Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro

Democratic · House · Texas-20

Recent Votes

How Castro actually voted on recorded roll calls — not what they've said about it.

HR6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Jan 8, 2026 · House Roll Call #6 · Passed

Yea

HR6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Jan 8, 2026 · House Roll Call #5 · Passed

Yea

HRES780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.

Jan 7, 2026 · House Roll Call #4 · Passed

Yea

HRES977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5184) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy efficiency standards applicable to manufactured housing, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6938) making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Jan 7, 2026 · House Roll Call #3 · Passed

Nay

HRES977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5184) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy efficiency standards applicable to manufactured housing, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6938) making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Jan 7, 2026 · House Roll Call #2 · Passed

Nay

Roll Call 1

Jan 6, 2026 · House Roll Call #1 · Passed

Present

Bills Sponsored

Legislation this member personally introduced — the clearest signal of what they're actually pushing for.

HR9698: Advanced Coursework Equity Act

Jul 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

HR7675: Securing Partner Supply Chains Act

Mar 26, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.

HRES1012: Recognizing and honoring Cristina M. Rodríguez for her historic appointment as dean of Yale Law School.

Jan 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

HR7059: No Unauthorized War in Mexico Act

Jan 14, 2026 — 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.

HRES969: Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".

Dec 19, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

HR6910: United States International Development Corporation Chief Development Officer Act

Dec 19, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HR6736: ARMAS Act of 2025

Dec 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HR6562: United States Development Finance Corporation Effectiveness Act

Dec 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HR6563: Terrorist Watchlist Modification Review Act

Dec 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HR6347: Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025

Dec 3, 2025 — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 6.

HRES653: Expressing support for the Japanese Diet's Caucus for Universal Values in the Indo-Pacific and for continued United States-Japan interparliamentary collaboration to advance democracy in the region.

Aug 15, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HR4489: Sunshine on Solar Lending Act

Jul 17, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

HR4490: PARTNER Act

Sep 3, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HR4318: Head Start for Our Future Act

Jul 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

HR4319: Strengthening Science Through Diplomacy Act of 2025

Jul 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HR3865: PARTNER with ASEAN Act of 2025

Jun 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HR3678: Strengthening US-Caribbean Partnership Act

Jun 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HRES368: Requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

May 1, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

HRES357: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives any record created on or after January 20, 2025, under the control of the President or the Secretary, respectively, relating to international agreements between the United States of America and El Salvador and the removal of individuals from the United States to El Salvador and subsequent detentions of such individuals.

Apr 29, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Bills Cosponsored

Legislation this member signed onto but didn't write themselves.

HR7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

Mar 5, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Natural Resources, Financial Services, and Education and Workforce, 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.

HRES1481: Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.

Aug 13, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

HRES1456: 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.

Jul 23, 2026 — 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.

HR9944: TPS Review Act

Jul 23, 2026 — 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.

HR8592: No WAR Act

Apr 30, 2026 — 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.

HR5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act

Sep 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

HRES1248: 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.

Apr 30, 2026 — 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.

HR307: ARC Act of 2025

Jan 14, 2025 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H122)

HRES23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution

Jan 9, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

HR4664: Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HR4749: Texas Flood Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025

Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

HJRES108: 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.

Jul 22, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HR4611: EACH Act of 2025

Dec 19, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR6289: Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act

Dec 11, 2025 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

HR4332: YALI Act of 2025

May 13, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 6.

HR210: Dental Care for Veterans Act

May 20, 2026 — Committee Hearings Held

HRES1179: 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.

May 13, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 2.

HCONRES26: 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.

Apr 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HRES1210: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.

Apr 23, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HR8494: 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.

Apr 24, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

Source: Congress.gov, the official record of the U.S. Congress. Roll-call vote positions for both chambers are on the roadmap for this page — sponsored/cosponsored data reflects the current Congress.