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John R. Carter's Political Summary on Issue: Energy

John Carter
Full Name: John R. Carter
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 31, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House - District 31
General Nov. 4, 2014
Primary March 4, 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Erika; 4 Children: Gilianne, Johnny, Teddy, Danielle
Birth Date: 11/06/1941
Birth Place: Houston, TX
Home City: Round Rock, TX
Religion: Christian

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Issue Category:

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03/06/2014
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John Carter voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 587 - Exempts Certain Nuclear Facility Construction Projects from Environmental Review Time Frame Requirements
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John Carter voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 585 - Prohibits the Social Cost of Carbon from Being Included in Agency Determinations
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John Carter voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2641 - Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013
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John Carter voted Yea (Passage) - HR 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act
11/20/2013
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John Carter voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 498 - Specifies That Certain Fees Do Not Limit the Right to Petition
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John Carter voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 499 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to Require Certain Findings for Categorical Exclusions
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John Carter voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 503 - Requires a Report on the Effect of Flooding on Oil and Gas Facilities
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John Carter voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 504 - Appropriates $10 Million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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John Carter voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 507 - Specifies the Authority of the Secretary of Interior on the Regulation of Methane Emissions
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John Carter voted Yea (Passage) - HR 1965 - Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act
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John Carter voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
10/30/2013
Letter:

Letter to Administrator Gina McCarthy, Environmental Protection Agency - Reevaluation of Ethanol Mandate
08/02/2013
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John Carter voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 448 - Requires Congressional Approval Prior to Establishing a Tax on Carbon Emissions
08/01/2013
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John Carter voted Yea (Passage) - HR 1582 - Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
07/25/2013
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John Carter voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2218 - Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013
07/22/2013
Letter:

Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Greenhouse Gas Proposals Would Be Disastrous
07/18/2013
Vote:

John Carter Co-sponsored - HR 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
01/01/2013
Issue Position:

Issue Position: Energy
09/21/2012
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John Carter voted Yea (Passage) - HR 3409 - Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012
09/20/2012
Floor Speech:

Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012
09/14/2012
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John Carter voted Yea (Passage) - HR 6213 - No More Solyndras Act
07/25/2012
Statement:

Carter Praises House Vote to Remove Obama Blocks to New Offshore Drilling
01/01/2012
Issue Position:

Issue Position: Energy
12/15/2011
Floor Speech:

Energy, Security, American Jobs, and the Keystone XL Pipe Line
11/29/2011
Rating:

John Carter was rated 0% by League of Women Voters (Energy Score)
10/14/2011
Vote:

John Carter voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2273 - Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act
09/12/2011
Floor Speech:

GOP Jobs Offensive: Rolling Back Job-Killing Regulations
07/12/2011
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John Carter voted Yea (Motion Vote) - HR 2417 - Repeals Energy Efficiency Standards for Incandescent Light Bulbs
05/10/2011
Speech:

Price of Gasoline
05/03/2011
Speech:

Reasons for High Energy Prices
03/01/2011
Letter:

Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States
02/15/2011
Statement:

Texas Congressmen File Amendment to Block Funding for EPA Mandates
01/01/2011
Issue Position:

Issue Position: Energy
09/16/2010
Vote:

John Carter voted Nay (Passage) - HR 4785 - Authorizing Loans for Energy Efficiency Purposes
09/06/2010
Statement:

The Return of the Warmers
07/30/2010
Vote:

John Carter voted Nay (Passage) - HR 3534 - Offshore Drilling Regulations and Other Energy Law Amendments
06/17/2010
Letter:

Letter to The Honorable Lisa Jackson Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
06/16/2010
Speech:

Congress Must Act to Defend the Gulf
06/09/2010
Press Release:

Carter Blasts Hollow UN Sanctions on Iranian Nukes
05/28/2010
Vote:

John Carter voted Nay (Passage) - HR 5116 - Science and Technology Funding
04/08/2010
Statement:

Carter Commends President's Positive Tone: Fiscal Responsibility Lacking
01/11/2010
Op-Ed:

Op-Ed: America's New Year's Unemployment Hangover
07/31/2009
Vote:

John Carter voted Nay (Passage) - HR 3435 - Supplemental Appropriations for the "Cash for Clunkers" Program
07/21/2009
Statement:

Jobs Lost
06/26/2009
Vote:

John Carter voted Nay (Passage) - HR 2454 - Energy and Environmental Law Amendments ("Cap and Trade")
06/24/2009
Press Release:

Amendments To Block Fuel And Electric Price Hikes Introduced To National Energy Tax Bill
06/19/2009
Statement:

Hearing Of The Transportation, Housing And Urban Development, And Related Agencies Subcommittee Of The House Appropriations Committee - FY 2010 Budget For The Department Of Housing And Urban Development
05/22/2009
Press Release:

Carter Pushes Bill to Cut Gas Prices
05/20/2009
Floor Speech:

America's Energy Crisis
Floor Speech:

Iran's Missile Test

Contact Information

Campaign Email
info@johncarterforcongress.com

Campaign Website

Washington, D.C. Webmail

Washington, D.C. Website

Office Social Media

Campaign
1717 North Interstate Highway 35, Suite 304
Round Rock, TX 78664
Phone: 512-341-2220

Washington, D.C.
409 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3864
Fax: 202-225-5886

District
One Financial Centre
1717 North Interstate Highway 35
Suite 303
Round Rock, TX 78664
Phone: 512-246-1600

District
6544B South General Bruce Drive
Temple, TX 76502
Phone: 254-933-1392

Key Staff
Mary Randolph Carpenter
Scheduler
408 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4331
Phone: 202-225-3864
Fax: 202-225-5886

Key Staff
Carmen Terry
Press Secretary
408 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4331
Phone: 202-225-3864
Fax: 202-225-5886

Key Staff
Richard Hudson
Chief of Staff
408 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4331
Phone: 202-225-3864
Fax: 202-225-5886

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