Rep. John R. Carter

Recent Activity

• Jan. 26 Cosponsored HR4466: To amend section 1502 of title 5, United States Code, to permit law enforcement officers to be candidates for sheriff, and for other purposes.

• Jan. 25 Cosponsored HR4220: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to small business concerns and employment assistance, and for other purposes.

• Jan. 20 Cosponsored HRES1025: Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for members of the Armed Forces who fight terrorism and the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Government should pay for the legal expenses of members of the Armed F…

• Dec. 15 Cosponsored HRES977: Honoring Navy SEALs Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe, and Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas for their heroic actions in the capture of Ahmed Hashim Abed, the mastermind behind of one of the most n…

• Dec. 14 Cosponsored HRES966: Calling on the President and the Secretary of Education to fire Kevin Jennings from his post as "Safe Schools Czar".

• Dec. 09 Cosponsored HR4262: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a two-thirds recorded vote in the House of Representatives and in the Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt, and for other purposes.

• Sponsored HR4267: To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend whistleblower protections to a member of the Armed Forces who alerts Department of Defense investigation or law enforcement organizations, a person or organization in the member's chain of command,…

• Dec. 07 Cosponsored HRES951: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.

• Dec. 01 Sponsored HR4172: To provide the same penalty rate for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore accounts as was afforded Timothy Geithner with respect to his failure to pay self-employment taxes with respect to his compensation from the I…

• Cosponsored HR4175: To protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals.

• Cosponsored HRES852: Recognizing and commending Biblica for contributions made to the United States, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HRES704: Deploring the ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq.

• Nov. 30 Cosponsored HR3693: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes.

• Cosponsored HR4103: To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.

• Nov. 18 Cosponsored HR4127: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that alien unprivileged enemy belligerents may only be tried by military commissions if tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be sought.

• Cosponsored HRES911: Requesting the Attorney General to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations regarding the organization ACORN.

• Cosponsored HR3706: To require borrowers under FHA-insured mortgages for single-family housing to make downpayments of at least 5 percent and to prohibit financing of closing costs under such mortgages.

• Cosponsored HRES809: Honoring the fact-finding reporting done by Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe III in their investigation in the fraudulent and illegal practices and misuse of taxpayer dollars by the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN).

• Nov. 17 Cosponsored HR4110: To repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

• Cosponsored HR3464: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of the founding of the National Future Farmers of America Organization.