Carter Pushes Combat Status for Fort Hood Casualties The casualties of the radical Islamic terror attack on Fort Hood, Texas on November 5, 2009 should be granted the same combat status as the victims of the radical Islamic terror attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, says Congressman John Carter (R-TX31). Carter, Co-Chairman of the House Army Caucus, today asked Members of the… Read more »

House Passes Continuing Resolution to Cut $312 Billion Over Ten Years The House has approved a bipartisan Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government through September, which the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today confirms will cut this year’s spending by nearly $40 billion – or $78.5 billion less than President Obama proposed in his FY 2011 budget. … Read more »

Carter rejects paycheck for duration of shutdownTexas Congressman John Carter has requested that his paycheck be withheld by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House for the duration of the shutdown. Carter today wrote House CAO Dan Strodel that he did not think it appropriate "for Members of Congress to receive compensation while our service men and women, and their families,… Read more »

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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 »