118th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) issued the following statement on Israel’s 75th Anniversary:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement on his trip with the Democratic Members of the Committee on Homeland Security to the Southwest Border. The visit included a discussion of border security and immigration issues with local officials and tours of the DHS border facilities and technologies in Brownsville and McAllen, Texas.
Rep. Carter Meets with Department of Commerce
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that he will be joining the New Democrat Coalition Health Care, Substance Use, and Mental Health and Climate Change and Clean Energy Policy Task Forces.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-Sc.) reintroduced the bipartisan Veterans Affairs (V.A.) Flood Preparedness Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) led fifteen of his colleagues in sending a letter to Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and House Committee on Education and Workforce leadership calling for the expansion of access to the federal Pell Grant program for students enrolled in short-term credential programs. Specifically, the members asked that funding for the new short-term Pell Grant program created in H.R.
Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro announced that the House Committee on Appropriations will be accepting Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from Members. This is in addition to the standard programmatic and language-based requests. Each Member is limited to no more than 15 Community Project Funding requests across all subcommittees for Fiscal Year 2025 and there is no guarantee that all requested projects will be funded.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will grant $10,000,000 to the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice. This money will be used to establish a technical assistance center to help environmental justice organizations successfully apply for federal funds.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) introduced two pieces of legislation to establish critical grant programs for colleges and universities. The Emergency Preparedness in Higher Education Act will establish a grant program within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to create and expand programs at higher education institutions for emergency management and preparedness.
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