Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after the House passed the CARES Act. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after President Donald Trump gave his State of the Union address to the nation. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting in favor of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Representative Rick Larsen's (WA-02) legislation to change the tax law for Gold Star families receiving survivor benefits. The Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act updates the federal tax law to count Survivor Benefit Plan annuities paid to a minor beneficiary as earned income, so the payment would not fall under the Alternative Minimum Tax. The legislation was included within a larger package, H.R. 1994 the SECURE Act. Read more »

Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced a resolution to expose the Socialist policies of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal and to prove that fully implementing the proposal is clearly impossible. Read more »

On Military Spouses Appreciation Day 2019, Representative John Carter (TX-31) introduced the Military Spouses Employment Act to provide employers a new tax credit to hire qualified military spouses. Read more »

Representatives John Carter (R-TX) and Rick Larsen (D-WA) yesterday introduced the Children of Fallen Warriors AMT Relief Act, legislation that would change tax law to count Survivor Benefit Plan annuity paid to a minor beneficiary as earned income, so the payments are not subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) has pledged his support for Congressman Kevin Brady's Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act by cosponsoring the legislation. This bill will eliminate Social Security's Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a new formula that ensures teachers, firefighters police officers, and other public servants receive Social Security benefits based on work history. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after the U.S. Army officially announced that the new Futures Command center would be located in Austin, Texas. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after he joined his colleagues in the House in passing H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Read more »