(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) voted in support of the FY 2017 Defense Appropriations bill. The bill passed the House and will now be sent to the Senate for consideration. The legislation funds critical national security needs, including military operations and readiness programs, as well as health and quality-of-life programs for our troops and military families. This bill will increase troop levels, fund a pay increase for our soldiers, and provide for the investments into upgraded equipment, technology, and infrastructure. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations, which Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31) chairs, unanimously passed the FY2017 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill. This bill targets critical programs such as aviation security, border and immigration enforcement, customs activities, the protections against cyberterrorism, natural disaster response, and efforts to stop smuggling of drugs and people into the United States. The bill is now set to be considered before the full House Appropriations Committee. Read more »

Yesterday, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) voted in support of the National Defense Authorization Act, which provides for our military, focusing on the military readiness crisis by specifically correcting funding shortfalls that have led to a lack of readiness and to a heightened level of risk to our troops and our security. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, DC) –Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), and seven of his colleagues filed the POLICE Act in the Senate. This follows on Rep. John Carter's (R-TX-31) POLICE Act filed in the House in February. Following Senator Cornyn's action in the Senate, Rep. Carter released the following statement. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) joined Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX-) along with Texas Republican Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and 18 representatives in filing an amicus brief in the case of Aderholt et al. v. Bureau of Land Management et al. The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of landowners along the Red River by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, seeks to protect the landowners' property rights from claims by the federal government's Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) announced six students from Texas District 31 have been accepted to attend the Congress of Future Scientists and Technologists in Lowell, Massachusetts from July 29 to July 1, 2016. The following students have been chosen from Central Texas: Jaleah Heggs, Cedar Park; Kember Campbell, Leander; Patrick Gehlbach, Georgetown; Sean Miller, Round Rock; John Hudec, Temple; Samuel Coleman, Temple. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) voted in support of House Resolution 639 which authorizes the Speaker to file an amicus brief on behalf of the House of Representatives in the case of United States v. Texas. In this court case before the Supreme Court, Texas is challenging the authority of President Obama and his executive amnesty. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) released the following statement after President Obama announced his nomination of Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) released the following statement in regards to the President's plan to shut down Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (GTMO): Read more »

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Today, Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) joined Representative John R. Carter (R-TX-31) in his fight to close a loophole in the current law regarding unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. illegally by filing companion legislation in the Senate. The Protection of Children Act of 2015 (H.R. 1149/S. 2561) will ensure all unaccompanied children who enter the U.S. illegally are processed and safely returned to their home country as soon as possible. Under the current law, Central American children entering the U.S. illegally end up trapped in government red tape instead of being processed by U.S. Customs and returned safely to their home country. Read more »