Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting in favor of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.  "Last night I was proud to vote for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA strengthens our military and provides much needed resources for our men and women in the Armed Forces, including a pay bonus and… Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after the House voted on the fiscal year 2022 appropriations package. 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 »

The National Defense Authorization Act is a historically bipartisan piece of legislation in which Republicans and Democrats come together to do what is best for our nation’s military. I voted in support of H.R.4350, the FY22 NDAA, to ensure that our military has the best possible resources to protect and defend our nation.  Read more »

 Representative John Carter (R-TX) joined Representative Lisa McCain (R-MI) and over 200 of their colleagues in introducing legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 service members who lost their lives in the Kabul terrorist attack. "The men and women who gave their lives protecting their fellow Americans in Afghanistan made the ultimate sacrifice and represent… Read more »

(Washington, DC)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined members of both the House and the Senate in a letter demanding President Biden answer for the devastating consequences of the hasty withdrawal of the U.S. military from Afghanistan. Read more »

"The situation unfolding in Afghanistan right now is an unmitigated, but completely avoidable, disaster. Not only has this poorly managed withdrawal put American lives at risk, it’s also left our allies high and dry. We made a promise to those individuals that aided in the United States’ mission and to see them left behind at the hands of a now emboldened enemy is a disgrace." Read more »

(Killeen, TX) - Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Dr. Marc Nigliazzo announced today that Carter secured $2,990,000 for Texas A&M University- Central Texas in the Defense Appropriations bill that will be on the House floor later this month. If signed into law, the funding will go toward research to limit hardware and software vulnerabilities to cyber-attacks in areas critical to the Department of Defense. Read more »

Today, Representative John Carter (R-TX-31) announced that the U.S. Army has adopted a new directive to address juvenile-on-juvenile sexual misconduct that occurs on installations in response to his legislation, the MINOR Act, and language Carter included in the National Defense Authorization Act. The Army’s new policy will establish installation multidisciplinary teams to address safety, medical, behavioral health, academic and social needs of juveniles involved in juvenile-on-juvenile sexual incidents. It will also require the Army to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency within 24 hours of report of incident. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 256, legislation repealing the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. Read more »