John R. Carter

U.S. Representative · TX-31 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.64· expected 1.41

Below expectations

Rank 218 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.

4 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 2 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Carter’s ratings compare with every representative

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

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 13 missed of 674

Voted on 661 of 674 roll calls; missed 13. Lower than 51% of House members.

15%100%

98/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 124 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 468 votes that split the parties. Lower than 57% of House members.

45%100%

14/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 70% of House members.

0%70%

+0.49

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.

LiberalConservative

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

H.R. 3944 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026Appropriates FY2026 funds for military construction, veterans affairs, agriculture, and legislative branch operations. AI-readEconomics and Public Finance · Introduced Sep 18, 2025SubstantiveText pending Introduced
H.R. 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.Appropriates funds for military construction, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for fiscal year 2027. AI-readEconomics and Public Finance · Out of committee Jul 14, 2026Substantive17k words Out of committee

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