Rep. Carter, John R.

Republican · Texas-31 · House of Representatives

John Rice Carter is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative representing Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003. He is a Republican. The district includes the northern suburbs of Austin, as well as Fort Hood.

Voting record

• Participation: shows up to vote 96% of the time.
• Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 16.6% of the time.
• Alignment with the district's political lean: 70.4%.
• Bills sponsored: 141; passed into law: 7.

Recent votes by Rep. Carter, John R.

• Voted Yea on Funds Congress and legislative agencies for 2025 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
• Voted Nay on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
• Voted Yea on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
• Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• Voted Not Voting on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
• Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
• Voted Not Voting on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
• Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
• Voted Yea on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
• Voted Nay on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
• Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
• Voted Yea on House sets debate rules for 2025 funding bills — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
• Voted Yea on Bill title unclear; insufficient text provided — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
• Voted Nay on Limits temporary U.S. Attorney appointments by judges — D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
• Voted Yea on Remote health monitoring for pregnant Medicaid patients — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

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• Rep. Crockett, Jasmine (Democrat)
• Sen. Cruz, Ted (Republican)
• Rep. Cuellar, Henry (Democrat)

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