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John R. Carter

John R. Carter

R TX-31 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 31)
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Defense

+160
Helped 1349 Hurt 1189 Unclear 1746

Finance

+108
Helped 658 Hurt 550 Mixed 2 Unclear 550

Healthcare

+224
Helped 518 Hurt 294 Unclear 600

Government Operations

-1
Helped 72 Hurt 73 Unclear 959

Energy

-66
Helped 322 Hurt 388 Mixed 3 Unclear 247

Education

+15
Helped 283 Hurt 268 Unclear 310

Environment

-70
Helped 91 Hurt 161 Unclear 571

Transportation

+25
Helped 271 Hurt 246 Unclear 296

Agriculture

+172
Helped 358 Hurt 186 Unclear 186

Criminal Justice

-29
Helped 260 Hurt 289 Mixed 4 Unclear 85

Veterans Affairs

+238
Helped 391 Hurt 153 Unclear 89

Trade

+62
Helped 228 Hurt 166 Unclear 59

Immigration

-187
Helped 53 Hurt 240 Mixed 4 Unclear 127

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Housing

+119
Helped 208 Hurt 89 Unclear 32

Technology

+46
Helped 163 Hurt 117 Unclear 45

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Appropriations

+46
Helped 135 Hurt 89 Unclear 15

Labor

-9
Helped 66 Hurt 75 Unclear 88

Foreign Policy

+31
Helped 101 Hurt 70 Unclear 50
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

17193 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1891), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Legislative Branch (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (546), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (370), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (325), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (232), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (204), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2050), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Smithsonian (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (227), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (237), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (171), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (156), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (137), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (180), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+306
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+376
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+123
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +157
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
- - +57
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +20
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
- - +88
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +39
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +147
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+32
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- - +153
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- -112

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr750-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for education.

4 clauses Jan 28, 2025
Federal Administration Education

hr723-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for the administration of an election for Federal office, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 24, 2025
Education

hr722-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Life at Conception Act

1 clause Jan 24, 2025
Health Care Providers & Services Civic & Social Organizations General Public

hr662-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Promoting Domestic Energy Production Act

1 clause Jan 23, 2025
Professional Services Oil & Gas Energy Government

hr649-119

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk.

5 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Students School Food Service Dairy Processing Dairy

hr7-119

Cosponsor In Committee

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

14 clauses Jan 22, 2025
State and Local Government Insurance Carriers General Public Ambulatory Health Care Services

hr556-119

Cosponsor Reported

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

5 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Environment Government Trade

hr516-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

1 clause Jan 16, 2025
Transportation Government Railroads Taxpayers

hr539-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025
State Government Medicare Government Taxpayers

hres50-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who seized control of our southern border.

0 clauses Jan 16, 2025

hr425-119

Cosponsor Reported

Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

5 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Finance Business Regulation Professional Services Government

hr452-119

Cosponsor Signed into Law

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

30 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Federal Government Agencies Government - Treasury General Public Collectibles

hr318-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Border Safety and Security Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 9, 2025
Courts Government Immigration Law Enforcement

hr282-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the Chief Zeb Smith Post Office.

0 clauses Jan 9, 2025

hr273-119

Cosponsor In Committee

REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Foreign Government Government Immigration Advocacy Groups

hr309-119

Cosponsor In Committee

National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act.

5 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Government Education Museums Law Enforcement

hr255-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".

0 clauses Jan 9, 2025

hr38-119

Cosponsor Reported

Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

8 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Government Public Safety Law Enforcement Retail

hr142-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.

10 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Civic and Social Organizations Public Administration Oil & Gas Extraction All Industries

hr25-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

73 clauses Jan 3, 2025
General Public Real Estate Government Healthcare

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