Rep. Troy Carter
Representative for Louisiana’s 2nd District
pronounced troy // KAHR-ter
![Photo of Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA2]](/https/www.govtrack.us/static/legislator-photos/456860-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Carter is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators have sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Nov 29, 2024. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Troy Carter sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Homeland Security
- Emergency Management and Technology subcommittee Ranking Member
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittees - House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Enacted Legislation
Carter was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 996: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the “Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office”.
- H.R. 7863 (117th): Disaster Resiliency Planning Act
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Carter sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Commerce (18%) Emergency Management (18%) Education (15%) Health (12%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Transportation and Public Works (9%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (9%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Carter recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 9536: To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs …
- H.Res. 1359: Condemning the atrocities that occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 30, 1866, …
- H.R. 9037: Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
- H.R. 9036: To amend the Small Business Act to provide for cancellation or repayment for …
- H.R. 8917: Marijuana Misdemeanor Expungement Act
- H.Res. 1325: Supporting the designation of the month of June 2024, as “National Men’s Health …
- H.R. 8348: CISA Securing AI Task Force Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From May 2021 to Nov 2024, Carter missed 28 of 2,067 roll call votes, which is 1.4%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Rep. Carter for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
