Barrett led a VA oversight hearing on benefits system modernization, discussing AI safeguards, claim processing, and human review.
Quiver AI Summary
House hearing on VA modernization: Rep. Tom Barrett chaired a House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ efforts to modernize the Veterans Benefits Management System. The discussion focused on whether new technology, including AI, could help speed up veterans’ claims while keeping human oversight in place.
Questions on safeguards and errors: Barrett asked VA officials whether AI is being used to chat with veterans and whether any future use would be clearly labeled. He also raised a district case involving a claims submission that was flagged by automation and later mishandled during human review, asking how such errors are tracked.
Witnesses present: The hearing included VA officials, a GAO scientist, and representatives from the National Artificial Intelligence Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Officials said they would take some of Barrett’s questions back for further review.
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Tom Barrett Fundraising
Tom Barrett recently disclosed $933.7K of fundraising in a Q1 FEC disclosure filed on April 15th, 2026. This was the 85th most from all Q1 reports we have seen this year. 71.8% came from individual donors.
Barrett disclosed $626.6K of spending. This was the 129th most from all Q1 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Barrett disclosed $2.8M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 154th most from all Q1 reports we have seen this year.
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Tom Barrett Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Tom Barrett is worth $433.7K, as of July 13th, 2026. This is the 411th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Barrett has approximately $67.7K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Tom Barrett Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Tom Barrett:
- H.R.9620: To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a plan for the deployment of Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X.
- H.R.9570: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Lovett Street in Charlotte, Michigan, as the "Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building".
- H.R.9046: COVID-19 Military Mandate Transparency Act
- H.R.8673: To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.
- H.R.8436: Cold War Military Force Repeal Act
- H.R.8435: War Powers Priority Procedures Modernization Act
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2026 Michigan's 7th Congressional District Election
There has been approximately $62,678,839 of spending in Michigan's 7th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $46,808,909 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- HMP ($15,842,498)
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND ($10,324,478)
- DCCC ($5,504,330)
- NRCC ($4,761,823)
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION ($1,785,114)
The rating for this race is currently "Toss Up".
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