Carter Calls for Floor Vote on Troops Pay Bill Republican Secretary Urges GOP Leadership to take soldiers’ pay off the table in ongoing budget battleHouse Republican Conference Secretary John Carter today urged all other members of the House Republican leadership team to schedule a floor vote early next week on a bill to continue pay for all military service members in the event of… Read more »

All New Federal Rules Blocked until 2013 under Carter Moratorium on RegulationsBusinesses would be able to expand and hire new employees through the end of 2012 without a regulatory ax hanging over their heads under legislation introduced this week by House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter.The Regulation Moratorium Act of 2011, H.R. 1235, bans implementation of any new federal… Read more »

Coryell County Congressional Outreach Set for April 20 (Copperas Cove, TX) – Coryell County residents will be able to meet with a representative from the office of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock) as part of Congressman Carter’s latest scheduled Congressional Outreach sessions in Central Texas.  The program allows citizens to meet with… Read more »

Carter Continues Push for Coast Guard Fast Boats on Rio Grande(AUSTIN, TEXAS) – The navigable waters of the Rio Grande could be better secured against violent drug cartels and human smugglers by a beefed-up deployment of Coast Guard patrol boats, Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) told state legislators today in Austin.  “These waters are key to securing our borders… Read more »

MEDIA ADVISORYFor immediate release: March 15, 2011Veterans’ Service Dog Use to be protected under new legislation Veterans would be automatically approved to use their service dogs at all Department of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide under bipartisan legislation to be introduced Thursday by House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter. WHO: Congressman John Carter,… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 14, 2011Coryell County Congressional Outreach Session Set for April 6 (GATESVILLE, TX) – Coryell County residents will be able to meet with a representative from the office of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock) as part of Congressman Carter’s latest scheduled Congressional Outreach sessions in Central Texas.  The program… Read more »

Hamilton County Congressional Outreach Set for April 6-7  (ROUND ROCK, TX) – Hamilton County residents will be able to meet with a representative from the office of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock) as part of Congressman Carter’s latest scheduled Congressional Outreach sessions in Central Texas.   The program allows citizens to meet with staff from… Read more »

Milam County Congressional Outreach Sessions Set for March 30 (CAMERON, TEXAS) – Milam County residents will be able to meet with a representative from the office of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock) as part of Congressman Carter’s latest scheduled Congressional Outreach sessions in Central Texas. The program allows citizens to meet with staff from Carter’s office… Read more »

Erath County Congressional Outreach Set for April  7(STEPHENVILLE, TX) – Erath County residents will be able to meet with a representative from the office of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock) as part of Congressman Carter’s latest scheduled Congressional Outreach sessions in Central Texas.  The program allows citizens to meet with… Read more »

Carter Votes to Block IRS 1099 Reporting NightmareSmall businesses would be spared having to file hundreds of new IRS form 1099 reports every year under a bipartisan bill supported by Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX31) that passed the House of Representatives today. H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011, was approved by a wide 314-112… Read more »