Last night, the House passed Congressman John Carter's (TX-31) Department of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer Authorization Act. This legislation will create a Chief Data Officer in each of DHS' twenty-two components to collect all statistics, analytics and policies to ensure a more timely response to requests from Congress and the public. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) has introduced H.R. 6447, the Department of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer Authorization Act, to increase transparency between the agency, Congress and the public. This legislation creates a Chief Data Officer in each of DHS' twenty-two components to collate all statistics, analytics and policies to ensure a more timely response to requests from Congress and the public. Read more »

Today, Congressman John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after the House passed the FY 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, providing much-needed longer-term funding for our Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies, and border security infrastructure. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) - along with Representatives Bob Goodlatte (VA-06), Raúl Labrador (ID-01), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Martha McSally (AZ-02), and Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05)- introduced the Securing America's Future Act. Read more »

U.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31) voted in favor of an additional $36.5 billion supplemental appropriation in disaster relief for Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and California. As Chairman of Homeland Security Appropriations, Rep. Carter, joined by many members of the Texas Congressional Delegation, pushed to ensure billions of dollars go to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, including $11 billion for flood insurance debt repayment. This legislation also includes critical funding for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in support of Hurricane recovery, and designates funding to assist communities in Northern California in the wake of the region's devastating wildfires. Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressmen Michael McCaul (TX-10), John Carter (TX-31) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) applaud the House passage of S. 1617 – Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017 - to honor the fallen U.S. Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr. Read more »

Rep. Carter (TX-31) voted in favor of, and the House of Representatives passed, legislation containing $15.25 billion in emergency funding to provide immediate response and recovery for Hurricane Harvey-ravaged communities. The legislation will now be sent to the President for his signature. Read more »

Today, Rep. John Carter (TX-31) voted in favor of emergency funding legislation to address response and recovery needs from Hurricane Harvey. The bill contains the full amount requested by the Administration – totaling $7.85 billion in emergency funding, including $7.4 billion for FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund. It also includes $450 million to support the Small Business Administration's disaster loan program to assist small businesses and homeowners as they begin to rebuild. Rep. Carter released the following statement regarding the passage of the legislation. Read more »

Today, Rep. Carter (R-TX-31) released the following statement regarding President Trump's direction of Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA) reform to Congress Read more »

Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding his support for House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen's legislation to provide $7.85 billion in emergency funding to address the immediate needs of Hurricane Harvey: Read more »