On Friday, Congressman John Carter (TX-31) and over 100 House members sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging reauthorization and additional funding for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the next Coronavirus response package. Read more »

Today, Congressman John Carter (TX-31) released the follow statement after the House passed both FY20 Consolidated Appropriations bills. These bills provide substantial investments for Ft. Hood, provide a pay raise for soldiers, prioritize national security, direct resources to school safety and support veterans. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after voting against H. Res. 660. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) released the following statement after opposing partisan effort to prevent consideration of measure to condemn and censure Rep. Adam Schiff. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) congratulated Texas law enforcement officers that were awarded the Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award by the Department of Justice during a visit to Washington, D.C. today. The officers were awarded the honor for their brave service to safely rescue two Round Rock children that were kidnapped. Read more »

U.S. Rep. John Carter, the Republican from Round Rock who represents Fort Hood, has filed legislation that would order military installations around the country to enter into agreements with local prosecutors to prosecute sexual assaults committed by juveniles on base. The bill is based on an agreement reached recently by Fort Hood officials, the U.S. Attorney’s… Read more »

Last night, the House passed Congressman John Carter's (TX-31) Justice Served Act, a bill that will direct funding to state and local jurisdictions to aid in the prosecution of violent criminals who have been identified through newly discovered DNA evidence. Read more »

The Justice Served Act, which just passed in the House, says that at least 5% of federal money set aside for testing rape kits should go toward prosecuting cold cases. The Justice Served Act, passed by the US House of Representatives on Tuesday evening by a 377–1 vote, would mandate that 5% to 7% of the money used by the Department of Justice for testing rape kits… Read more »

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Congressman John Carter (TX-31) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Justice Served Act this week. This bill directs funding to state and local jurisdictions to prosecute violent criminals who have been identified through newly discovered DNA evidence. They are joined by Representatives Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Bill Pascrell (NJ-09) Ted Poe (TX-02), John Ratcliffe (TX-04), Dave Reichert (WA-08), Adam Schiff (CA-28), Lamar Smith (TX-21), and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) in introducing this important legislation. For far too long, cold cases have sat dormant on investigators' desks because there has been no identifiable suspect. This bill will ensure those found responsible through new DNA evidence are prosecuted. Read more »