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 »
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Congressmen John Carter (TX-31), Michael McCaul (TX-10), and Filemon Vela (TX-34) today introduced bills to honor the fallen U.S. Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr. for his service by renaming the Border Patrol checkpoint where he was assigned, along U.S. Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, after him. Read more »
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – This week, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31), Chairman of the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee and author of the fiscal year 2018 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill, pushed his legislation through an important House Committee. Rep. Carter supported important funding projects important to all Central Texans. Passage by the House Appropriations Committee is a big boost to the nation's border security. Read more »
(WASHINGTON, DC) - Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) released the following statement in regards to President Trump and Secretary John Kelly's statements in support of Rep. Carter's Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. Read more »
