Former U.S. Representative

Thomas M. BarrettNo longer serving

District WI‑5 Party Democratic In office 1993–2003

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

280

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

5,297

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. , December 8, 1953. Graduated from Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, Wis. , 1972. B. A. , University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. , 1976. J. D. , University of Wisconsin School of Law, 1980. Clerk to United States Judge Robert Warren of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1980-1982. Lawyer, private practice. Unsuccessful candidate to the Wisconsin state assembly in 1982. Member of the Wisconsin state assembly, 1984-1989. Member of the Wisconsin state senate, 1989-1993. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2003). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002, but was an unsuccessful nominee for Governor of Wisconsin. Mayor of Milwaukee, Wis. , 2004-2021. Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 2010. United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, December 2021-present.

Focus

Drawn from the 11 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 11.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 1025	AGREEING TO CONFERENCEREPORT	Aye	Nov 22, 1993
S 714	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Aye	Nov 22, 1993
HR 3400	On Passage	Aye	Nov 22, 1993
HR 3400	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Nov 22, 1993
HR 3400	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Nov 22, 1993
HR 3400	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Nov 22, 1993
HR 3400	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Nov 22, 1993
HRES 320	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Nov 22, 1993

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 4627	Real Estate Settlement Fairness Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.	May 9, 2002
HCONRES 319	Honoring Henry Reuss, former United States Representative from Wisconsin, and extending the condolences of Congress on his death.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Feb 7, 2002
HR 3565	Nursing Home Security Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Dec 28, 2001
HCONRES 61	Expressing support for a National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month.	Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 69.	Aug 1, 2001
HR 2516	Air Conditioner Energy Efficiency Leadership Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.	Jul 31, 2001
HR 1825	Consumer Debit Card Protection Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.	May 29, 2001
HR 1604	Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	May 8, 2001
HRES 96	Recognizing National Poison Prevention Week, and encouraging parents, educators, and caregivers to teach children the dangers of ingesting household substances.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.	Apr 30, 2001

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5070	Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.	Jul 15, 2002
HCONRES 385	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should conduct or support research on certain tests to screen for ovarian cancer, and Federal health care programs and group and individual health plans should cover the tests if demonstrated to be effective, and for other purposes.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Jul 10, 2002
HR 4937	Health Disparities Tax Refund Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.	Jul 9, 2002
HR 2874	Debbie Smith Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.	Jul 8, 2002
HR 4011	Science of Stem Cell Research Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jun 27, 2002
HR 3132	Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.	Jun 27, 2002
HR 5019	Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jun 26, 2002
HR 3569	Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Act	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4296)	Jun 25, 2002

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Oct 9, 2002	Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002	House floor
Oct 8, 2002	Mattiebelle Woods: the First Lady of Milwaukee's Black Press Celebrates Her 100th Birthday	Written statement
Oct 7, 2002	American Legion's District of Columbia 2002 High School Oratorical Contest	Written statement
Oct 7, 2002	Personal explanation	Written statement
Sep 17, 2002	Personal explanation	Written statement
Sep 10, 2002	Personal explanation	Written statement
Jul 29, 2002	Scott Detrow: Reaching to America's Future	Written statement
Jul 24, 2002	Personal explanation	Written statement

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Energy and Commerce CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Energy and Commerce Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 25 · End of the 107th Congress
Health	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Oct 2002	Hearing, Feb 2001
Environment and Hazardous Materials	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Jul 2002	Hearing, Mar 2001
Energy and Air Quality	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Jun 2002	Hearing, Feb 2001

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.