I look forward to him scheduling one promptly.
Schedule a counterterrorism strategy promptly.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The member site’s recent media listings through April 30, 2026 highlight committee and policy activity, including a House-passed farm bill statement, but the visible recent items do not show a new counterterrorism-strategy-specific announcement or hearing within the last 30 days.
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The official hearing record shows Bennie G. Thompson’s Homeland Security Committee held a hearing titled “Examining the Domestic Terrorism Threat in the Wake of the Attack on the U.S. Capitol.”
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The committee report states that during the 118th Congress the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence held hearings and examined terrorism threat issues.
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The committee's hearings page lists recent hearings on May 20, May 21, June 3, and June 4, 2026, covering TSA modernization, state and local cybersecurity, the DHS FY 2027 budget request, and AI security. No counterterrorism-specific hearing appears in the current lookback-window listings.
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The White House released a May 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy that lays out the administration's CT priorities and threat categories, including cartels, Islamist terrorists, and violent left-wing extremists.
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Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) requesting a hearing on increased threats to the homeland with leaders from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
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It is the Committee’s longstanding practice to hold such a hearing yearly – yet no hearing is scheduled or planned.
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Hearing: “25 Years Later: Evolutions in Federal, State, and Local Counterterrorism Efforts Since 9/11”
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First Published: September 9, 2026 at 10:46 AM Last Updated: September 16, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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What: House Committee on Homeland Security hearing entitled, “25 Years Later: Evolutions in Federal, State, and Local Counterterrorism Efforts Since 9/11.” When: Wednesday, September 16, at 10:00 a.m. ET
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Mr. Daniel Nigro Former Commissioner, Fire Department of the City of New York, Testifying as a Private Citizen
Assessments
The evidence shows Thompson advanced related counterterrorism oversight through Homeland Security Committee hearings and subcommittee activity, which supports some candidate contribution on the issue. But the record provided does not show that he clearly scheduled or delivered a distinct counterterrorism strategy as promised. The May 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy was a White House action, not a Thompson-delivered outcome, so full credit is not warranted. Because there was meaningful related work but not a clear match to the promised outcome, partial is the best fit.
Evidence does not show Thompson fully delivered the specific promise to schedule a counterterrorism strategy promptly. However, as chair/ranking member involved with the House Homeland Security Committee, he materially advanced related counterterrorism oversight by holding or backing hearings on domestic terrorism and by supporting subcommittee work on terrorism threats during the 117th and 118th Congresses. That is meaningful action in the promised policy area, but it falls short of clear proof that he scheduled the specific counterterrorism strategy promised. Because there was relevant committee action attributable to him, this is better scored as partial rather than never.