Rep. Castro, Joaquin

Democrat · Texas-20 · House of Representatives

Joaquin Castro is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. The district includes just over half of his native San Antonio. He currently serves on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Voting record

• Participation: shows up to vote 97% of the time.
• Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 13.9% of the time.
• Alignment with the district's political lean: 75.7%.
• Bills sponsored: 186; passed into law: 0.

Recent votes by Rep. Castro, Joaquin

• Voted Nay on Funds Congress and legislative agencies for 2025 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
• Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
• Voted Yea on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
• Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• Voted Nay on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
• Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
• Voted Yea on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
• Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
• Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
• Voted Yea on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
• Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
• Voted Nay on House sets debate rules for 2025 funding bills — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
• Voted Yea on Bill title unclear; insufficient text provided — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
• Voted Yea on Limits temporary U.S. Attorney appointments by judges — D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
• Voted Yea on Remote health monitoring for pregnant Medicaid patients — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

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