Rep. Bill Barrett
Former Representative for Nebraska’s 3rd District
Barrett was the representative for Nebraska’s 3rd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1991 to 2000.
![Photo of Rep. Bill Barrett [R-NE3, 1991-2000]](/static/legislator-photos/400568-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Barrett is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2000 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Barrett sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 1995 to Dec 15, 2000. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Barrett was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 782 (106th): Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000
- H.R. 4788 (106th): Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000
- H.R. 2984 (106th): To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the Loup Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent River Irrigation District, and the …
- H.R. 2795 (105th): Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1998
- H.R. 2679 (104th): An Act to revise the boundary of the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge, to expand the Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3287 (104th): Crawford National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act
- H.R. 3350 (104th): Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1996
Does 7 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Barrett sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Agriculture and Food (19%) Economics and Public Finance (18%) Government Operations and Politics (16%) Housing and Community Development (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (10%) Water Resources Development (10%) Education (8%) Families (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Barrett recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 632 (106th): Providing for the concurrence by the House with an amendment in the …
- H.R. 5383 (106th): To amend the child and adult care food program under the Richard …
- H.R. 4788 (106th): Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000
- H.R. 3429 (106th): Legal Employment Authentication Program (LEAP) Act of 1999
- H.R. 2984 (106th): To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, …
- H.R. 2850 (106th): Older Americans Amendments of 1999
- H.R. 2725 (106th): Rural Education Initiative Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1991 to Dec 2000, Barrett missed 63 of 5,795 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 3.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2000. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
