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Castro, Joaquin

House · Texas, District 20 · C001091Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current14165497%
118th342901,08789%
117th36318993100%
116th3934791896%
115th192101,19799%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentHouseTexas20Democratic
118thHouseTexas20Democratic
117thHouseTexas20Democratic
116thHouseTexas20Democratic
115thHouseTexas20Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
96%
918/953 cast
Sponsored
39
bills
Cosponsored
347
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 116th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes116th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 5430YeaPassed2019-12-19
ProceduralNot votingPassed2020-01-07
HRES 779YeaPassed2020-01-08
HRES 779YeaPassed2020-01-08
HR 2881YeaPassed2020-01-08
HRES 781YeaPassed2020-01-09
HRES 781YeaPassed2020-01-09
HCONRES 83YeaPassed2020-01-09
HR 5078YeaPassed2020-01-09
HR 535NayFailed2020-01-10
HR 535YeaPassed2020-01-10
HR 4335YeaPassed2020-01-13
Sponsored · 116th39
—Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.hjres 46—Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.hjres 75—Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.hjres 85—Family Member Access to Burn Pit Registry Acthr 1001—Burn Pit Veterans Revision Acthr 1005—National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2019hr 1062—Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Acthr 115—Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2019hr 2706—Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Acthr 3551—Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Acthr 3776—Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2019hr 3827—To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program.hr 4196—Transparency for Transfer Students Acthr 4380—For the relief of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez.hr 4539—Global Child Thrive Act of 2020hr 4864—Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2019hr 5346—COVID–19 National Service Response Acthr 6315—Expanding Vital American Citizen Services Overseas (EVACS) Act of 2020hr 6595—PRIDE Acthr 7089—Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019hr 753—Promotion Accessibility Acthr 7798—Advanced Coursework Equity Acthr 7925—Department of State Student Internship Program Acthr 8409—Strengthening Youth Apprenticeships Act of 2020hr 8414—Global Small Business Network Acthr 8628—Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act of 2019hr 867—LOVE Act of 2020hr 8809—Families Belong Together Acthr 883—Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State Acthr 8912—COVID–19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Acthr 8913
Cosponsored · 116th347
—Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.hconres 100—Recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children; recognizing the importance of renewed leadership by the United States in addressing the climate crisis; and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path towards stabilizing the climate system.hconres 119—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.hconres 122—Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Republic of Yemen.hconres 123—Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the provision of a basic standard of humanitarian care to all individuals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody.hconres 17—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.hconres 76—Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.hconres 83—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 2—Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.hjres 37—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 38—Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of certain defense articles and services.hjres 61—Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.hjres 62—Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Republic of France of certain defense articles and services.hjres 63—Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic of certain defense articles and services.hjres 64—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".hjres 76—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 79—For the People Act of 2019hr 1—Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Acthr 1004—UIGHUR Act of 2019hr 1025—PREPARED Acthr 1042—Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019hr 1043—Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020hr 1044—Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019hr 1046—National Heritage Area Act of 2020hr 1049—To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.hr 1052—Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Acthr 1055—Shut Down Child Prison Camps Acthr 1069—Fairness for Farm Workers Acthr 1080—Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019hr 1108—Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020hr 1109
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H2TX35011 · CASTRO, JOAQUIN → (House TX) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$689,807$713,893$138,658
2022$682,069$635,073$162,744
2020$705,568$718,442$115,747
2018$956,681$955,293$128,621
2016$1,204,584$1,337,911$127,232
1 authorized/associated committee · 81 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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