Democrat
Next Election: 2022
Joaquín Castro
Texas
202-225-3236
District: 20
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Latest Votes: |
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Mar 30 2023 Voted Not Voting On Passage on HR1 Lower Energy Costs Act |
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Mar 30 2023 Voted Not Voting On Motion to Recommit on HR1 Lower Energy Costs Act |
Campaign Finance Summary:
| Contributions: $705,568 |
| Individual $394,996 |
| PAC & SuperPac $294,600 |
| Disbursements: $718,442 |
| Individual Refunds $9,618 |
| Committee Refunds $6,000 |
| Debts Owed $0 |
| Cash on Hand $115,747 |
Recently Sponsored Bills:
To require the development of an inter-agency strategy and the submission of certain reports relating to the illegal export and trafficking of firearms from the United States to recipients in Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 6
To provide locality pay to Federal employees working overseas under domestic teleworking agreements, and for other purposes.
House Oversight and Reform Committee
Cosponsors 0
To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 1
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide law enforcement authority to the Inspector General of the United States International Development Finance Corporation.
House Oversight and Reform Committee
Cosponsors 1
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify requirements for disclosure of transfer of credit policies.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 0
To modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cosponsors 14
To modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 14
To prohibit the exercise of authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to the United Nations and related organizations.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 1
Expressing support for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, its member states, and the United States-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington, DC, and reaffirming the commitment of the United States to continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner to ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 3
To reform the process by which temporary nonagricultural workers' visas are allocated, and for other purposes.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 13
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to clarify the career services provided to adults and dislocated workers, and for other purposes.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 0
Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 52
To impose natural gas trading limits during emergencies.
House Agriculture Committee
Cosponsors 1
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to clarify that charitable organization officials may receive food donations from schools under the food donation program, and for other purposes.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 1
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish in the Department of State a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to promote increased diversity and inclusion in the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 30
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish in the Department of State a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to promote increased diversity and inclusion in the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 24
To expand employment opportunities for spouses of Foreign Service officers, and for other purposes.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 13
To report data on COVID-19 immigration detention facilities and local correctional facilities that contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 6
For the relief of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 0
To reform the process by which temporary nonagricultural workers' visas are allocated, and for other purposes.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 7
To report data on COVID-19 immigration detention facilities and local correctional facilities that contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.
House Ways and Means Committee
Cosponsors 7
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Alamo Colleges District.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 4
To review the termination characterization of former employees of the Department of State who were fired by reason of the sexual orientation of such employees, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 7
To support the establishment of small business development centers internationally and promote international commerce, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 2
To promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 0
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to selection boards regarding performance evaluations of Foreign Service officers, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 1
To expedite and expand provision of American Citizen Services worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 0
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Cosponsors 0
Condemning and recognizing transnational White supremacist extremism as a major global threat.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 1
To develop and implement policies to advance early childhood development, to provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries, and for other purposes.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cosponsors 69
To develop and implement policies to advance early childhood development, to provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 4
For the relief of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 0
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Cosponsors 0
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify requirements for disclosure of transfer of credit policies.
House Education and Labor
Cosponsors 1
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program.
House Education and Labor
Cosponsors 2
To prohibit Executive agencies from using the derogatory term "alien" to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States, to amend chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, to establish a uniform definition for the term "foreign national", and for other purposes.
House Oversight and Reform Committee
Cosponsors 16
To ensure that Members of Congress have access to Federal facilities in order to exercise their constitutional oversight responsibilities.
House Oversight and Reform Committee
Cosponsors 0
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to clarify that charitable organization officials may receive food donations from schools under the food donation program, and for other purposes.
House Education and Labor
Cosponsors 1
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cosponsors 233
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cosponsors 233