Press Releases
Grayling, Mich. — On Friday, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07), U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll, Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Congressmen Jack Bergman (MI-01) and John Moolenaar (MI-02), and other officials at Camp Grayling for Exercise Northern Strike, the annual military training conducted in Northern Michigan.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) recently unveiled H.R. 4480, the Improving Disaster Assistance for Veterans Act, to expand veteran recruitment at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and assist veterans seeking federal relief after a natural disaster.
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 with the backing of Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) to support the U.S. Coast Guard, its members, and their families. This bipartisan legislation will protect historic investments the One Big Beautiful Bill made in our Coast Guard, strengthen America’s shipbuilding capacity, create parity with other armed services, and secure the nation’s coastal borders.
Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Veterans Affairs Committee approved three bills led by Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) to deliver for veterans in mid-Michigan. The FRAUD Act (H.R.
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) continued his push to advance his Military Helicopter Training Safety Act to improve aviation safety in America.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today announced he is joining an effort to sanction Russia in response to President Vladimir Putin’s continued aggression in Ukraine by cosponsoring H.R. 4346, the Preventing the Escalation of Armed Conflict in Europe (PEACE) Act. This legislation would authorize new sanctions against foreign institutions that are propping up Russia’s energy sector and bankrolling the violence against Ukraine.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) issued the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, sending it to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law.
Lansing, Mich. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Lansing for a tour of Shafer Redi-Mix.
During the visit, Barrett and Chavez-DeRemer met with the team at Shafer's Lansing concrete plant, toured their facility, and discussed how cutting unnecessary regulations is essential for repairing Michigan's infrastructure and encouraging new housing and business development.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07), Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, today introduced the Patriots Over Politics Act. This bill will restore the rights of service members to transfer their unused GI Bill education benefits to their children if their military careers were cut short due to the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.