WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announced the introduction of his Streamlining Critical Minerals Permitting Act, a bill that will speed up the permitting process for facilities that process or refine critical minerals here in the United States without sacrificing environmental protections. About 70 percent of U.S. rare earth minerals currently come from China. This bill... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today launched the American-Made Medicines Caucus, a group focused on promoting policies to onshore and friendshore pharmaceutical manufacturing, strengthen our economic and national security interests, and reduce America’s reliance on adversarial countries for essential medications. The United States is dependent on imports for 90% of all gene... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill codifying President Trump’s executive order establishing the National Energy Dominance Council, granting permanency to this body charged with positioning American energy for the next century, lowering prices, strengthening American economic security, and restoring our nation’s energy dominance. “Securing our nation’s ene... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter today spoke on the House Floor to honor Savannah resident, Lori Frazier Bearden, for her appointment as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) at the United States Department of Labor. Watch and read his remarks here: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Lori Frazier Bearden, a resident of Savannah, Ge... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, alongside bipartisan colleagues Reps. Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), and Troy Carter (D-LA), a bill directing the FDA to fully implement provisions intended to reduce unnecessary animal testing for drug development. This bill will requ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Mike Collins (R-GA) led the entire Georgia Congressional Delegation in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expressing support for the Georgia Ports Authority’s FY2025 water resources projects and encouraging the administration to supply adequate funding to accomplish its goals. Specifically, the Members pushed for funding for a st... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after the 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, GA identified the four soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team who were found deceased in Lithuania: “My heart breaks for the families of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., Staff Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, and Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knu... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Shomari C. Figures (D-AL), Michael Rulli (R-OH), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) today introduced the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025, a bill extending critical programs that increase access to health care services in rural communities. Rural residents often encounter barriers to accessing health care, including workf... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing titled Examining the FDA’s Regulation of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs. Subcommittee Chairman Carter's opening statement as prepared for delivery: “I want to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on the Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fe... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced the Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, a bill removing burdensome permitting requirements for upgrading existing wireless towers. Under current law, any changes made to existing wireless towers must undergo lengthy environmental and historic preservation reviews. As a result, necessary broadband improvements are often... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) was recognized by the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL) for “exceeding expectations” in the 118th Congress, continuing his career-long streak and ranking among the top 10 most consistently effective members of Congress. According to CEL, scores are “based on the combination of fifteen metrics capturing the bills that each member of Congress ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill reversing the Biden-Harris Administration’s unnecessary, jobs-killing rule setting overly restrictive National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5). Original cosponsors include: Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), August Pfluger (R-TX), and Randy Weber (R-TX). This bill will return the accept... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced the Signature Integrity for Granting National (SIGN) Pardons Act, a bill requiring Presidents to physically sign all presidential pardons. This bill comes after reports that President Biden used an autopen to sign presidential pardons, a legally binding document, during his final days in office. “There is a time and place for a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calling for oversight of a Biden-Harris Administration decision to divert $151 million collected from junior enlisted soldiers’ pay for food costs to other uses within the Army’s budget. According to a Military.com report published February 14, 2025, at Fort Stewart, Georgia, $17 million was co... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) penned a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick voicing concern that a Biden-era proposed rule from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) limiting recreational fishing for several species, including red snapper, will have devastating effects on coastal Georgia’s economy. Amendment 59 to the Fishery M... Read More »
