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
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.
"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."
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.
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.
Assessments
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.