Troy A. Carter
Representative · LA-2 · D
Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since May 11, 2021
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Representative · LA-2 · D
Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since May 11, 2021
Official websiteBiographical Directory
Portrait: U.S. Government Publishing Office, via unitedstates/images (public domain)
639 cosponsored bills and resolutions, from Congress.gov. Withdrawn cosponsorships are labeled.
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 4, 2026 · original cosponsor · Education
Latest action (Feb 4, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.Res. 1035 · Condemning Federal workforce reductions that undermine preparedness, response, and recovery, and expressing concern regarding proposed future staffing cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Introduced Feb 3, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 3, 2026 · original cosponsor · Emergency Management
Latest action (Feb 4, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
H.R. 7322 · True Shutdown Fairness Act
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 20, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Latest action (Feb 2, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, House Administration, the Judiciary, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 7294 · AI for Secure Networks Act
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 26, 2026 · Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 27, 2026 · original cosponsor · Education
Latest action (Jan 27, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.R. 7252 · Restoring Community Trust Act of 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 27, 2026 · original cosponsor · Immigration
Latest action (Jan 27, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 7247 · Prison Libraries Act of 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · cosponsored Oct 22, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Jan 27, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.J.Res. 144 · Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 25, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action (Jan 27, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 7234 · Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 22, 2026 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Jan 23, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
H.R. 7230 · Buying American Cotton Act of 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 · cosponsored Sep 2, 2026 · Taxation
Latest action (Jan 22, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 7183 · Youth Financial Learning Act
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 · cosponsored Aug 20, 2026 · Education
Latest action (Jan 21, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.R. 7173 · Follow the Science Act
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 21, 2026 · original cosponsor · Health
Latest action (Jan 21, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 7166 · Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2026
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 · cosponsored Oct 5, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Jan 20, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 7145 · To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute and for other related purposes.
Introduced Jan 16, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 16, 2026 · original cosponsor · Health
Latest action (Jan 16, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.Res. 1004 · Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate.
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 15, 2026 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Jan 15, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 7119 · DHS Use of Force Oversight Act
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 15, 2026 · original cosponsor · Immigration
Latest action (Jan 16, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
H.R. 7086 · Equitable Access to School Facilities Act
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 26, 2026 · Education
Latest action (Jun 2, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 586.
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 3, 2026 · Education
Latest action (May 13, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
H.Res. 996 · Impeaching Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 27, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Latest action (Jan 14, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.Res. 995 · Supporting the goals and ideals of Korean American Day.
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 13, 2026 · original cosponsor · Arts, Culture, Religion
Latest action (Jan 13, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.R. 7024 · Hemp Planting Predictability Act
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 · cosponsored Jul 23, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Latest action (May 20, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
H.R. 7005 · Customer Non-Discrimination Act
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 9, 2026 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Jan 9, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 6976 · Duty Status Reform Act
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 · cosponsored May 12, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action (Jan 9, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
H.Con.Res. 69 · Recognizing the 15th Anniversary of the January 8, 2011, Tucson, Arizona, shooting and honoring the survivors, victims, and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a gun violence survivor, and one of the Nation's most influential voices of courage in the fight to end gun violence.
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 8, 2026 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Jan 8, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.R. 6963 · To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 · cosponsored Jan 7, 2026 · original cosponsor · Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action (Jul 16, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.