Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6. Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Representative Rick Larsen's (WA-02) legislation to change the tax law for Gold Star families receiving survivor benefits. The Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act updates the federal tax law to count Survivor Benefit Plan annuities paid to a minor beneficiary as earned income, so the payment would not fall under the Alternative Minimum Tax. The legislation was included within a larger package, H.R. 1994 the SECURE Act. Read more »

Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced a resolution to expose the Socialist policies of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal and to prove that fully implementing the proposal is clearly impossible. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) congratulated Texas law enforcement officers that were awarded the Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award by the Department of Justice during a visit to Washington, D.C. today. The officers were awarded the honor for their brave service to safely rescue two Round Rock children that were kidnapped. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) included language in the FY20 Interior Appropriations bill to pursue technologies to aide in the elimination of invasive zebra mussels, which have plagued Central Texas lakes for years. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) will offer an amendment to the FY20 Interior Appropriations bill during the full committee mark-up today. The amendment prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Denny Heck (D-WA), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Van Taylor (R-TX), Michael Waltz (R-FL) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) in introducing the Better Military Housing Act last Friday. H.R. 2811 requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to address safety and quality issues in private military housing. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting against H.R 987. Read more »

Today, Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Randy Weber (TX-14), Brian Babin (TX-36), Kevin Brady (TX-08), G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), John Carter (TX-31), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Joe Cunningham (SC-01), Bill Flores (TX-17), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Jeniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL), Garret Graves (LA-06), Al Green, (TX-09), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Pete Olson (TX-22), Tom Rice (SC-07), David Rouzer (NC-07), and Ted Yoho (FL-03), introduced the Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Funding Act. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition at a reception celebrating all of the participants at the Texas State University Round Rock campus over the weekend. Noah Hanson from Thrall High School was awarded Best in Show for his artwork entitled "Main Street Memories." Read more »