U.S. Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock, Stephenville) today applauded passage of H.R. 2419, The Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007, known also as the 2007 Farm Bill. Carter made the following statement: "America's agriculture community is responsible for providing the food and fiber for... Read more »

House Conference Secretary John Carter (R-TX) today co-sponsored a separate war funding bill (H.R. 6026), introduced by Ranking Member Jerry Lewis (R-CA), as an alternative to the Democrats' secret spending proposal. The emergency spending alternative introduced by Lewis has specific purposes: to f... Read more »

House Conference Secretary John Carter (R-TX) today joined House Conference Vice Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX) to unveil the American Family Action Plan, which is part of a larger GOP action plan. The agenda includes two pieces of legislation sponsored by Carter, the Military Spouses Employment Act... Read more »

House Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement today after President Bush made comments on gas prices and the economy. "Today the President addressed the immediate need to start drilling for oil and gas in America, something Democrats have constantly been opposed to. I... Read more »

Rep. John Carter (TX-31) today co-sponsored the Homeownership Protection and Housing Market Stabilization Act of 2008 which complements current public and private efforts to help struggling homeowners, protect homebuyers from predatory lending practices, and address underlying problems in the housin... Read more »

U.S. Representative John Carter (R-Fort Hood) today released the following statement regarding the nominations of General David Petraeus to be the commander of U.S. Central Command and Lt. General Ray Odierno as the commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq: "General Petraeus is a man of great integri... Read more »

House Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement today after attending the ceremony at the White House honoring Pope Benedict XVI. This was the first papal White House visit in 29 years. "It was a great honor to attend the ceremony at the White House honoring Pope Bened... Read more »

House Conference Secretary John Carter (R-Fort Hood) today co-sponsored the bipartisan Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act which is designed to expand the educational benefits our nation offers to the brave men and women who have served us so honorably since the terrorist attacks of Septem... Read more »

Today millions of Texas taxpayers will line up at their local post offices for the unwelcome annual ritual of filing federal income tax returns. Though Democrats plan on pursuing a bill that would slam Texans with the largest tax increase in American history, Carter stressed that he will continue t... Read more »

Rep. John Carter (TX-31) today announced that the Cedar Park Fire Department has received an $18,856 grant for fire prevention education programs. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Assistance to Firefighters Gran... Read more »