Joaquin Castro
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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. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialJoaquin Castro holds the office of U.S. Representative for Texas-20profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Ratepayer Protection Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Water Resources Development Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Retire through Ownership Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protecting Domestic Mining Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
- VerifiedVoted Nay on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Local Access to Courts Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedPublic statement: News from Congressman Castro
- VerifiedPublic statement: Castro Statement on Fatal ICE Shooting of Houston Father
- VerifiedPublic statement: Castro, Houlahan, Cisneros Slam Pentagon for Lackland Flu Outbreak, Push for Flu Vaccine Requirement
- VerifiedPublic statement: Congressman Castro Calls for the Release and Reunification of Dad and 13-Year-Old Son in ICE Detention
- VerifiedPublic statement: Castro Update on Number of Flu Cases at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio
- VerifiedSponsored: Securing Partner Supply Chains Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Recognizing and honoring Cristina M. Rodríguez for her historic appointment as dean of Yale Law School.
- VerifiedSponsored: No Unauthorized War in Mexico Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
- VerifiedSponsored: United States International Development Corporation Chief Development Officer Act
- VerifiedSponsored: ARMAS Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: United States Development Finance Corporation Effectiveness Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Terrorist Watchlist Modification Review Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: 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.
Voting Record Feed
Water Resources Development Act
Retire through Ownership Act
Ratepayer Protection Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
Protecting Domestic Mining Act
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Local Access to Courts Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-03-26: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
2026-01-21: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-01-14: 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.
2025-12-19: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-12-19: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-12-16: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-12-10: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-12-10: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-12-03: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 6.
2025-08-15: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Statements & Newsroom
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July 08, 2026 SAN ANTONIO, TX — Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: “Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a husband and father, living and working in Houston for 35 years. Yesterday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. “I join the family in demanding a full investigation and have urged ICE to release all body-camera and dash-camera footage, as well as any communications from agents before and after the shooting. “My prayers are with the family and the entire Houston
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: “Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a husband and father, living and working in Houston for 35 years. Yesterday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. “I join the family in demanding a full investigation and have urged ICE to release all body-camera and dash-camera footage, as well as any communications from agents before and after the shooting. “My prayers are with the family and the entire Houston community &hell
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) held a press conference to provide updates on the flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio and to push the Pentagon to restore its vaccine mandate for all servicemembers. Reps. Castro, Houlahan, and Cisneros push Pentagon to fully restore its vaccine mandate. Watch livestream here. “The Air Force confirmed that trainee Keon McDaniel died &hellip
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement calling for the release from ICE detention and reunification of 13-year-old Leonardo Santiago Soto Uribe and his dad Benjamin Lerma-Huipio: “Leonardo Santiago ‘Santi’ Soto Uribe should be enjoying his summer before starting 9th grade. Instead, ICE detained him and his father, Benjamin Lerma-Huipio, outside of San Antonio. ICE separated 13-year-old Santi from his father, who is being locked away at a &he