Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
The saved record holds 619 recorded votes by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, from 2015 to 2026.
See Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's page for the current Congress
This record covers the votes that passed a law: votes on passage, and votes on a House resolution that passed a law. Each Congress below lists the two apart. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
116th Congress, 2019 and 2020
55 Yes · 5 No · 4 Did not vote on 64 laws of this Congress.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 2 laws and 4 executive orders.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
7 excerpts
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActApril 29, 2026
Carter leads bipartisan effort to support family forest landowners
“This legislation builds on the success of expensing provisions such as bonus depreciation and Section 179 equipment expensing included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Applying these same principles to reforestation helps ensure forest landowners can reinvest quickly and keep working forests productive.”
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026January 22, 2026
Carter celebrates passage of his key PBM reforms to lower costs for patients
“Enacting the PBM reform measures in H.R. 7148 would be a significant and long-awaited step forward for patients and pharmacies. It is time to hold the PBMs accountable and put an end to abusive PBM practices that steer patients towards pricier drugs, charge steep markups on medicines and extract billions of dollars in hidden fees,” said Mike Stigers, Wakefern Food”
- Keeping Men Out of Women's SportsJanuary 16, 2026
Carter successfully pushes for investigation into woke California community colleges
“On February 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order (EO), Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports, clearly stating that programs receiving federal funds must ensure that participation in women’s sports is limited to biological females.”
- Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ReserveAugust 18, 2025
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today celebrated the Executive Order (EO) signed by President Trump entitled “Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve,” which advances key priorities for the American-Made Medicines Caucus.”
- Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal GovernmentJune 12, 2025
Carter Introduces the Truth in Gender Act
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced the Truth In Gender Act, a bill codifying President Trump’s Executive Order entitled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJune 11, 2025
“That is why House Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which incentivizes domestic medical supply production by rewarding companies that build their products in America, like USAntibiotics, who is the last remaining end-to-end domestic U.S. manufacturer of amoxicillin, the most prescribed antibiotic in the country.”
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- Establishing the National Energy Dominance CouncilApril 16, 2025
Carter puts forward bill to make permanent the National Energy Dominance Council
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill codifying President Trump’s executive order establishing the National Energy Dominance Council, granting permanency to this body charged with positioning American energy for the next century, lowering prices, strengthening American economic security, and restoring our nation’s energy dominance.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 12 spending items this member requested, $23,850,000 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.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tybee Island | Public Law 119-37 | Tybee Island Fire Station ReplacementRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | GA | $5,000,000 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Public Law 119-74 | Georgia Critical Mineral Supply Chain Manufacturing Demonstration CenterDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $500,000 |
| Augusta University | Public Law 119-74 | Augusta University Rapid Fentanyl DetectionDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $450,000 |
| The Georgia Conservancy | Public Law 119-74 | Automatic Identification System Messaging for the Protection of MarinersDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $500,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e GA City of Port W Water Infrast ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,750,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate GA City of Rincon Extension ProEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Public Law 119-74 | Georgia Critical Mineral Supply Chain Manufacturing Demonstration CenterDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $500,000 |
| Augusta University | Public Law 119-74 | Augusta University Rapid Fentanyl DetectionDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $450,000 |
| The Georgia Conservancy | Public Law 119-74 | Automatic Identification System Messaging for the Protection of MarinersDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $500,000 |
| GA | Public Law 119-75 | I-16 Widening 4 to 6 Lanes, Chatham, Effingham, & Bryan CountiesDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | GA | $5,000,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | Public Law 119-75 | Quacco Road Phase IIDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | GA | $4,000,000 |
| Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Riverwalk Renovation and Critical Infrastructure Improvements ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | GA | $4,200,000 |
3 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
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BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00543967 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 12 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
We have not saved our own copy of these 12 ads yet, so this page shows none of them. Cause: Google’s data file carries no words, picture or video of the ad.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Where this comes from
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