Rep. James “J. Gresham” Barrett
Former Representative from South Carolina's 3rd District
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title / State / District |
|---|---|
| Representative, South Carolina's 3rd District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Barrett was a lonley far-right Republican follower according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Barrett’s time serving in the House of Representatives. Barrett’s bills had a total of 16 cosponsors in the 111th Congress.
Use this chart to compare Barrett to other members of the House of Representatives in the 111th Congress on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Some of Barrett’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 1380 (111th): Applauding the State of Arizona for asserting its 10th amendment rights, protecting ...
- H.Res. 1123 (111th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the ...
- H.R. 4441 (111th): Stop Terrorist Entry Program Act of 2010
- H.R. 3236 (111th): Complete the Fence Act
- H.R. 1814 (111th): Taxpayer Empowerment and Advocacy Act of 2009
- H.R. 751 (111th): To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
- H.Res. 98 (111th): Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a vote ...
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Voting Record
From Jan 2003 to Dec 2010, Barrett missed 779 of 5,966 roll call votes, which is 13.1%. This is worse than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
H.R. 3808 (111th): Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (On Overriding the Veto)
Failed 185/235
Nov 17, 2010 5:24 p.m.Bill Text
This resolution’s text is now available.
May 21, 2010 7:10 a.m.Introduced
Sponsor: Rep. James “J. Gresham” Barrett [R-SC3, 2003-2010]
This resolution was introduced on May 20, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
May 20, 2010Bill Text
This resolution’s text is now available.
Feb 27, 2010 6:34 a.m.