John R. Carter
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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.
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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 Yes 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 Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Carter votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Carter votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Carter votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Carter votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 56 of these Yes and No votes.
Carter did not vote on the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025 and the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
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.
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
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From this member’s press releases
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3 excerpts
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 22, 2025
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.”
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“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”
- Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015April 2, 2025
“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.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 18 spending items this member requested, $90,055,840 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.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott and White--Marble Falls Hospital | Public Law 119-37 | Baylor Scott & White Marble Falls Computerized Tomography Scanner and Contrast InjectorRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | TX | $1,040,000 |
| Texas A&M University-- Central Texas | Public Law 119-74 | Texas A&M-Central Texas Semiconductor Design LabDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,990,000 |
| Texas State University Round Rock Campus | Public Law 119-74 | Texas State Round Rock Life Sciences Incubator and Gene SequencerDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $3,000,000 |
| Texas A&M Health Science Center | Public Law 119-74 | Law Enforcement, Community, and School-Based Training to Prevent Fentanyl and Opioid AbuseDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $800,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e TX City of Marble Wastewater Li ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate TX City of Gatesv Storage Tank ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $775,840 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate TX City of George Waterline UpgEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $3,500,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate TX City of Hamilt Line ReplacemEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| Texas A&M University-- Central Texas | Public Law 119-74 | Texas A&M-Central Texas Semiconductor Design LabDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,990,000 |
| Texas State University Round Rock Campus | Public Law 119-74 | Texas State Round Rock Life Sciences Incubator and Gene SequencerDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $3,000,000 |
Show all 18
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M Health Science Center | Public Law 119-74 | Law Enforcement, Community, and School-Based Training to Prevent Fentanyl and Opioid AbuseDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $800,000 |
| TX | Public Law 119-75 | SH 195 ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | TX | $10,000,000 |
| TX | Public Law 119-75 | Wirtz Dam Bridge ConstructionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | TX | $10,000,000 |
| TX | Public Law 119-75 | Connell Street Widening ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | TX | $9,680,000 |
| Coryell County | Public Law 119-75 | Straws Mill Road Bridge ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $3,900,000 |
| Bell County | Public Law 119-75 | Road and Bridge Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $15,740,000 |
| City of Temple | Public Law 119-75 | Henderson Parkway and Trail ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $19,000,000 |
| City of Clifton | Public Law 119-75 | Waterline LoopDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $840,000 |
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 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.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: www.johncarterforcongress.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
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Online ads
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JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS Google Ads Transparency Center
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Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Carter's campaign reports receiving $1,419,042.42 and reports spending $1,289,653.97, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H2TX31044as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2TX31044as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,419,042.42 | $1,217,908.23 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,289,653.97 | $1,587,960.75 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $170,827.40 | $41,438.95 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H2TX31044as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2TX31044as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $404,025.42 | $625,123.17 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $2,908.31 | $16,620.04 |
| Other political committees | $482,311.10 | $551,900.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00371203
- CONSERVATIVE & REPUBLICAN TOGETHER EQUALS RESULTS PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00427401
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