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    U.S. Representative John R. Carter was re-elected in a landslide in November 2012 to his sixth term representing Texas' Thirty-First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Carter was selected this term as Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations and also to serve on the Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee and Defense Subcommittee. In addition, this is his third term as Co-Chairman of the bipartisan House Army Caucus. He has been a member of the House Appropriations Committee since 2004.

    Since his first election in 2002, Congressman Carter has established himself as a leader in Congress who has the foresight and courage to author and support numerous pieces of legislation that would increase the protection of U.S. citizens and bring justice to those who threaten our freedom and way of life.

    Congressman Carter is one of the few House Members who has authored legislation signed into law under both Presidents Bush and Obama. In spite of now being a veteran Congressman, John Carter is still known as "Judge" for having served over 20 years on the district court bench in Williamson County, which he won as the first county-wide elected Republican in Williamson County history. Before becoming a Judge, Congressman Carter had a successful private law practice and continued to practice law while serving as the Municipal Judge in Round Rock.

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    Congressman Carter's leadership ability has been recognized by his colleagues and others. During his first term, Congressman Carter was named one of the "Top Five Freshman" in Congress by Capitol Hill's leading newspaper.

    In July 2004, President Bush held a signing ceremony for Congressman Carter's Identity Theft bill at the White House. The law lessens the burden of proof making identity theft easier to prove and prosecute and also defines and creates punishment for aggravated identity theft.

    A true Texan at heart, Congressman Carter was born and raised in Houston and has spent his adult life in Central Texas. Carter attended Texas Tech University where he graduated with a degree in History and then graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1969.Congressman Carter and his wife, Erika, met in Holland and have been happily married since June 15, 1968. Since then they have built a home and raised a family of four on Christian beliefs and strong Texas Values. Congressman Carter and Mrs. Carter are also a proud grandparents to six precious grandchildren.  

     

     

    To stay connected with Chairman Carter:

    Email - http://carter.house.gov/contact-john-nav
    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/judgecarter
    Twitter - https://twitter.com/JudgeCarter
    YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/RepJohnCarter 
    Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/repcarter/
    E-Newsletter - http://carter.congressnewsletter.net/mail/util.cfm?mailaction=profile 
    House Appropriations Committee - http://appropriations.house.gov/

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Homeland Security

Protecting innocent Americans from terrorism is still as relevant today as it was on that fateful September morning in 2001. Vigilance is our constant call in a dangerous world where an ideology of hate has pitted itself against freedom and liberty. As the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee I work every day to ensure the men and women charged with providing this security have the resources they need to keep Americans safe.

I support a culture of preparedness that works to ready our communities to immediately respond and recover from a potential attack. This involves training first-responders at the local level, and providing adequate resources at the federal-level. In addition, it is the responsibility of Congress to ensure that our intelligence community has the tools and the freedom to spy on terrorist as they plot against us.
The effort to protect the homeland is one of the broadest missions faced by any department in the federal government. Among many things, it involves: scanning and tracking millions of cargo containers entering our country every year, monitoring thousands of miles of border to prevent illegal entries, protecting our mass transit systems from attack, and ensuring measures are in place to prevent and reverse the effects of a mass chemical or biological attack on our cities.

Our nation must also be prepared to respond to natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes. Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy taught us lessons that we cannot forget. As the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, I have worked to ensure that FEMA has the tools, leadership, and organizational structure to quickly and effectively respond to all natural disasters.
Through the work of my subcommittee, the federal government is able to furnish competitive grant opportunities to cities, states, and private business to better prepare ourselves against an attack. I have assisted in securing such funding for police and fire departments in the 31st District.

The private sector is continuing to develop new technologies that will make us safer by: capturing biometric data, detecting radiological material, and reducing document fraud, to name a few. Congress must foster policies that continue to encourage research and development of new homeland security innovations. As I continue my service on the subcommittee, I will continue to support the effective use of grant money to design and implement technologies that will make it more difficult for terrorists to strike us here at home.
 

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    Washington DC
     
    409 Cannon H.O.B.
    Washington, D.C. 20515
    (202) 225-3864
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    Round Rock Office
     
    1717 North IH 35
    Suite 303
    Round Rock, TX 78664
    (512) 246-1600
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    Bell County Office
    6544B S. General Bruce Drive
    Temple, TX 76502
    Located next to the DPS office
    (254) 933-1392
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