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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 · 118th Congress · historical · House
Participation
87%
1063/1222 cast
Sponsored
9
bills
Cosponsored
150
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 118th 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 votes118th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2023-01-03
ProceduralYeaPassed2023-01-04
ProceduralYeaPassed2023-01-05
ProceduralYeaPassed2023-01-06
ProceduralYeaFailed2023-01-06
HRES 5YeaPassed2023-01-09
HRES 5NayFailed2023-01-09
HRES 5YeaPassed2023-01-09
HR 23NayFailed2023-01-09
HR 23YeaPassed2023-01-09
HRES 11YeaPassed2023-01-10
HRES 12YeaPassed2023-01-10
Sponsored · 118th9
—Protection of Children Act of 2023hr 2417—School Security Enhancement Acthr 2483—USA Act of 2023hr 3217—READI Acthr 3632—Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024hr 4366—School Security Enhancement Acthr 5184—Driving Forward Acthr 8041—Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025hr 8580—Recruit and Retain Act of 2023hr 898
Cosponsored · 118th150
—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 13—Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel.hconres 57—Affirming the vital importance to the United States and its allies and partners of actions necessary to preserve peace, security, and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.hconres 98—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".hjres 144—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".hjres 163—To acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Vietnam War and formally apologize for the treatment they received upon returning home.hjres 33—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".hjres 44—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Executive Officer for Immigration Review relating to "Circumvention of Lawful Pathways".hjres 83—Farmer Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act of 2024hr 10045—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 802 North Tancahua Street in Corpus Christi, Texas, as the "Captain Robert E. 'Bob' Batterson Post Office".hr 10065—South Texas Agriculture Emergency Assistance Acthr 10113—Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1015—Juneteenth Museum Act of 2024hr 10190—Sheila Jackson Lee Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Acthr 10228—250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Acthr 1096—GUARD VA Benefits Acthr 1139—Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023hr 1147—National Right-to-Work Acthr 1200—FOCA Act of 2023hr 1209—Military Spouse Hiring Acthr 1277—Immigration Authorization Act of 2023hr 1285—Old Glory Only Acthr 146—Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Acthr 1477—Hearing Protection Acthr 152—Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Acthr 1564—Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023hr 1610—BNA Fairness Acthr 1732—Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2023hr 1761—Aviation Workforce Development Acthr 1818—Foreign Influence Transparency Acthr 1819
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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