Fight for criminal justice reform, environmental justice, equal pay and a living wage for all Louisianians.
Fight for criminal justice reform.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The campaign site says, "In Congress Troy Will Continue: ... Fight for criminal justice reform" and lists related priorities such as environmental justice and a living wage.
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Congress.gov shows Carter as sponsor of H.R. 8917, introduced July 2, 2024, with the purpose "to amend Federal law to create an expungement mechanism and a process to petition for expungement for low-level violations of the Controlled Substances Act as it relates to marijuana." The latest action shown is referral to the House Judiciary Committee.
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Congress.gov shows Carter as sponsor of H.R. 8557, introduced July 28, 2022, to create an expungement mechanism for certain federal marijuana offenses; the displayed latest action is referral to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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The press release says Carter introduced the TWICE Act to improve access for people in federal, state, or local prisons and quotes him saying he is "passionate about making sure our criminal justice system is fair" and that the bill would make reentry more successful.
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The press release says Carter secured "$1.6 million for the Bell County Diversion Center" and explains the center gives law enforcement another option outside jail or hospitals for people in mental health crises, helping keep some people out of the criminal justice system.
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H.R. 5109, (Mr. Carter of Louisiana) To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States to develop guidelines to improve returning citizens' access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, to assist individuals in custody of Federal, State, and local prisons in pre-applying or preparing applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards, and to assist individuals requesting an appeal or waiver of preliminary determination of ineligibility, and for other purposes; was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 30 yeas and 0 nays (RCV 76).
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Mr. Cleaver (for himself, Mr. Bell, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Chu, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Full Title To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for free public transportation for individuals who are recently released from incarceration.
Assessments
The promise was framed as an effort promise, not a guarantee of passing a specific reform bill. In office, Carter materially acted on criminal-justice reform by sponsoring marijuana expungement legislation in multiple Congresses, introducing the bipartisan TWICE Act focused on reentry and recidivism, and backing diversion-related funding aimed at keeping people out of the justice system. Those actions show he did fight for criminal justice reform during his term, even though the major bills cited did not become law.
The promise was framed as an effort commitment to fight for criminal justice reform, not to enact a specific bill or statutory outcome. Carter made concrete same-term efforts consistent with that promise, including sponsoring marijuana misdemeanor expungement legislation in 2022 and 2024 and introducing the bipartisan TWICE Act focused on prison access, reentry, and recidivism. Although the expungement bills appear to have stalled in committee, the promised action was to fight for reform, which these legislative actions satisfy. The Bell County Diversion Center evidence appears to concern U.S. Representative John Carter, not Troy A. Carter, so it should not be credited here.