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Carter, John R.

Carter, John R.

R · Republican Texas District 31 house

Term since 2003

1,421
119th Congress Pts
Jan 2025 – present

Legislator Scorecard

Ranked among 439 Representatives · 119th Congress

A snapshot of how active this member has been in the 119th Congress, ranked against the other Representatives in their chamber. Percentiles show where they land versus their peers, higher means more active. Everything below reflects recorded legislative work only, never party or position.

Legislative profile
Committee Workhorse
Works the committee track — active on committee passage and amendments.
Overall activity
#380 of 439
Top 87% of Representatives
Vote participation
98%
643 of 657 recorded votes
Cross-party cosponsorships 12% of cosponsorships· #342 in chamber ↗
Cross-party votes 2 of the other party’s bills· #213 in chamber ↗
Floor votes 53rd percentile
Bills introduced 5th percentile
Cosponsorships 8th percentile
Amendments 97th percentile
Cross-party cosponsors 22nd percentile
Cross-party votes 52nd percentile

Ranks compare legislative activity within the House only. Strictly non-partisan: based solely on recorded legislative activity, not positions or party.

Upcoming Legislative Activity

Scoring opportunities this week
HR 8469

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 455.

⚡ Floor vote expected soon, scoring opportunity

HR 8580

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.

⚡ Floor vote expected soon, scoring opportunity

Bills sponsored by Carter, John R. currently advancing through Congress
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Points Breakdown

2nd Session · 2026
🗳️ Vote Cast Floor vote cast Earned each time the member votes yea or nay on a recorded floor vote. Roll-call votes are the clearest public record of where a member stands, and showing up to cast them is the most basic duty of the job.
290 votes +580 pts
🤜 Bill Cosponsored Co-sponsored a bill The member added their name in support of a colleague's bill. Co-sponsorship is the main way members build the coalitions a bill needs to advance, without being the lead sponsor.
17 bills +17 pts
🌉 Bipartisan Bonus Bipartisan co-sponsor bonus Awarded when a co-sponsorship crosses party lines. Bipartisan support is one of the strongest predictors that a bill will actually become law, so it earns extra credit here.
4 bills +12 pts
❌ Missed Vote Missed vote The member was absent and cast no vote on a recorded question. Missed votes are tracked publicly and can signal anything from a scheduling conflict to disengagement, so this is a penalty by default.
4 missed -12 pts
🗳 Cross-Party Vote Cross-party vote bonus Awarded when a member votes yea on final passage of a substantive bill whose lead sponsor is from the other party. Voting to pass the other side's bill is a public, recorded act of reaching across the aisle, and it is rarer than a bipartisan co-sponsorship, so it earns more.
2 votes +10 pts
✅ Amendment Adopted Amendment adopted One of the member's proposed amendments was accepted into the bill. Getting an amendment adopted takes negotiation and timing, so it rewards effective legislating, not just effort.
1 amendments +10 pts
📜 Bill Introduced (solo) Bill introduced (solo) The member formally introduced a bill with no co-sponsors. Thousands of bills are introduced each Congress and most never advance, but introducing one is how every law begins.
2 bills +2 pts
📝 Amendment Sponsored Amendment sponsored The member proposed a specific change to a bill being debated. Amendments are how legislation gets shaped on the floor and in committee, line by line, before a final vote.
1 amendments +1 pts
➖ Present Voted present The member was on the floor but formally declined to take a side, voting present rather than yea or nay. It is a deliberate, recorded choice, sometimes used to avoid a conflict of interest, so it is neutral by default.
1 present +0 pts
Session Total 620 pts

Points by Week

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Activity by Week

Week 26 Aug 31 – Sep 6
+28 pts this week
14 events W26 Total: +28 pts
Week 23 Jul 20 – Jul 26
+68 pts this week
35 events W23 Total: +68 pts
Week 22 Jul 13 – Jul 19
+37 pts this week
17 events W22 Total: +37 pts
Week 19 Jun 8 – Jun 14
+31 pts this week
16 events W19 Total: +31 pts
Week 18 Jun 1 – Jun 7
+37 pts this week
Jun 2, 2026 +1
19 events W18 Total: +37 pts
Week 17 May 18 – May 24
+34 pts this week
18 events W17 Total: +34 pts
Week 16 May 11 – May 17
+52 pts this week
23 events W16 Total: +52 pts
Week 14 Apr 27 – May 3
+36 pts this week
18 events W14 Total: +36 pts
Week 12 Apr 13 – Apr 19
+33 pts this week
17 events W12 Total: +33 pts
Week 11 Mar 23 – Mar 29
+24 pts this week
Mar 25, 2026 +2
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12 events W11 Total: +24 pts
Week 10 Mar 16 – Mar 22
+18 pts this week
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9 events W10 Total: +18 pts
Week 8 Mar 2 – Mar 8
+18 pts this week
9 events W8 Total: +18 pts
Week 7 Feb 23 – Mar 1
+16 pts this week
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8 events W7 Total: +16 pts
Week 6 Feb 9 – Feb 15
+32 pts this week
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18 events W6 Total: +32 pts
Week 5 Feb 2 – Feb 8
+20 pts this week
10 events W5 Total: +20 pts
Week 4 Jan 26 – Feb 1
+1 pts this week
Jan 30, 2026 +1
1 events W4 Total: +1 pts
Week 3 Jan 19 – Jan 25
+35 pts this week
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18 events W3 Total: +35 pts
Week 2 Jan 12 – Jan 18
+40 pts this week
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21 events W2 Total: +40 pts
Week 1 Jan 5 – Jan 11
+22 pts this week
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12 events W1 Total: +22 pts