U.S. Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting for the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025.  "America is facing increased global threats, and the men and women who defend the homeland deserve to be adequately supported. This year's NDAA focuses on improving quality of life… Read more »

Today, Representative John Carter announced that he secured $748,000 for Copperas Cove Police Department's Mental Health Response Team in the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill that was recently signed into law. Read more »

Today, Representative John Carter announced that he secured $1.6 million for the Bell County Diversion Center in the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill that was recently signed into law. The Diversion Center gives law enforcement officers another option outside jail facilities or local hospitals to help individuals suffering from mental health crises. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced that Charlotte Chen, a junior from Rouse High School in Leander ISD, won the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Charlotte's mixed-media (oil pastel/oil paint) artwork, "End of Day," will hang in the United States Capitol for millions of visitors to see over the next year.   "I'm so proud to have Charlotte's incredible artwork represent… Read more »

Today, Representative John Carter and Mayor Michael Coggin announced that Rep. Carter secured $5.5 million for west village road development projects in Salado. This funding will increase access and safety in West Salado, one of the fastest-growing areas of the community. Representative Carter included this funding in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bill.… Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) secured $15 million in community project funding for the City of Temple to assist with capacity improvements to I-35 and I-14. The funding was secured in the most recent Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations legislation. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) introduced H.R. 8041, the Driving Forward Act, this week. The bipartisan Driving Forward Act extends the current under-the-hood test exemption to get qualified individuals into the driver's seat to address the nationwide shortage of bus drivers. Original cosponsors of the legislation include Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05), Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-02), Pete Sessions (R-TX-17), and Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA-15). The National School Transportation Association supports the bill. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) secured $2 million in community project funds to improve the City of Hamilton's water distribution and wastewater collection system in the Interior Appropriations legislation that was signed into law earlier this month.   "As a chairman on the Appropriations Committee, I'm in a unique position to responsibly bring much-needed funding back to our… Read more »

After voting against H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Representative John Carter (R-TX-31) released the following statement. Read more »

Representative John Carter (R-TX-31) led 15 Republican members in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling out the mishandling of $73.4 million taxpayer dollars to local recipient organizations (LROs). Read more »