Joaquin Castro

U.S. Representative · Texas's 20th district

DemocraticTerm 2025

Official site: castro.house.gov
Washington office phone: (202) 225-3236
Office: 2241 Rayburn House Office Building
Profile source: Congress.gov

What this office does

Representatives serve a single district for two-year terms. They write and vote on federal legislation, originate revenue and spending bills, and oversee federal agencies through committees.

Recent recorded votes

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HCONRES 40
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-04-16
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Recorded Vote
Position recorded: No · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15
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HRES 965
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 1011
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 7613
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14
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Yea-and-Nay
HCONRES 38
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HRES 1099
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05
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HR 7744
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05
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HR 7744
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05
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HRES 1100
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
S 723
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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HRES 1095
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04
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HR 4758
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-25
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Yea-and-Nay
HR 4758
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-25
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Recorded Vote
HRES 1075
Position recorded: No · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
S 2503
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24
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2/3 Yea-And-Nay
HR 6329
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HRES 1075
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HR 4626
Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24
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HR 4626
Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24
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Legislation

Cosponsored · HRES 1481
Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HRES 1456
Directing the initiation of litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the United States.
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 9944
TPS Review Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8592
No WAR Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 5106
Restore Trust in Congress Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HRES 1248
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives from participating in prediction markets in certain cases, and for other purposes.
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 9698
Advanced Coursework Equity Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 6289
Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
Latest action: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 4332
YALI Act of 2025
Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 6.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 210
Dental Care for Veterans Act
Latest action: Committee Hearings Held
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HRES 1179
Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a negotiated settlement of the war.
Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 2.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HCONRES 26
Calling for the end of impunity of unpunished Serbian sexual war crimes during the 1999 Kosovo war in the case of United States citizen and sexual war crime survivor Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman and other survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HRES 1210
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 8494
To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers.
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Bill on Congress.gov
Cosponsored · HR 5068
MORE Act
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 7675
Securing Partner Supply Chains Act
Latest action: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HRES 1012
Recognizing and honoring Cristina M. Rodríguez for her historic appointment as dean of Yale Law School.
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 7059
No Unauthorized War in Mexico Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HRES 969
Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Bill on Congress.gov
Sponsored · HR 6910
United States International Development Corporation Chief Development Officer Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Service history

House · 2025–present · TX
House · 2023–2025 · TX
House · 2021–2023 · TX
House · 2019–2021 · TX
House · 2017–2019 · TX
House · 2015–2017 · TX
House · 2013–2015 · TX

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