Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Pay our Armed Forces Act which was then passed in the Senate and was signed into law. The goal of this House legislation was to ensure ALL DoD employees, including contract workers, would be back at work Read more »

Today, Congressman John Carter (R-TX31), Chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced the National Emergency and Disaster Recovery Act. Read more »

Does the President have short-term memory loss? The President of the United States is threatening to veto critical legislation to provide benefits to our veterans. Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) and his Republican House colleagues are fighting for veterans after the President has publicly stated he will not support funding for veterans. Today the House of Representatives passed… Read more »

Congressman John Carter (R-TX31), one of the eight House Republican House Continuing Resolution Conferees, voted today to fund the National Guard and Reservists of the Armed Forces. Read more »

Veterans deserve more respect from President Obama and his administration. Congressman John Carter, (R-TX31) stood up for veterans Wednesday by helping a group of Honor Flight Veterans bypass security tape to enter the World War II Memorial in Washington Read more »

Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) is issuing the following statement regarding the needed delay of the implementation of Obamacare. Rep. Carter was appointed on Tuesday as one of eight House Republican Continuing Resolution Conferees, challenged to work with the Senate’s conference committee to hash out, within conservative fiscal discipline, how to fund the government and provide a… Read more »

Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) has been appointed as one of eight House Republican Continuing Resolution Conferees. Read more »

Regular order is our friend, especially in this fight to delay Obamacare, a system that is undeniably flawed and not even close to being ready for primetime. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) today continued fighting for the conservative values of Central Texans in District 31. The House of Representatives has listened to the American people, voting to fund the government at current levels through December 15. Read more »

Congressman John Carter is standing for soldiers, their families and the American people after voting today for a bill that ensure our men and women continue to receive their pay even if the democrat Senate and President fail to pass a funding bill by Mon Read more »