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 »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, which increases budget caps and ends sequestration. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) today sent a letter to House Chief Administrative Officer, Phil Kiko, to request his salary be withheld until an appropriations agreement takes effect and our troops are paid. Read more »

In a statement, Rep. Mark Walker said "As long as 100,000 active-duty servicemen and servicewomen based in North Carolina are defending our freedom with no pay, the very least I can do is lead by example." U.S. Congressman Mark Walker (R-N.C.) is refusing his salary during the government shutdown. On Saturday, Walker sent a letter to Philip G. Kiko, the Chief… Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after Senate Democrats obstructed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through February 16th and reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for six years. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (TX-31) cosponsored H.R. 4396, the Member and Employee Training and Oversight on Congress Act of 2017 (ME TOO Congress Act). Read more »

Today, Rep. John R. Carter released the following statement on President Trump's FY18 budget request released this morning, which includes increases in national security, homeland security, and justice programs. The President's request includes $668 billion for national defense, $54 billion above the budget cap in current law, fully offsetting this increase with non-defense reductions. It also includes $44.1 billion for Homeland Security and $27.7 billion for the Justice department. This includes $2.6 billion in border security infrastructure and technology, $300 million for additional Border Patrol agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) law enforcement personnel, and $1.5 billion for expanded detention and removal of illegal immigrants. Read more »

Today, Rep. John R. Carter supported a bipartisan measure that will keep the government funded through December 9 of this year. The bill funds discretionary government operations at the rate they were funded in fiscal year 2016, minus an across-the-board reduction of 0.496 percent. In addition, the legislation includes the text of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and includes supplemental appropriations for Zika prevention and response. Read more »