Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Baylor Scott & White Greater Austin Region President Jay Fox today announced $3 million for equipment and renovations for the high-tech cardiac catheterization lab at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock. The funding will provide additional equipment to help medical staff save lives during cardiac emergencies as the region continues to grow. Repr... Read More »
Representative John Carter (TX-31) introduced the Recruit and Retain Act to help local law enforcement recruit and retain police officers. The legislation will allow COPS grantees to use funding for recruiting new law enforcement officers and retaining current police. “Washington Democrats disparaging remarks against law enforcement and the defund the police movement made recruiting and retaining ... Read More »
Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse announced $1 million in funding for the Round Rock Campus’ STEM-for-All Partnership and Research Initiative. Congressman Carter secured these funds in the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. The STEM-for-all Partnership opens learning and professional development opportunities for all ages in Texas’ ... Read More »
Representative John Carter (TX-31), Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp and Texas A&M University- Central Texas President Dr. Marc Nigliazzo today announced $3.9 million for TAMU-CT. The funding will go towards expanding testing and evaluation lab capabilities in support of the U.S. Army’s Operational Test Command at Ft. Hood. “War is no longer fought just in the air, on land, or at... Read More »
Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined the Texas Delegation in unveiling a comprehensive border security strategy ahead of Republicans taking the majority in the House. The plan, a culmination of several pieces of legislation developed from members of the Texas delegation, will complete physical infrastructure, improve border enforcement, end asylum loopholes, and target cartels. Representative... Read More »
Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced Ayushmaan Dubey, a 10th grader from Meridian World School, as the winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge. Every year members of Congress host the Congressional App Challenge giving students all over the nation the opportunity to demonstrate their computer science skills. Middle and high school students can enter the national competition and comp... Read More »
(Round Rock, TX) - Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Round Rock Mayor Craig Morgan announced $1 million in federal funding secured by Congressman Carter for the City of Round Rock’s Crisis Response Unit. This funding was part of Representative Carter’s community project funding requests in the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill. “The City of Round Rock currently encounters about two-thousan... Read More »
Representatives John Carter (R-TX) and Jim Banks (R-IN) led their colleagues in sending a letter to Yelp, calling on the online review platform to remove unfair consumer notices on Pregnancy Resource Centers’ (PRC) pages and to stop preventing PRC accounts from updating their services. On August 23, 2022, to appease the left, Yelp announced that they would place notices on every Pregnancy Resource... Read More »
Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting in favor of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. "Last night I was proud to vote for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA strengthens our military and provides much needed resources for our men and women in the Armed Forces, including a pay bonus and increase for enlisted service... Read More »
Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court released its official decision on Dobbs v. Mississippi. “Today’s Dobbs decision undoes decades of injustice against unborn babies. This historic ruling returns the power back to the people and their elected representatives to enact laws that protect life and support women. While today is a victory for ... Read More »
Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting against the Senate’s gun control bill. “In cities across the country with some of the strictest gun control laws on the books, we continue to see gun violence. Just yesterday, the Supreme Court rightfully struck down New York’s gun control law limiting carry rights. Strict gun control measures like that one did nothin... Read More »
(Washington, DC)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after the House voted on unconstitutional gun control measures. “What the country needs now more than ever are measured, responsible, passable approaches that protect law-abiding citizens’ Constitutional rights, while keeping guns out of the hands of criminals. Over the last two weeks, we’ve continually heard “do... Read More »
Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced Mikaylah Perez from Harker Heights High School as the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition at an awards ceremony held at Texas State University- Round Rock. “I am so proud of all of the students from TX-31 who submitted their artwork for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition," said Representative Carter. "With 63 submissions, determining th... Read More »
(Washington, DC) - Congressman John Carter has landed in Europe with fellow members of the of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Chairwoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03). The representatives released the following statements: “As Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, I am leading my colleagues on a trip t... Read More »
(Washington, DC) - Congressman John Carter (TX-31) introduced the Updated Standards for Asylum (USA) Act to combat fraudulent asylum claims today. The USA Act will strengthen the credible fear standard for asylum, implement a no-return condition, and establish criminal punishment for fraudulent asylum claims. "From the moment President Biden took office, he's been playing fast and loose with immig... Read More »
