Troy A. Carter
Democrat · U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd district
35 sponsored · 645 cosponsored
Age 63 · In office since 2021
Contact their office: (202) 225-6636 · 442 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 2 became law, 19 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 2 were resolutions that are finished, 7 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 591 are in committee, 21 have only been introduced, and 3 were stopped.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law 2 bills
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber 3 bills
Passed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.
In the other chamber's committee 12 bills
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
- Major Richard Star Act
- Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
- To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".
- One-Stop Pilot Program Extension Act
- Save Our Shrimpers Act
- ALERT Act
- Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- ESTUARIES Act
- World War II Women's Memorial Location Act
- Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up 4 bills
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
Adopted 2 bills
The chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
- Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community.
- Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American community.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote 7 bills
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
In committee 591 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- Expressing opposition to the use of State power against people in the United States seeking essential health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of State punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes.
- Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
- Honoring the service and sacrifice of America's veterans on Veterans Day, 2026.
- Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2026
- Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
- Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 19 through October 23, 2026, as "Careers in Energy Week".
- Expressing the importance of raising awareness of opportunity youth and the necessity of investing in and supporting reconnection to education and career pathways across the United States.
- Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026
- Stop the Settlements Act
- Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026
Introduced, nothing more yet 21 bills
Formally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026
- AI for Secure Networks Act
- Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
- Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act
- Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act
- Child Care for Every Community Act
- Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2025
- Recognizing the right to peacefully protest and condemning violence and authoritarian responses to expressions of dissent.
- Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025
- Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
Failed 3 bills
Came to a vote and did not get the votes it needed.
- Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.