The Round Rock Police Department will be able to enhance its communication efforts as a result of a $13,336 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Congressman John Carter (R-TX) announced today.The department is the recipient of an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, which is meant to help communities prevent and control crime."Having spent the past more than… Read more »

A month after House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) admitted failure to report nearly a million dollars in assets on federal disclosure forms, the lack of any action by the House Democratic Caucus on the new ethics violations or the continuing 15-month investigation of multiple ethics and tax violation charges against the man who oversees the Internal Revenue Service demands… Read more »

House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) will host an hour of live Special Orders Speeches tonight on CPSAN on restoring the Rule of Law on issues like ACORN; giving the public, the media, and Congress a minimum three days to read bills before voting; reigning in the dozens of "Czars" now running the federal government without Senate approval; a first ever audit… Read more »

House Republicans will celebrate the revival of the Rule of Law during special orders speeches tonight on CSPAN, as Members join Conference Secretary John Carter in reviewing last week’s vote to ban federal funding for ACORN, the continuing fight to seek a full audit of the Federal Reserve, and to hold U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to the same tax penalty standards as UBS… Read more »

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Constitutionality of Auto Industry Takeover Questioned on House Floor The Obama Administration actions in the U.S. auto industry may be in violation of the Constitution, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter, who raised serious questions tonight on the House floor concerning the legality of ongoing Administration involvement in the private sector.The former Texas… Read more »

Carter Votes for New Consumer Credit Card ProtectionsU.S. Rep. John Carter today voted to approve H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act to eliminate spikes in credit card interest rates and curb predatory credit card practices. The bill passed the House by a broad 357-70 bipartisan margin."I have concerns with passing new federal credit regulations during a recession,… Read more »

Hate Crimes Bill in Violation of U.S. Constitution The Hate Crimes bill being pushed for a vote by leftist Democrats in the U.S. House today is in direct conflict with the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of religion and speech, and of equal protection under the law, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter, who is vigorously lobbying for defeat… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today during a House Judiciary Committee markup, U.S. Representative John R. Carter (TX-31) urged his colleagues to support the Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act, legislation that would reduce the growing number of lawsuits against a range of nonprofit youth and hi... Read more »

This past Sunday, the excitement of the Iraqi elections woke me up from a dead sleep. Just a little over two weeks ago, I returned from the last congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Afghanistan where I had the opportunity to be briefed by military and country leaders on the historic el... Read more »