Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) again voted in support of a measure to require authorization from Congress before continuing military operations in Iran.

Bath, Mich. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) joined Clinton County County Road Commission officials at Chandler Road on the border of Bath and DeWitt townships — the site of a future road repair project for which he secured federal funding through the bipartisan appropriations bill that passed Congress in February and was signed into law.

Washington, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) introduced the COVID-19 Military Mandate Transparency Act to begin the process of restoring benefits for service members forced into retirement over the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman Tom Barrett’s (MI-07) bipartisan Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047) by a vote of 235-179.

Washington, D.C. — During a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) spoke with veterans and government efficiency advocates about his Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment (ARCA) Act to enhance oversight and streamline the Department of Veterans Affairs’ process for acquiring IT and medical systems, logistics platforms, and large service contracts.

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously passed Congressman Tom Barrett’s (MI-07) Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act.

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee voted unanimously to advance Congressman Tom Barrett’s (MI-07) CRUISE Act (H.R. 7083) to the House floor.

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act. This bipartisan legislation was co-sponsored by Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) and would create a coordinated, multi-agency response to tackle evolving trends in organized retail theft.