John R. Carter

U.S. Representative, TX-31

Republican

Current term began Jan 3, 2025

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Record summary

Committees

4 seats

Bills sponsored

Also added their name to 97 bills as a cosponsor. Most bills never become law. For Congress, these counts cover only the current Congress, which began in January 2025, and only the bills Agora holds from it. They may not include every bill this member has sponsored or cosponsored.

Committees

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Defense
House Committee on Appropriations146 bills
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, chair

The bill count is what is currently before each committee, not what this member filed.

Legislation sponsored, most recent first

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027…
H.R. 8469 (119th Congress)BillPassed one chamberLatest action Jul 14, 2026
Georgetown VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Authorization Act of 2026
H.R. 7489 (119th Congress)BillIn committeeLatest action Mar 2, 2026
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
H.R. 3944 (119th Congress)BillPassed one chamberLatest action Sep 18, 2025
To permanently extend the exemption from the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement for school bus drivers…
H.R. 2360 (119th Congress)BillIn committeeLatest action May 7, 2025

Recent recorded votes

Voted yes
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
Vote: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
HR 9497Sep 16, 2026Result: Passed
Voted yes
SEED Act
Vote: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments
HR 5334Sep 16, 2026Result: Passed
Voted yes
PROOF Act
Vote: On Passage
HR 10326Sep 16, 2026Result: Passed
Voted yes
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to…
Vote: On Passage
HJRES 213Sep 16, 2026Result: Passed
Voted yes
Ratepayer Protection Act
Vote: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
HR 9340Sep 16, 2026Result: Passed
Voted yes
Retire through Ownership Act
Vote: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
S 2403Sep 16, 2026Result: Passed
Voted yes
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026
Vote: On Passage
HR 9576Sep 16, 2026Result: Passed
Voted yes
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for…
Vote: On Agreeing to the Resolution
HRES 1530Sep 15, 2026Result: Passed
Voted yes
GUARD Act
Vote: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
HR 2978Sep 15, 2026Result: Passed
Voted yes
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025
Vote: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
HR 2140Sep 15, 2026Result: Passed

District

TX-31See this district on the map

Contact the office

Website: carter.house.gov (opens in a new tab)
Phone: (202) 225-3864
Office: 2208 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, 20515