U.S. Representative — Indiana's 7th District
André Carson
Democrat · Indiana
Democrat U.S. Representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9265 — To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require participation in the summer EBT program as a condition of participating in the school lunch program, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
- H.R.7281 — Justice for Shireen Act (Introduced, Jan 30, 2026)
- H.J.Res.132 — Commemorating October 2025 as Head Start Awareness Month and recognizing its positive impact on more than 40,000,000 children and their families. (Introduced, Oct 31, 2025)
- H.R.4487 — Gun Safety Incentive Act (Introduced, Jul 17, 2025)
- H.R.3906 — Medical Research for Our Troops Act (Introduced, Jun 11, 2025)
- H.R.2411 — UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025 (Introduced, Mar 27, 2025)
- H.R.1855 — National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act (Introduced, Mar 5, 2025)
- H.R.484 — Food Deserts Act (Introduced, Jan 16, 2025)
Food Deserts Act This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Agriculture to reduce food deserts. Under the program, grants are provided to states for revolving funds that support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities. Underserved communities…
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9849 — Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9898 — Transportation for Reentry Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.2048 — Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.8016 — Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.7836 — Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
Voting analysis
One of the five items on André Carson's filing list is not a bill at all. It is a resolution commemorating an awareness month for a childhood education programme and recognising the number of children it has reached. Commemorative resolutions do nothing and are meant to do nothing; they exist so that a thing gets said on the record in a particular week.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 50 currently sit at Introduced.
Meals, guns, research
The rest are substantive. One would make participation in the summer food benefit a condition of taking part in the school lunch programme — a lever that uses one nutrition scheme to enforce enrolment in another. Another creates incentives around gun safety. A third funds medical research for the armed forces. The fourth carries a personal name and the word justice.
Education tops his classified subjects, with commerce, international affairs and transportation bunched close behind. He leads the minority on aviation at Transportation and Infrastructure; nothing on the recent list belongs to that panel.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. André Carson's cluster into: Education (8), Commerce (6), International Affairs (6), Transportation and Public Works (6), Agriculture and Food (4), Finance and Financial Sector (4).
Where he broke ranks
Two crossings, on a war powers resolution that failed and cashless bail reporting that passed. Three refusals, on a children's online safety act, a surveillance extension and an Iran resolution, all of which passed.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.7757 KIDS Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228 | Jun 29, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.Con.Res.84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201 | Jun 4, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.5625 Cashless Bail Reporting Act On Passage · roll call 171 | May 14, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S.4465 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155 | Apr 30, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.Res.1099 Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · roll call 84 | Mar 5, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Below the Indiana Democrats
Indiana sends two Democrats to the House, so this comparison runs between him and one colleague, and he is the less frequent departer.
Among the 2 Democrats in the Indiana delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.3%. André Carson is below that average at 2.3%.
Tenure and attendance
Ten terms beginning at the end of the two-thousands, with a perfect attendance record over the votes counted.
First elected in 2008, now serving across 10 terms. André Carson falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, André Carson has 171 bills sponsored, 6335 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
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