management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during times of extreme cold weather, and for other purposes.

To establish an improved Medicare-for-All national health insurance program.

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a council within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate departmental efforts to identify, address, and mitigate cross-functional impacts of global climate change with respect to the Department’s programs and operations, and for other purposes.

Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2025, as the eighth annual Black Maternal Health Week, founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA), to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing people.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements with respect to the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.