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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 · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
88%
841/953 cast
Sponsored
9
bills
Cosponsored
110
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 116th 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 votes116th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaFailed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6NayPassed2019-01-03
HJRES 1YeaFailed2019-01-03
HJRES 1NayPassed2019-01-03
HR 21YeaFailed2019-01-03
HR 21NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-04
HR 269YeaPassed2019-01-08
Sponsored · 116th9
—Military Base Operations and Infrastructure Innovative Management Acthr 2450—Military Spouses Employment Acthr 2667—Protection of Children Act of 2019hr 3940—School Security Enhancement Acthr 4951—More Choice for Career Training Act of 2020hr 7737—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the employer credit for paid family and medical leave.hr 7861—MINOR Acthr 8413—Policing Transparency Acthr 8597—Recognizing Survivors Victory Day to celebrate and honor the victims and survivors of trauma.hres 715
Cosponsored · 116th110
—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 20—Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019hr 1043—President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Dollar Coin Acthr 1173—Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Acthr 1225—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office".hr 1250—North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019hr 132—Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Acthr 1327—Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Acthr 1349—Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1396—ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019hr 1407—Social Security Fairness Act of 2019hr 141—Hearing Protection Acthr 155—Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019hr 1605—NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019hr 1671—Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Acthr 1700—Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019hr 1773—Children of Fallen Ser­vice­mem­bers AMT Relief Act of 2019hr 1791—United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Acthr 1837—Restoring Investment in Improvements Acthr 1869—Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Acthr 1896—Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019hr 19—Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2019hr 1959—Second Chance at Life Act of 2019hr 2010—Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019hr 2054—I–14 Expansion and Improvement Act of 2019hr 2220—Nuclear Powers America Act of 2019hr 2314—Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019hr 2321—To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Odessa, Texas, as the "Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic".hr 2334—Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2019hr 24—Tobacco to 21 Acthr 2411
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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