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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

U.S. Representative · GA-1 · Republican

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.80· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 64 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Carter’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 44
  2. Action in committee 12
  3. Action beyond committee 6
  4. Passed chamber 4
  5. Became law 0

44 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 41 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Carter’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Carter.

Carter in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
95/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 37 missed of 674

Voted on 637 of 674 roll calls; missed 37. Lower than 84% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 69 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 450 votes that split the parties. Higher than 63% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 66% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
+0.56

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Carter’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

6 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Carter’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 2821 FDA Modernization Act 3.0Unknown; bill text unavailable to determine policy content. AI-readHealth · Passed a chamber Jul 21, 2026Substantive420 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 2493 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025Reauthorizes rural health care grant programs through fiscal year 2030. AI-readHealth · Passed a chamber Apr 22, 2026Substantive296 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 261 Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025Prohibits Commerce Department from enforcing permit requirements for undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Passed a chamber Feb 12, 2026Substantive254 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 1455 ITS Codification ActCodifies intelligent transportation systems regulations into law. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Passed a chamber Jul 15, 2025Substantive778 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 2289 American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025Exempts certain wireless tower modifications from environmental and historic preservation review requirements. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Apr 15, 2026Substantive14k words Out of committee
  • H.R. 4218 CLEAR ActModifies environmental protection or emissions regulations. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Out of committee Jan 21, 2026Substantive1.8k words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.