Rep. James “J. Gresham” Barrett

Sponsorship Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Barrett sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.

Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Barrett is shown as a purple triangle. (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.

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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