(Washington, DC)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined Representative Van Drew (NJ-02) and seven others in introducing the Curbing Reckless Ill-Conceived Spending on Illegal Services (CRISIS) Act to prevent FEMA from using taxpayer dollars to provide assistance to illegal immigrants.   "Hard-earned American taxpayer dollars should not be used to transport… Read more »

(Washington, DC)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined his colleagues in a letter calling on the Biden Administration to ensure that Congress is included in any new Iran Deal.   “We have already seen the failed outcomes of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action imposed under President Obama," said Representative John Carter. "Choosing to ignore Congress is… Read more »

(Washington, DC)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined his colleagues on the Appropriations Committee in a letter calling on Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, to provide answers on the use of Americans' hard-earned tax dollars to fund the transportation of illegal immigrants across the United States.   “The Biden Administration created… Read more »

(Washington, DC)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined his colleagues in cosponsoring the Airline Passenger Identification Act, which prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from accepting arrest warrants and other immigration documents as identification at airport security. Under President Biden's immigration policies, illegal immigrants have been allowed to… Read more »

(Washington, DC)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after the House passed, H.R. 6617, the Short-Term Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government for an additional three weeks.   “If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times, governing by continuing resolution is not good governance. It’s important that good faith negotiations on… Read more »

(Washington, DC)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined his colleagues in a letter to Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, urging the Treasury Department to implement measures to alleviate the IRS backlog and bring relief to the American taxpayer during this tax return season.   "While every federal agency has been impacted by COVID-19, the IRS has been hit particularly hard… Read more »

(Washington, DC) - Representative John Carter (TX-31) co-sponsored the "Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act" to improve the quality, transparency, and accessibility of seniors' health care.   "Too often seniors' quality and timeliness of healthcare is delayed due to issues that arise with prior authorization," said Representative Carter. "Instead of focusing on… Read more »

(Washington, DC) - Representative John Carter (TX-31), Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Cornyn (R-TX), and Representatives Pete Sessions (TX-17) and Roger Williams (TX-25) sent a letter to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of United Airlines, Scott Kirby, to address United's decision to stop service out of Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport and Easterwood Field Airport in College… Read more »

(Washington, DC) - Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).   "The National Defense Authorization Act equips our nation's military and ensures they have the best possible resources to maintain readiness. Yesterday, I voted on a bill that increases pay for service… Read more »

(Round Rock, TX) - Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced the winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge.   Every year members of Congress host the Congressional App Challenge encouraging students from their district to create and code a digital app. Middle and high school students can enter the national competition and compete with fellow students from the… Read more »