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John R. Carter

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The saved record holds 1,392 recorded votes by John R. Carter, from 2003 to 2026.

1,172 Yes · 126 No · 94 Did not vote
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110th Congress, 2007 and 2008

RRepublicanHouse · Texas · January 4, 2007 to January 3, 2009

106 Yes · 15 No · 7 Did not vote on 128 laws of this Congress. 2 votes on a resolution that passed a law.

H.R. 1424 · House vote on Public Law 110-343
No
Public Law 110-438 · House vote on National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008
Did not vote
Public Law 110-449 · House vote on Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
No
S. 3641 · House vote on Public Law 110-431
Yes
Public Law 110-414 · House vote on Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-365 · House vote on Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-382 · House vote on Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
Yes
Public Law 110-403 · House vote on Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
Yes
Yes
Public Law 110-409 · House vote on Inspector General Reform Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-358 · House vote on Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-372 · House vote on Senior Professional Performance Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-373 · House vote on ALS Registry Act
Yes
Public Law 110-377 · House vote on Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-421 · House vote on Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
Yes
Yes
Public Law 110-376 · House vote on United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-417 · House vote on Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
Yes
Public Law 110-342 · House vote on Great Lakes--St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
Yes
S. 2339 · House vote on Public Law 110-332
Yes
H.R. 1594 · House vote on Public Law 110-410
Yes
H.R. 6889 · House vote on Public Law 110-350
Yes
H.R. 6532 · House vote on Public Law 110-318
Yes
Public Law 110-324 · House vote on Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008
Yes
S. 2837 · House vote on Public Law 110-319
Yes
S. 2403 · House vote on Public Law 110-320
Yes
Public Law 110-340 · House vote on Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-315 · House vote on Higher Education Opportunity Act
Yes
Public Law 110-314 · House vote on Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-289 · House vote on Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
No
Public Law 110-275 · House vote on Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
No
Public Law 110-456 · House vote on America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-253 · House vote on Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-261 · House vote on FISA Amendments Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-252 · House vote on Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-246 · House vote on Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Yes
S. 2146 · House vote on Public Law 110-255
Yes
Public Law 110-285 · House vote on Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-234 · House vote on Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Did not vote
Public Law 110-245 · House vote on Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-363 · House vote on Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Yes
Public Law 110-241 · House vote on Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007
Yes
S. 2929 · House vote on Public Law 110-230
Yes
Public Law 110-227 · House vote on Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-233 · House vote on Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-244 · House vote on SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008
No
Public Law 110-229 · House vote on Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
No
H.R. 5517 · House vote on Public Law 110-271
Yes
H.R. 5472 · House vote on Public Law 110-225
Yes
H.R. 5489 · House vote on Public Law 110-226
Yes
H.J.Res. 70 · House vote on Public Law 110-203
Yes
Public Law 110-206 · House vote on Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-198 · House vote on Higher Education Extension Act of 2008
Yes
H.R. 3196 · House vote on Public Law 110-210
Yes
H.R. 4166 · House vote on Public Law 110-217
Yes
H.R. 5400 · House vote on Public Law 110-224
Yes
S. 2272 · House vote on Public Law 110-195
Yes
H.R. 3936 · House vote on Public Law 110-215
Yes
H.R. 4454 · House vote on Public Law 110-221
Did not vote
S. 2571 · House vote on Public Law 110-193
Yes
Public Law 110-185 · House vote on Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
Yes
S. 2110 · House vote on Public Law 110-184
Yes
H.R. 4140 · House vote on Public Law 110-266
Yes
H.R. 4211 · House vote on Public Law 110-219
Yes
Public Law 110-181 · House vote on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-161 · House vote on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-166 · House vote on Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-173 · House vote on Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-140 · House vote on Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
No
Public Law 110-160 · House vote on Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-174 · House vote on Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007
Yes
Yes
H.R. 4286 · House vote on Public Law 110-209
Yes
H.J.Res. 69 · House vote on Public Law 110-137
No
Public Law 110-291 · House vote on Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-135 · House vote on Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act
Yes
Public Law 110-240 · House vote on Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-134 · House vote on Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007
Yes
H.R. 3315 · House vote on Public Law 110-139
Yes
Public Law 110-199 · House vote on Second Chance Act of 2007
No
Public Law 110-116 · House vote on Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008
Yes
Public Law 110-138 · House vote on United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Yes
Public Law 110-114 · House vote on Water Resources Development Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-108 · House vote on Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007
Yes
H.R. 3307 · House vote on Public Law 110-124
Yes
H.R. 3446 · House vote on Public Law 110-128
Yes
Public Law 110-110 · House vote on Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act
Yes
H.R. 1808 · House vote on Public Law 110-112
Yes
H.R. 2089 · House vote on Public Law 110-121
Yes
H.R. 2276 · House vote on Public Law 110-122
Yes
H.R. 3325 · House vote on Public Law 110-126
Yes
H.J.Res. 52 · House vote on Public Law 110-92
Yes
Public Law 110-345 · House vote on Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-85 · House vote on Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007
Did not vote
Public Law 110-84 · House vote on College Cost Reduction and Access Act
Did not vote
Public Law 110-55 · House vote on Protect America Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-69 · House vote on America COMPETES Act
No
Public Law 110-81 · House vote on Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-53 · House vote on Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
Yes
S. 1701 · House vote on Public Law 110-48
No
Public Law 110-49 · House vote on Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Yes
H.R. 1830 · House vote on Public Law 110-42
Yes
H.R. 2546 · House vote on Public Law 110-117
Did not vote
Public Law 110-344 · House vote on Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
Yes
H.R. 2563 · House vote on Public Law 110-71
Did not vote
S. 676 · House vote on Public Law 110-38
Yes
H.R. 2356 · House vote on Public Law 110-239
Yes
H.R. 2429 · House vote on Public Law 110-54
Yes
Public Law 110-34 · House vote on Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007
No
S. 1104 · House vote on Public Law 110-36
Yes
H.R. 1722 · House vote on Public Law 110-64
Yes
H.R. 1425 · House vote on Public Law 110-61
Yes
Yes
H.R. 1402 · House vote on Public Law 110-32
Yes
H.R. 1434 · House vote on Public Law 110-62
No
Public Law 110-22 · House vote on Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-24 · House vote on Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act
Yes
Public Law 110-111 · House vote on Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007
Yes
H.R. 995 · House vote on Public Law 110-106
Yes
H.R. 437 · House vote on Public Law 110-30
Yes
Public Law 110-143 · House vote on Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007
Yes
Public Law 110-5 · House vote on Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007
No
H.R. 49 · House vote on Public Law 110-7
Yes
H.R. 521 · House vote on Public Law 110-12
Yes
Public Law 110-2 · House vote on House Page Board Revision Act of 2007
Yes

Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 110-186 · House vote on H.Res. 921, Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008
Votes Yes on H.Res. 921, the resolution that passed this law in the House
Public Law 110-144 · House vote on H.Res. 837, Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act
Votes Yes on H.Res. 837, the resolution that passed this law in the House

What this member says about laws and orders

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3 excerpts

  1. Carter Statement on Passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act

    “Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint ae12e35c73126640

  2. Leaders of the House, Senate VA Committee & VA Appropriations Request Cost Estimate for VA Electronic Health Record

    “The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-106) requires that executive agencies, including VA, adhere to OMB processes to evaluate the risks and results of all major capital investments for information systems, to include the projected and actual costs, benefits, and risks associated with the investments. OMB Circular A-11 explicitly requires life cycle cost estimates for major systems like EHRM to”

    Named by: public law number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 3985ebc27c26031e

  3. Leaders of the House, Senate VA Committee & VA Appropriations Request Cost Estimate for VA Electronic Health Record

    “Additional OMB directives, such as Circular A-130 and Memorandum M-15-14 under the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (P.L. 113-291), reinforce that major IT programs must have validated cost estimates to secure budget approval and Chief Information Officer oversight. The Federal Acquisition Regulation operationalizes these mandates by requiring cost analysis for acquisition planning.”

    Named by: public law number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 3985ebc27c26031e

Member-requested spending

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Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $84,265,840 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Baylor Scott and White--Marble Falls HospitalPublic Law 119-37Baylor Scott & White Marble Falls Computerized Tomography Scanner and Contrast InjectorRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramTX$1,040,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e TX City of Marble Wastewater Li ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$2,000,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate TX City of Gatesv Storage Tank ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$775,840
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate TX City of George Waterline UpgEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$3,500,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate TX City of Hamilt Line ReplacemEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$2,000,000
Texas A&M University-- Central TexasPublic Law 119-74Texas A&M-Central Texas Semiconductor Design LabDOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$1,990,000
Texas State University Round Rock CampusPublic Law 119-74Texas State Round Rock Life Sciences Incubator and Gene SequencerDOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$3,000,000
Texas A&M Health Science CenterPublic Law 119-74Law Enforcement, Community, and School-Based Training to Prevent Fentanyl and Opioid AbuseDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$800,000
TXPublic Law 119-75SH 195 ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsTX$10,000,000
TXPublic Law 119-75Wirtz Dam Bridge ConstructionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsTX$10,000,000
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RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
TXPublic Law 119-75Connell Street Widening ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsTX$9,680,000
Coryell CountyPublic Law 119-75Straws Mill Road Bridge ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundTX$3,900,000
Bell CountyPublic Law 119-75Road and Bridge Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundTX$15,740,000
City of TemplePublic Law 119-75Henderson Parkway and Trail ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundTX$19,000,000
City of CliftonPublic Law 119-75Waterline LoopDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundTX$840,000

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