Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Floor participation

Yea 497 · Nay 139 · Present 2 · Not voting 37, of 675 recorded positions.

Voting record on TQL-assessed legislation

How this member voted on bills The Quiet Ledger graded, grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” means voted Yea; “Opposed” means voted Nay. Rates are of the member's recorded positions on bills in each band.

This voting record reflects legislation that reached a recorded floor vote. It should not be interpreted as a complete measure of legislative effectiveness or constituent service.

Sponsored legislation

• DOC Access Act of 2025 →Introduced
• Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 →Passed HouseC
• FairTax Act of 2025 →Introduced
• Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 →Passed HouseD
• Disaster Reforestation Act →Introduced

Cosponsored legislation

• Denouncing the horrors of socialism. →Passed House · Original cosponsorF
• Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. →Introduced
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". →Became lawC
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers". →Became lawC
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". →Became law · Original cosponsorD
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing". →Became law · Original cosponsorC
• Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers". →Became lawD
• Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". →Became lawC
• Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The "Omnibus" Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". →Became lawD
• Permanent CBDC Ban Act →Introduced · Original cosponsorF
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish reporting and transparency requirements for data related to telehealth services under the Medicare program. →Introduced · Original cosponsor
• To exclude noncitizens from the population used for congressional apportionment, to require a revised apportionment prior to certain elections, to require the inclusion of a citizenship question in all future decennial censuses, and for other purposes. →Introduced · Original cosponsor
• SAFE Act →Introduced
• Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act →Passed HouseD
• Combating Illicit Xylazine Act →Passed HouseD
• Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act →FailedC
• To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes. →Passed HouseD
• TCJA Permanency Act →Introduced · Original cosponsor
• Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 →Passed HouseC
• Trailer Safety Improvement Act →In committee
• Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 →Introduced · Original cosponsor
• North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act →Introduced
• Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 →Introduced · Original cosponsor
• Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026 →Passed HouseD
• 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act →Passed HouseB

Sponsorship, cosponsorship, and progression are factual records from Congress.gov. “Became law” and each bill's stage are facts about the bill, not a measure of the member. A cosponsorship is called withdrawn only when the source reports it; a relationship that simply drops off the current list is shown as historical, with no claim about why.