Congressman Carter released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, with bipartisan support. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and VA Inspector General Michael Missal today, demanding answers on reported misconduct, abuse of power and criminal actions at the Central Texas VA Medical Center located in Temple, Texas. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after he supported, H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which passed the House today. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) voted for, and the House passed, the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The FY18 NDAA authorizes $699.6 billion to increase readiness, rebuild our military, and fully fund a 2.4% pay increase for our troops. Congressman Carter led the charge to include higher funding levels to accelerate upgrades to current Ground Combat Vehicles. He also included language to compel the Army to create a plan for the future of Ground Combat Vehicles. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) introduced H. Res. 613, bipartisan legislation to provide America's military men and women technical education and credentialing programs during their military service to prepare them to enter the civilian job market. Read more »

Today, the House passed Congressman John Carter's (TX-31) Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017. Under current law, the Department of Veterans Affairs can deny life-saving transplant coverage to a veteran if the organ donor is a non-veteran. Congressman Carter's bipartisan legislation changes the VA's policy to ensure that no other American hero is denied transplant coverage again. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) testified in front of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs today about his bill, H.R. 1133, the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017. This legislation enables the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide transplants for veterans, even if the live donor is a non-veteran, at the facility of their choice. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office awarded $5.4 million in grant funding to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University. This award was made possible by Rep. Carter's POLICE ACT, which was signed into law in 2016. The POLICE Act expanded access to COPS grants for programs like Texas State University's ALERRT program to receive further active shooter response training. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) hosted the 3rd Annual Congressional Veteran Commendation (CVC) Ceremony today to recognize twelve District 31 veterans nominated for their selfless service to the Central Texas community and our country. Read more »

U.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31) voted in favor of an additional $36.5 billion supplemental appropriation in disaster relief for Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and California. As Chairman of Homeland Security Appropriations, Rep. Carter, joined by many members of the Texas Congressional Delegation, pushed to ensure billions of dollars go to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, including $11 billion for flood insurance debt repayment. This legislation also includes critical funding for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in support of Hurricane recovery, and designates funding to assist communities in Northern California in the wake of the region's devastating wildfires. Read more »