---
type: Person
title: "John R. Carter"
description: "U.S. House of Representatives - TX-31 — Congressional District 31"
role: "U.S. House of Representatives - TX-31"
party: "R"
level: "federal"
branch: "legislative"
state: "TX"
district: "Congressional District 31"
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committees:
  - name: "House Committee on Appropriations"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations"
  - name: "House Committee on Appropriations - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies"
  - name: "House Committee on Appropriations - Defense"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/defense"
  - name: "House Committee on Appropriations - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies"
    role: "chair"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/military-construction-veterans-affairs-and-related-agencies"
tenure:
  start: "2025-01-03"
  current: true
election:
  next: 2026
  term_length: 2
  term_limit: "none"
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sources:
  - field: tenure
    source: "House Clerk XML 2026-06-10"
  - field: jurisdiction
    source: "Census 119th CD 500k"
  - field: roles
    source: "congress-legislators (unitedstates project)"
confidence: official
tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, tx]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# John R. Carter

Current U.S. House of Representatives - TX-31 (Congressional District 31).

Represents [Congressional District 31](/us/states/tx/districts/31.md).

## Committees

- [House Committee on Appropriations](/us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations.md)
- [House Committee on Appropriations - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies.md)
- [House Committee on Appropriations - Defense](/us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/defense.md)
- [House Committee on Appropriations - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies](/us/bodies/house/committees/appropriations/subcommittees/military-construction-veterans-affairs-and-related-agencies.md) — **chair**

## Sources

- tenure: House Clerk XML 2026-06-10
- jurisdiction: Census 119th CD 500k
- roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project)

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).