Representative John Carter (R-TX-31)

Representative John Carter (R-TX-31)
Rookie - House Republican Conference Secretary

Sponsored	Cosponsored	Maverick	Attendance	RBA*
85 points	382 points	104 points	79.2% points	.083 points

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H.R.3851 John Carter 8 Cosponsors 10 points	Non-Citizen Enforcement Act of 2007 To amend various laws imposing criminal penalties to double the maximum penalty for illegal aliens who commit those crimes, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.R.6070 John Carter 69 Cosponsors 5 points	Military Spouses Residency Relief Act To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.4073 John Carter 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Non-Citizen Identification Act To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the issuance of Social Security cards with enhanced security features, to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title, and to provide for the issuance of Social Security cards to illegal aliens, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Monday, November 5, 2007
H.RES.680 John Carter 118 Cosponsors 5 points	Condemning the actions of September 7, 2007, resulting in damage to the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, October 23, 2007
H.R.2682 John Carter 45 Cosponsors 5 points	Military Spouses Employment Act of 2007 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, June 28, 2007

H.R.2455 John Carter 4 Cosponsors 5 points	Social Security Number Non-Proliferation Act of 2007 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the sale, purchase, and display to the general public of the Social Security account number. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 5, 2007
H.R.2368 John Carter 7 Cosponsors 5 points	Social Security Card Fortification Act To provide for updated and secure social security cards. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 25, 2007
H.R.1914 John Carter 25 Cosponsors 5 points	Terrorist Death Penalty Act of 2007 To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure the death penalty for terrorists, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, May 4, 2007
H.R.1879 John Carter 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Marlin, Texas, to the State of Texas. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 23, 2007
H.R.94 John Carter 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To make funds available for program integrity purposes, including the data mining project, under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 6, 2007
H.R.95 John Carter 0 Cosponsors 5 points	To make funds available for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 for program integrity purposes, including the data mining project, under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, February 6, 2007
H.R.332 John Carter 36 Cosponsors 5 points	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, January 18, 2007
H.R.3974 John Carter 31 Cosponsors 20 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 797 Sam Bass Road in Round Rock, Texas, as the "Marine Corps Corporal Steven P. Gill Post Office Building". Became Public Law No: 110-165 on Saturday, June 6, 1970

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H.R.2933 Gary Miller 106 Cosponsors 0 points	Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007 To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes. Read twice on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.3480 Chris Carney 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2007 To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen property where that property consists of grave markers of veterans, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.5443 Ed Royce 51 Cosponsors 0 points	United States-Republic of Korea Defense Cooperation Improvement Act of 2008 To improve defense cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the United States. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.CON.RES.429 Mike Conaway 55 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the importance of the United States wine industry to the American economy. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, October 2, 2008
H.R.404 Henry Cuellar 5 Cosponsors 0 points	Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act To require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Wednesday, October 1, 2008

H.R.1343 Gene Green 247 Cosponsors 0 points	Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes. Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6073 Virginia Foxx 18 Cosponsors 10 points	To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically. Cleared for White House on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.6437 Mike Conaway 33 Cosponsors 6 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as the "Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office". Presented to President on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
H.R.7226 John Shadegg 32 Cosponsors 3 points	Net Worth Certificate Program Act of 2008 To direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to create a "net worth certificate" program along the lines of what Congress enacted in the 1980s for the savings and loan industry. Referred to House committee on Monday, September 29, 2008
H.R.971 Anthony Weiner 189 Cosponsors 0 points	Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act. Placed on the Union Calendar on Sunday, September 28, 2008
H.R.7124 John Shadegg 17 Cosponsors 3 points	To establish procedures for causes and claims relating to the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.R.7148 Sam Johnson 10 Cosponsors 3 points	Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2008 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries for professional services and to allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefits. Referred to House committee on Friday, September 26, 2008
H.RES.1494 Lamar Smith 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of The Christian Science Monitor newspaper. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, September 24, 2008
H.RES.1481 Lamar Smith 51 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Christian Science Monitor newspaper. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
H.R.6813 Steve King 55 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Friday, August 1, 2008
H.R.6041 Silvestre Reyes 20 Cosponsors 3 points	To redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the "Travis C. Johnson Canal". Placed on the Union Calendar on Thursday, July 31, 2008
H.RES.1128 Dave Davis 50 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support of the goals and ideals of National Carriage Driving Month. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.R.5949 Steve LaTourette 28 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Boating Act of 2008 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
H.CON.RES.295 Gus Bilirakis 42 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed Forces. Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, July 17, 2008
H.R.6293 Robin Hayes 34 Cosponsors 0 points	Military Children's School Investment Act To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a discretionary grant program for school construction for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
H.CON.RES.297 Mike Rogers 36 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the integration of the Armed Forces. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, July 15, 2008
H.RES.1255 Tom Cole 43 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Toby Keith's commitment to members of the Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
H.R.2910 Susan Davis 77 Cosponsors 0 points	Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for reimbursement to members of the Armed Forces of tuition for programs of education delayed by military service, for deferment of students loans and reduced interest rates for members of the Armed Forces during periods of military service, and for other purposes. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.6404 Jack Kingston 45 Cosponsors 3 points	Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 26, 2008
H.R.3089 Mac Thornberry 87 Cosponsors 0 points	No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
H.RES.1114 Jeff Fortenberry 53 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Arbor Day Foundation and National Arbor Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.R.6039 Zoe Lofgren 34 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.RES.1076 Buck McKeon 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
H.RES.1106 Dave Reichert 114 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.6048 Mike Turner 58 Cosponsors 6 points	To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation. Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.R.6105 Thaddeus McCotter 4 Cosponsors 3 points	To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that concurrent resolutions on the budget limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
H.RES.986 John Boehner 57 Cosponsors 2 points	Recognizing the courage and sacrifice of those members of the United States Armed Forces who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and calling for a full accounting of the 1,729 members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict. House floor actions on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
H.R.2894 Dutch Ruppersberger 296 Cosponsors 0 points	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Monday, May 19, 2008
H.R.6026 Jerry Lewis 147 Cosponsors 3 points	Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
H.R.5794 Kevin Brady 70 Cosponsors 3 points	Federal Sunset Act of 2008 To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist. Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, May 12, 2008
H.RES.1113 Jeff Fortenberry 54 Cosponsors 0 points	Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.1091 Don Young 112 Cosponsors 1 points	Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Charlton Heston and extending its deepest sympathies to the family of Charlton Heston for the loss of such a great generous man, husband, and father. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.CON.RES.342 Mike Ross 55 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does not serve the public interest. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5868 Steve Pearce 49 Cosponsors 1 points	Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention of members of the Armed Forces on active service or in an active status who would otherwise be retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but who are still medically able to perform noncombat-related military occupational specialties or duties. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.R.5984 Roscoe Bartlett 121 Cosponsors 0 points	Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
H.RES.1122 Marilyn Musgrave 112 Cosponsors 0 points	Recognizing Armed Forces Day. House committee/subcommittee actions on Thursday, May 1, 2008
H.RES.1130 Sam Graves 85 Cosponsors 3 points	Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well being. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
H.R.4169 Todd Tiahrt 16 Cosponsors 7 points	American Braille Flag Memorial Act To authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other Americans. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.RES.1165 Ted Poe 17 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring the life and accomplishments of the actor Jimmy Stewart and the contributions he made to the Nation on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
H.R.5903 Mike Conaway 26 Cosponsors 3 points	To redesignate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, as the "George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building ". Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 25, 2008
H.RES.1016 Tom Feeney 93 Cosponsors 3 points	Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of William F. Buckley, Jr. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.RES.1135 Dean Heller 16 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to reveal her commonsense plan to lower gasoline prices. Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
H.R.900 Jose Serrano 128 Cosponsors 0 points	Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. Placed on the Union Calendar on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.R.5857 Spencer Bachus 32 Cosponsors 3 points	Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008 To establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, improve mortgage disclosures, create an Office of Housing Counseling, to provide incentives to facilitate loan modifications, reform the regulation of the Government Sponsored Enterprises, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, improve home ownership for veterans, reform appraisal activities, and combat mortgage fraud, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
H.CON.RES.320 Sheila Jackson-Lee 74 Cosponsors 0 points	Honoring Army Specialist Monica L. Brown, extending gratitude to her and her family, and pledging continuing support for the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, April 18, 2008
H.R.5846 Anna Eshoo 15 Cosponsors 0 points	Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum for a free and open access broadband service. Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
H.R.5825 Devin Nunes 237 Cosponsors 3 points	Hubbard Act To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.R.5816 Joe Knollenberg 31 Cosponsors 0 points	Coordinated American Response To Extreme Radicals Act To prohibit assistance for the Carter Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. Referred to House committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
H.RES.994 Paul Broun 57 Cosponsors 0 points	Expressing support for designation of a National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day. Passed/agreed to in House on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.R.5784 Kay Granger 18 Cosponsors 0 points	Affordable Health Care Expansion Act of 2008 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance. Referred to House committee on Monday, April 14, 2008
H.RES.838 Thaddeus McCotter 80 Cosponsors 0 points	Welcoming His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his first apostolic visit to the United States. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
H.CON.RES.302 Kay Granger 124 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Referred to Senate committee on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.5673 Kevin McCarthy 45 Cosponsors 0 points	Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense to collect absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters for elections for Federal office and deliver the ballots to State election officials prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election, and for other purposes. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
H.R.4774 Lamar Smith 31 Cosponsors 3 points	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10250 John Saunders Road in San Antonio, Texas, as the "Cyndi Taylor Krier Post Office Building". Referred to Senate subcommittee on Friday, March 28, 2008
H.R.4462 Kay Granger 14 Cosponsors 0 points	Code Talkers Recognition Act To authorize the award of a congressional gold medal on behalf of the Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United States was involved during the 20th Century in recognition of their heroic and dramatic contributions to the Nation, and for other purposes. Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, March 28, 2008
H.R.5646 Paul Broun 48 Cosponsors 0 points	Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008 To protect the second amendment rights of individuals to carry firearms and ammunition in units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System and to require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed. Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 18, 2008
H.CON.RES.315 Joe Wilson 111 Cosponsors 0 points	Supporting the idea that coalition victory in Iraq is possible. Referred to House committee on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.R.4088 Heath Shuler 153 Cosponsors 0 points	Border Law Enforcement Act To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
H.RES.951 Scott Garrett 263 Cosponsors 0 points	Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. Passed/agreed to in House on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
H.R.5229 Roscoe Bartlett 57 Cosponsors 3 points	Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance Transferability Act of 2008 To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill