Troy A. Carter
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Carter has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Carter is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Carter votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Carter votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Carter votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Carter votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Carter votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Carter votes the same way as most House Democrats on all 60 of these Yes and No votes.
Votes on laws that passed
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.
When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
The annual defense policy law.
Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.
Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for Jocelyn Nungaray.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.
Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
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 3 laws.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
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.
4 excerpts
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 8, 2026
Congressman Carter Introduces Bill to Help Louisianians Keep their Medicaid Coverage
“This bill will help ensure Americans keep their health insurance coverage under Medicaid— especially now that H.R. 1’s new work reporting requirements, starting in 2027, will make it harder for people to stay enrolled, even if they’re eligible. This month, Louisiana started sending out new Medicaid notices explaining upcoming changes.”
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 22, 2026
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) highlighted his support of bipartisan funding bills, H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act and H.R. 7148, the Department of Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act. Congressman Carter voted in favor”
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026January 22, 2026
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) highlighted his support of bipartisan funding bills, H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act and H.R. 7148, the Department of Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act. Congressman Carter voted in favor”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
Congressman Carter Votes NO on the “Big Ugly Bill”
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after voting NO on H.R. 1, Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill:”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 19 spending items this member requested, $23,248,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Coastal and Fisheries Restoration Research and Equipment InitiativeDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Advanced Forensic Center Equipment ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| United Way of Southeast Louisiana | Public Law 119-74 | Safe Children Initiative Firearm Storage ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Manning Family Children's | Public Law 119-74 | Morgan Rae Center for Hope Child Abuse ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| First 72+ | Public Law 119-74 | The First 72+ Comprehensive Reentry ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Engaged Learning Strategies | Public Law 119-74 | ``School-within-a-School'' ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e LA City of Kenner Treatment Pla StabilizationImprovement PEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e LA City of Westwe Wastewater Tr ModernizationEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e LA St. Bernard Pa Culvert Drain ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Coastal and Fisheries Restoration Research and Equipment InitiativeDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
Show all 19
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Advanced Forensic Center Equipment ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| United Way of Southeast Louisiana | Public Law 119-74 | Safe Children Initiative Firearm Storage ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Manning Family Children's | Public Law 119-74 | Morgan Rae Center for Hope Child Abuse ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| First 72+ | Public Law 119-74 | The First 72+ Comprehensive Reentry ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Engaged Learning Strategies | Public Law 119-74 | ``School-within-a-School'' ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| LA | Public Law 119-75 | LA 47: Hayne Blvd. ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | LA | $2,550,000 |
| LA | Public Law 119-75 | LA73-LA429 Intersection Improvement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | LA | $150,000 |
| New Orleans Public Belt Railroad | Public Law 119-75 | Bywater Rail Relocation ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | LA | $1,200,000 |
| BioDistrict New Orleans | Public Law 119-75 | BioDistrict New Orleans--Education FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | LA | $3,700,000 |
6 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 list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. 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
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
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.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Carter's campaign reports receiving $1,412,697.07 and reports spending $1,539,320.56, as of July 18, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H2LA02149as of July 18, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2LA02149as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,412,697.07 | $2,042,195.90 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,539,320.56 | $1,898,973.77 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $382,785.66 | $509,409.15 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $24,914.16 | $24,914.16 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H2LA02149as of July 18, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2LA02149as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $417,362.55 | $1,085,279.00 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $4,075.19 | $17,137.00 |
| Other political committees | $950,716.73 | $936,358.37 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00763649
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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Where this comes from
We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.
