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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
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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

hr5498-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to provide to certain aliens covered shelter or housing on military installations located in the United States.

1 clause Sep 14, 2023
Defense Contractors

hres683-118

Cosponsor Passed House

Expressing support for the diplomatic relations required to encourage the Government of Mexico to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual basis to the United States under the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.

1 clause Sep 13, 2023
Agriculture

hr5202-118

Cosponsor Reported

To reauthorize the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Aug 11, 2023
Native American Tribal Government Recreation & Sports General Public Federal Government

hr5084-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office.

0 clauses Jul 28, 2023

hr4563-118

Cosponsor Reported

To promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes.

341 clauses Jul 11, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

hr4313-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Civil Rights Advocacy Education Transportation

hr3968-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 9, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Immigration Services

hr3381-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Attorney General to establish the National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 16, 2023
Education

hres396-118

Cosponsor In Committee

In honor of mothers, recognizing the significance of motherhood and the impact mothers have on raising the next generation, on the occasion of Mother’s Day.

1 clause May 11, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers

hr2-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

92 clauses May 2, 2023
National Security Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government

hres90-118

Cosponsor Passed House

Demanding that the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan.

1 clause Apr 25, 2023

hr734-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

14 clauses Apr 25, 2023
Educational Services Education Student Athletes Federal Government

hr2754-118

Cosponsor Reported

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building.

0 clauses Apr 20, 2023

hr2427-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people, in recognition of their highly distinguished service in the Vietnam war and the fight against communism.

2 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Native American Tribes Scientific Research Homeowners Federal Government

hr1819-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to limit the exemption from the registration requirements of such Act for persons engaging in activities in furtherance of bona fide religious, scholastic, academic, or scientific pursuits or the fine arts to activities which do not promote the political agenda of a foreign government, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the disclosures of foreign gifts by institutions, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 28, 2023
Consumers Foreign Businesses Education Environmental Groups

hr1841-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 28, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Regulated Industries

hres234-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the commemoration of the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Thailand.

1 clause Mar 17, 2023
Regulated Industries

hr1564-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the designation of the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion as foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 10, 2023
National Security Homeowners Federal Government Veterans

hr1277-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Business

hr1209-118

Cosponsor Reported

To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Feb 27, 2023
Labor Health Care Providers

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