Congressman Thompson and Democrats will continue their work to secure the nation’s critical infrastructure, our borders and our ports.
Continue work to secure the nation's critical infrastructure, borders, and ports.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Garbarino) introduced the following bill ... To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security ... The bill requires reporting and other actions to address cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware attacks. Entities that own or operate critical infrastructure must report cybersecurity incidents.
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"Last night, the House took bold action to secure U.S. critical infrastructure against 21st century threats by requiring critical infrastructure owners and operators to report cyber incidents to the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, included within the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, is one of the most significant pieces of cybersecurity legislation in the past decade."
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Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]* 07/23/2025 ... H.R. 4683 ... Securing America’s Ports of Entry Act of 2025 ... The bill is referred to the Committee on Homeland Security ... Cosponsors include Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]* on 07/23/2025.
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The Subcommittee examined various aspects of maritime security, including the security of port facilities and the screening of vessels, passengers, cargo, and crew, for potential terrorists, terrorist weapons, and contraband. The Subcommittee also examined the maritime cyber security policies ... On March 23, 2023, the Subcommittee held a hearing entitled, "Securing America's Maritime Border: Challenges and Solutions for U.S. National Security." ... On July 9, 2024, the Subcommittee ... held a hearing entitled, "Smart Investments: Technology's Role in a Multi-Layered Border Security Strategy." ... The Committee will examine CISA's programs to protect critical infrastructure.
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Official House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection hearing on June 4, 2026, focused on how frontier models, agentic AI, and AI coding tools are reshaping cybersecurity and critical infrastructure resilience.
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Official House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on June 3, 2026, reviewed DHS's FY2027 budget request with the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, directly touching border and port-security funding priorities.
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DIVISION Y <<NOTE: Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022.>> --CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2022
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A covered entity that experiences a covered cyber incident shall report the covered cyber incident to the Agency not later than 72 hours after the covered entity reasonably believes that the covered cyber incident has occurred.
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Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Garbarino) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
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To increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry.
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Given these concerns, we respectfully request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine the impact of recent staffing reductions and programmatic cuts at CISA on the agency's ability to carry out its mission requirements, protect critical infrastructure, and respond to evolving cyber and physical threats.
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Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management & Technology, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, will lead a site visit with Committee Democrats to Buffalo, New York to conduct oversight of Border Patrol and Coast Guard operations near the U.S.-Canada border
Assessments
This was a process promise to continue working on security issues, not a promise to fully solve them. Thompson met that standard in office by materially advancing critical-infrastructure cybersecurity legislation that became law in 2022, co-sponsoring ports-of-entry security legislation in 2025, and continuing Homeland Security Committee oversight on critical infrastructure, border, and port security in later service. The evidence is stronger for continued legislative and oversight work than for a completed end-state across every area, but the promise itself was to continue that work, and the record shows he did.
The promise was broad and process-oriented: to continue federal work on critical infrastructure, borders, and ports. Thompson had direct same-term activity matching that scope, including co-leading or joining critical-infrastructure cyber incident reporting legislation that was enacted through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, participating in Homeland Security oversight on maritime border and port security, and later cosponsoring ports-of-entry security legislation. Because the claim did not require a specific final security metric and his federal legislative and oversight actions materially advanced the promised areas, this counts as delivered in the same term.
The evidence shows Thompson continued substantive work on the promised areas through legislation and committee activity: he helped advance cyber incident reporting requirements for critical infrastructure that were enacted in 2022, joined critical infrastructure cybersecurity legislation, cosponsored 2025 ports-of-entry security legislation, and participated in Homeland Security oversight related to maritime borders, ports, border-security technology, and CISA infrastructure protection. However, the promise is broad and ongoing, and the evidence does not establish full delivery of a completed, comprehensive outcome across critical infrastructure, borders, and ports. It supports meaningful same-term progress rather than complete fulfillment.