Rep. John Carter (TX-31) proudly voted in support of H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act. This legislation funds vital Homeland Security provisions authored by Rep. Carter, including funding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Coast Guard. Additionally, Rep. Carter secured important IRS funding limitations, aid to Israel, and increased Impact Aid and Career and Technical Education (CTE) funding. This bill funds Rep. Carter's POLICE Act for the first time, providing active shooter response training to emergency responders. Read more »

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a grant of $2 million in improvements to the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas. Attached is the grant announcement letter provided by the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Read more »

Rep. Carter (TX-31) voted in favor of, and the House of Representatives passed, legislation containing $15.25 billion in emergency funding to provide immediate response and recovery for Hurricane Harvey-ravaged communities. The legislation will now be sent to the President for his signature. Read more »

Today, Rep. John Carter (TX-31) voted in favor of emergency funding legislation to address response and recovery needs from Hurricane Harvey. The bill contains the full amount requested by the Administration – totaling $7.85 billion in emergency funding, including $7.4 billion for FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund. It also includes $450 million to support the Small Business Administration's disaster loan program to assist small businesses and homeowners as they begin to rebuild. Rep. Carter released the following statement regarding the passage of the legislation. Read more »

Today, Rep. Carter (R-TX-31) released the following statement regarding President Trump's direction of Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA) reform to Congress Read more »

Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding his support for House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen's legislation to provide $7.85 billion in emergency funding to address the immediate needs of Hurricane Harvey: Read more »

Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the President's request for $7.85 billion in supplemental funding to address the immediate needs of Hurricane Harvey: Read more »

Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, has directed the reprogramming of up to $1 billion to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), double the original reprogramming request of $500 million from the Department of Homeland Security. These funds will ensure FEMA has sufficient resources to continue their critical, lifesaving missions in response to Hurricane Harvey. Read more »

Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) announced $145 million for barracks renovation at Fort Hood. As a representative of Fort Hood, Rep. Carter has worked tirelessly with House leadership and the Army to ensure this critical funding was made available to one of the military's premier installations. The funding is part of the Fiscal Year 17 Operation and Maintenance funds passed by Congress earlier this year. Read more »

Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) supported, and the House of Representatives passed, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act (H.R. 3219) which includes language introduced by Rep. Carter to begin building a wall along our southern border to enhance our existing border security infrastructure. The bill also provides funding for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the nation's critical energy and water programs for the 2018 fiscal year. Read more »