Democrat
Next Election: 2020
Joaquín Castro
Texas
202-225-3236
District: 20
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Latest Announcements:
Jan 3 2020 - 12:00 AM
Castro Statement on Military Strike in Iraq
Dec 19 2019 - 2:59 PM
Castro, Fitzpatrick Statement on Global Child Thrive Act Markup
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Latest Votes: |
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Feb 27 2021 Voted Yes On Passage on HR1319 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5. |
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Feb 27 2021 Voted No On Motion to Recommit on HR1319 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5. |
Campaign Finance Summary:
| Contributions: $956,681 |
| Individual $412,757 |
| PAC & SuperPac $530,300 |
| Disbursements: $955,293 |
| Individual Refunds $4,777 |
| Committee Refunds $1,300 |
| Debts Owed $0 |
| Cash on Hand $128,621 |
Recently Sponsored Bills:
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.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Cosponsors 225
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Cosponsors 233
Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Cosponsors 233
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
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
To promote international exchanges on best election practices, cultivate more secure democratic institutions around the world, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 5
To promote international exchanges on best election practices, cultivate more secure democratic institutions around the world, and for other purposes.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cosponsors 5
Affirming United States-Australia cooperation on space research, exploration, and utilization.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 5
Affirming United States-Australia cooperation on space research, exploration, and utilization.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 3
To support the establishment of small business development centers internationally and promote international commerce, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 2
Recognizing the importance of diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, acknowledging a necessity to increase diversity and representation within physics, and expressing support for the American Physical Society Bridge Program for its work toward increasing the number of underrepresented minorities earning physics doctoral degrees.
House Education and the Workforce Committee
Cosponsors 1
Recognizing April 30, 2018, as "El DÃa de Los Niños-Celebrating Young Americans".
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Cosponsors 8
To impose sanctions on certain persons responsible for the March 12, 2018, attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal, and for other purposes.
House Financial Services Committee
Cosponsors 1
To promote international exchanges on best election practices, cultivate more secure democratic institutions around the world, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 3
To promote international exchanges on best election practices, cultivate more secure democratic institutions around the world, and for other purposes.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cosponsors 9
To promote international exchanges on best election practices, cultivate more secure democratic institutions around the world, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 9
To require the Department of State to establish a policy regarding the use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 5
To require the Department of State to establish a policy regarding the use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities, and for other purposes.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cosponsors 5