Carter, Colleagues Draw Link between AIG Bonus Scandal, Wild Federal Spending, and Systemic Ethics Violations in U.S. House (WASHINGTON, DC) – AIG use of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to pay bonuses to its millionaire employees was a predictable result of systemic ethics failur... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative John R. Carter (TX-31) today voted in favor of a bill that will prevent tax increases on millions of average Americans. H.R. 4297, the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005, will extend a number of pro-growth policies that are important to small bu... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative John R. Carter (TX-31, Round Rock) voted for and praised the passage of the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005, H.R. 8. The bill, which Carter is a co-sponsor of, passed by a vote of 272-162. Under the existing law the elimination of the Death Tax... Read more »

Tax season is approaching rapidly, and so is the stress and anxiety that often accompany the process of filing and paying taxes. Each year about this time we are all anxious about receiving our W2 Forms and filing our taxes. At one time or another we have all tried to get out of doing them ourselves... Read more »

Washington, DC – Late this afternoon Chairman Jerry Lewis, of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the appointment of U.S. Representative John R. Carter (TX-31, Round Rock) to the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and Foreign Operations Subcommittees. "I am... Read more »

Washington, DC - Late last night the House Republican Steering Committee placed U.S. Representative John R. Carter (TX-31) on the prestigious Appropriations Committee. "The steering committee recognized the area's need for representation in the appropriations process and the growing importan... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Rep. Kevin Brady as they announced the introduction of the Sales Tax Deduction Permanency bill. Carter said, "Texas' no income tax policy is about as sacred as the Alamo. Texans deserve fair tr.. Read more »