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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 · 117th Congress · historical · House
Participation
100%
993/997 cast
Sponsored
36
bills
Cosponsored
318
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 117th 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 votes117th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 4531YeaPassed2021-11-02
HR 5720YeaPassed2021-12-01
HR 5738YeaPassed2022-05-18
HR 5746YeaPassed2022-01-13
HR 5754YeaPassed2022-05-17
HR 5763YeaPassed2021-10-28
HR 5768YeaPassed2022-09-22
HR 5774YeaPassed2022-09-14
HR 5796YeaPassed2022-12-06
HR 5879YeaPassed2022-06-08
HR 5900YeaPassed2022-05-11
HR 5911YeaPassed2022-05-11
Sponsored · 117th36
—Head Start for Our Future Acthr 1108—Department of State Student Internship Program Acthr 1109—Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021hr 1488—COVID–19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Acthr 1681—Citizenship for Essential Workers Acthr 1909—SAUDI WMD Acthr 2506—Advanced Coursework Equity Acthr 2765—Families Belong Together Acthr 2766—To establish the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, and for other purposes.hr 3695—Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Acthr 3696—Restoring U.S. Leadership in International Organizations Act of 2021hr 3812—YSEALI Acthr 4213—Foreign Service Families Act of 2021hr 4306—Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Acthr 457—Jakelin Caal Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2021hr 458—Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State Acthr 4589—Open Translation and Analysis Center Authorization Acthr 4747—Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2021hr 4802—For the relief of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez.hr 493—Strengthening Youth Apprenticeships Act of 2021hr 518—Gas Consumer Emergency Market Protection Acthr 5749—Navigating to Success Acthr 7318—Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022hr 7454—Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act of 2022hr 7549—LOVE Act of 2022hr 8072—Multilateral Leadership Acthr 8372—Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Acthr 8463—Transparency for Transfer Students Acthr 8932—Enhancing Development Finance Corporation Oversight Act of 2022hr 9206—Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Acthr 9243
Cosponsored · 117th318
—Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the "Clean Water Act".hconres 113—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.hconres 122—Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.hconres 19—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.hconres 55—Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government must take steps to end the pandemic now.hconres 60—Condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities ("HBCUs") and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students.hconres 70—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 1—Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles and services.hjres 15—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 16—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 17—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.hjres 48—Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolutionhjres 64—Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.hjres 68—Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.hjres 87—For the People Act of 2021hr 1—‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021hr 1012—Pregnant Workers Fairness Acthr 1065—Southeast Asia Strategy Acthr 1083—Represent America Abroad Act of 2021hr 1096—To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.hr 1133—To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.hr 1145—Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Acthr 1155—U.S. Citizenship Acthr 1177—Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1179—Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Acthr 1195—International Human Rights Defense Act of 2021hr 1201—National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2021hr 1225—Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021hr 1251—Living Donor Protection Act of 2021hr 1255—Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021hr 1277
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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