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Carter, John R.

House · Texas, District 31 · C001051Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current22766298%
118th91501,06387%
117th614798699%
116th911084188%
115th81141,17097%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentHouseTexas31Republican
118thHouseTexas31Republican
117thHouseTexas31Republican
116thHouseTexas31Republican
115thHouseTexas31Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
97%
1170/1209 cast
Sponsored
8
bills
Cosponsored
114
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354Not votingAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th8
—Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017hr 1133—Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018hr 3355—Justice Served Act of 2018hr 4854—Protection of Children Act of 2017hr 495—MINOR Acthr 5392—Department of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer Authorization Acthr 6447—Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Army should report on the status of future Ground Combat Vehicles of the Army.hres 238—Supporting the goal of ensuring that members of the Armed Forces have opportunities to receive career technical education training and credentialing opportunities during their term of service to ensure they can transition directly into in-demand civilian careers.hres 613
Cosponsored · 115th114
—Recognizing the significance of the parsonage allowance to the Nation's religious and spiritual communities.hconres 129—Expressing the sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged.hconres 72—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.hjres 40—Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.hjres 42—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.hjres 43—Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.hjres 51—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act.hjres 73—Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017hr 1156—ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017hr 1171—Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Acthr 1179—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 River Street in Tilden, Texas, as the "Tilden Veterans Post Office".hr 1207—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9155 Schaefer Road, Converse, Texas, as the "Converse Veterans Post Office Building".hr 1208—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, as the "Mission Veterans Post Office Building".hr 1209—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 W. Goodwin Street, Pleasanton, Texas, as the "Pleasanton Veterans Post Office".hr 1210—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 N. Main Street, Encinal, Texas, as the "Encinal Veterans Post Office".hr 1211—Community Financial Institution Exemption Acthr 1264—Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Acthr 1314—RFS Reform Act of 2017hr 1315—Repeal Sequestration for Defense Acthr 1441—FOCA Acthr 1552—Israel Anti-Boycott Acthr 1697—ObamaCare Repeal Acthr 175—New IDEA Acthr 176—Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018hr 184—Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017hr 1881—Support Our Military Caregivers Acthr 1910—Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017hr 198—SIGN Acthr 2029—Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 2130—CLEARR Act of 2017hr 2133
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H2TX31044 · CARTER, JOHN R REP. → (House TX) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$1,217,908$1,587,961$41,439
2022$1,339,836$1,128,750$411,491
2020$2,168,868$2,223,167$200,406
2018$1,820,253$1,968,957$254,705
2016$1,062,408$1,257,078$403,410
1 authorized/associated committee · 100 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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