Troy A. Carter

U.S. Representative, LA-2

Democratic Louisiana since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Agriculture 2 Education 2 Defense & Military 1 Government Operations & Budget 1 Healthcare 1 Immigration 1 Labor & Employment 1 Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, LA-2 current Louisiana	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, LA-2 Louisiana	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, LA-2 Louisiana	Democratic	May 11, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Environment unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Health unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Homeland Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Homeland Security — Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Homeland Security — Transportation and Maritime Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.521, social dim. 0.287. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HRES 873 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-284	Nov 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll284 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-283	Nov 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll283 US-GOV-PD
HRES 719 Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk.	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-282	Sep 19, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll282 US-GOV-PD
HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-281	Sep 19, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll281 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-280	Sep 19, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll280 US-GOV-PD
HR 1047 GRID Power Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-279	Sep 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll279 US-GOV-PD
HR 3015 National Coal Council Reestablishment Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-278	Sep 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll278 US-GOV-PD
HR 3062 Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-277	Sep 18, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll277 US-GOV-PD
HRES 713 Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education…	On Motion to Table	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-276	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll276 US-GOV-PD
HR 5143 District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-275	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll275 US-GOV-PD
HR 5125 District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-274	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll274 US-GOV-PD
HRES 722 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-273	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll273 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-272	Sep 17, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll272 US-GOV-PD
HR 5140 To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-271	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll271 US-GOV-PD
HR 4922 D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-270	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll270 US-GOV-PD
HR 2721 Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-269	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll269 US-GOV-PD
HRES 707 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-268	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll268 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-267	Sep 16, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll267 US-GOV-PD
HR 3400 TRAVEL Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-266	Sep 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll266 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 117 Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.	On Motion to Table the Motion to Discharge Committee	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-265	Sep 15, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll265 US-GOV-PD
HR 3486 Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-264	Sep 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll264 US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act…	On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-263	Sep 11, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll263 US-GOV-PD
HR 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization…	On Passage	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-262	Sep 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll262 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-261	Sep 10, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll261 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-260	Sep 10, 2025	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll260 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$2,042,196	$1,898,974	$509,409	$24,914	$43,625	—	$1,998,571

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 5, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 6:07 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$2,130,371	$0	$2,130,371

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$5,000	MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 13, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	ASSOCIATION FOR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE PAC AKA COATINGS & CORROSION PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 18, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Apr 17, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	May 3, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	SWISHER INTERNATIONAL INC PAC FUND	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Sep 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	NEXION HEALTH FUND FOR QUALITY LONG TERM CARE INC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	May 18, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAG	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 1, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 29, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	May 18, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/CRPPA FED PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 20, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$5,000	COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA PAC	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Feb 8, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

Cycle	Position	Itemized spending loaded	Period / as of	Coverage	Source
2024	Support	$828 (1 records)	Oct 18, 2024–Oct 18, 2024 · as of Oct 18, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD