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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 · 118th Congress · historical · House
Participation
89%
1087/1222 cast
Sponsored
34
bills
Cosponsored
290
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 118th 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 votes118th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 1Not votingPassed2023-03-30
HR 1Not votingFailed2023-03-30
HR 1Not votingAgreed to2023-03-30
HR 1Not votingAgreed to2023-03-30
HR 1Not votingFailed2023-03-30
HR 1Not votingAgreed to2023-03-30
HR 1Not votingFailed2023-03-30
HR 1Not votingAgreed to2023-03-30
HR 1Not votingAgreed to2023-03-30
HR 1Not votingFailed2023-03-29
HR 1Not votingFailed2023-03-29
HR 1Not votingAgreed to2023-03-29
Sponsored · 118th34
—Foreign Service Orientation Support Acthr 10356—Transparency in Former Federal Employees Advising Foreign Governments Acthr 10357—Foreign Service Families Improvements Acthr 10358—Department of State Student Internship Program Improvements Acthr 10387—Department of State Reporting Requirements Cost Transparency Acthr 10474—Transparency in Government Contracts Acthr 1744—Expanding Opportunities for Diverse Entrepreneurs Acthr 2485—FIGDA Act of 2023hr 2824—Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Reform Acthr 3042—Citizenship for Essential Workers Acthr 3043—United States–Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2023hr 4015—Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Acthr 406—Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2023hr 5469—U.S.-ASEAN Center Acthr 6181—Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Acthr 6182—Advanced Coursework Equity Acthr 6328—Open Source Intelligence Availability Acthr 6329—Head Start for Our Future Acthr 656—Navigating to Success Acthr 657—Strengthening Youth Apprenticeships Act of 2023hr 658—ARMAS Act of 2023hr 6618—Intelligence Community Families Acthr 6796—Restoring U.S. Leadership in International Organizations Act of 2023hr 6797—Internet at Hardship Posts Acthr 6798—Intelligence Community Joint Duty Improvements Acthr 6799—Open Translation Center Act of 2024hr 7942—Enhancing Development Finance Corporation Oversight Act of 2024hr 7943—Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act of 2024hr 8378—Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2024hr 8427—Strengthening Science Through Diplomacy Acthr 9619
Cosponsored · 118th290
—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to White, non-Hispanic men.hconres 131—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 22—Expressing the sense of Congress to support the case of Beatriz, a young woman from a rural area of El Salvador, living in extreme poverty and with lupus, who fought for her life against the state to allow her to terminate a pregnancy that put her at risk, which exposed the serious consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador, and urging the Salvadoran state to assume its international obligations in the field of human rights.hconres 39—Supporting Israeli democracy.hconres 61—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.hconres 72—Recognizing international days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation.hconres 81—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 97—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.hjres 13—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself.hjres 193—Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.hjres 226—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 25—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.hjres 54—Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery as the "Arlington House National Historic Site".hjres 76—Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolutionhjres 84—Saving the Civil Service Acthr 1002—African Diaspora Council Acthr 10044—Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1015—National Security Officials’ Foreign Employment Disclosure Acthr 10224—Family Reunification Task Force Acthr 10504—Caring for Survivors Act of 2023hr 1083—Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1088—Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2023hr 1091—Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023hr 1097—Freedom to Vote Acthr 11—Debbie Smith Act of 2023hr 1105—DISCLOSE Act of 2023hr 1118—GUARD VA Benefits Acthr 1139—Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023hr 12—The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865hr 1244—To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.hr 1247
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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