WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Scott Peters (D-CA) this week reintroduced the bipartisan Global Nuclear Energy Assessment and Cooperation Act. This bill will bolster the United States' nuclear energy sector while inhibiting our adversaries' nuclear capabilities, including both China and the Russian Federation.
“With this bill, we have… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Darren Soto (D-FL) this week established the Vehicle Data Access Caucus, a bipartisan forum for productive conversations about how vehicle data is collected and controlled.
Every vehicle, ranging from postal delivery trucks, public buses, first responder vehicles, tractors, or personal cars, generates information that is… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf calling for the FDA to make naloxone, an overdose reversal drug, available without a prescription.
Our current fentanyl crisis has already killed more than 71,000 people, with tens of thousands of additional lives saved… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and Diana DeGette (D-CO) this week introduced the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act to protect patients from harmful insurance and pharmacy benefit manager practices that raise patient out-of-pocket drug costs.
The bipartisan HELP Copays Act would prohibit the use of “copay… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) gave the following response after attending President Joseph R. Biden’s third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress:
“The White House is only two miles away from the U.S. Capitol, but after tonight’s address I am convinced that President Biden lives in a completely different world.
"By every metric that… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) today introduced two bills aimed at enforcing the executive branch’s budget deadlines. After willfully ignoring yesterday’s deadline to submit his budget proposal, President Joe Biden has failed three times during his presidency to abide by federal law requiring him to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced a bill to formally designate the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia as the official Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in the United States.
Originating in Savannah, GA, the Mighty Eighth Air Force celebrated its 81st anniversary in January of this year.
“The Mighty Eighth Air… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week introduced bipartisan legislation with Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) to help working forests recover from natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act would reduce the financial burden of recovery by amending the tax code to recognize the value of destroyed timber.
The current tax code disadvantages forest landowners by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill to recognize those who die from illicit fentanyl poisoning as victims of a crime. This drug, which primarily enters our country through the southern border, is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for adults aged 18-45.
The Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act would add these… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C), was selected to serve as Vice Chair of the E&C Communications and Technology Subcommittee.
“I’m thrilled to work alongside Communications & Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta as his Vice Chair for the 118th Congress. From improving rural broadband and… Read more »