Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31) released the following statement after co-sponsoring the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 Read more »

Representative John Carter (R-TX-31) comments on today's Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges et. al: "Today, the Supreme Court redefined marriage, and paved the way for same sex marriage to be legal in all 50 states, regardless of law in those states, such as Texas. Read more »

Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31) voted to defund Obamacare, protect the life of the unborn, and create jobs and job opportunities for our veterans by voting in favor of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services funding bill. Read more »

Representative John Carter (R-TX-31) released the following statement in regards to the Supreme Court's ruling on King v Burwell, in regards to subsidies covered by the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Read more »

Statement by U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX-31) on the Hutto Police Officer, Sergeant Chris Kelley, who was killed in the line of duty Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, which would give Congress the authority to reject or confirm any trade decision President Obama makes. The House did not vote on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), no vote is scheduled on TPP, and none will be until all countries involved finalize negotiations and the public has been able to review TPP for at least 60 days. Read more »

Today I voted to cut funding to the Internal Revenue Service, through passage of the overall FY16 Financial Services Appropriations Bill in the House Appropriations Committee. Read more »

Today, Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31) voted to rein in an out of control Environmental Protection Agency, and put jobs and the economy above unreasonable, over regulation. The vote was in support of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill of 2016 that passed out of the House Appropriations Committee, today. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, DC)-Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31) named Chief Warrant Officer Four (RET) Anthony Triola as his representative to Killeen, Ft. Hood, Harker Heights, and to Veteran's associations. Triola will be based out of Rep. Carter's district office in Temple, Texas. Read more »

(WASHINGTON, D.C)- Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2685, the fiscal year 2016 (FY16) Defense Appropriations Act which funds critical national security needs, military operations, and health and quality of life programs for the men and women of our Armed Forces and their families. Read more »