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Current Legislative Initiatives By Rep. Barrett

H.R. 6955: Taxpayer Reimbursement Act of 2008
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] (introduced 9/18/2008)      Cosponsors: 23
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


H.R. 7086: Pathway to Nuclear Power Act
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] (introduced 9/25/2008)      Cosponsors: 3
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Rules; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Rules, and the Judiciary


H.R. 6923: Complete the Fence Act
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] (introduced 9/17/2008)      Cosponsors: (none)
Committees: House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.


H.R.6665 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for individuals who care for certain dependents with long-term care needs.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 7/30/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


H.RES.1354 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a vote each year on whether to increase Members' pay.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 7/17/2008) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

H.R.6417 : To prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 6/26/2008) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


H.R.6512 : To require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance, including a cost-benefit analysis using a standard government-wide methodology, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 7/16/2008) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.


H.R.4367 : To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Aiken, South Carolina, as the "Matthew V. Dillon Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 12/11/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/11/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


H.CON.RES.218 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding United States immigration and border security laws.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 9/24/2007) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Homeland Security; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


H.R.2714 : To require the President to delay or reverse the implementation of a decision of a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel or the Appellate Body that is adverse to the United States involving the calculation of dumping margins and weighted average dumping margins, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 6/14/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.


H.R.2104 : To protect the right of elected and appointed officials to express their religious beliefs through public prayer.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 5/2/2007) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.


H.R.1335 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 508 East Main Street in Seneca, South Carolina, as the "S/Sgt Lewis G. Watkins Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 3/6/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-59 [GPO: Text, PDF]


H.R.1121 : To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending limits through fiscal year 2012, to extend paygo for direct spending, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


H.R.1122 : To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget and to budget for emergencies.
Sponsor: Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.