Joaquin Castro
Representative · TX-20 · D
Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Jan 3, 2013
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Representative · TX-20 · D
Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Jan 3, 2013
Official websiteBiographical Directory
Portrait: U.S. Government Publishing Office, via unitedstates/images (public domain)
262 cosponsored bills and resolutions, from Congress.gov. Withdrawn cosponsorships are labeled.
H.Res. 1210 · Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.
Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · cosponsored Apr 23, 2026 · original cosponsor · International Affairs
Latest action (Apr 23, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.R. 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.
Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · cosponsored Apr 23, 2026 · original cosponsor · Immigration
Latest action (Apr 24, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
H.Res. 1186 · Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump, his Special Envoy Steven Witkoff, and all Federal officials must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by immediately turning over to the Department of the Treasury any payments received from the United Arab Emirates or any other foreign state and divest from all business interests linked to foreign governments.
Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · cosponsored Apr 16, 2026 · original cosponsor · Government Operations and Politics
Latest action (Apr 16, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
H.Res. 1185 · Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice must comply with the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by refusing to administratively settle the billions of dollars in legal claims filed against the United States by President Donald Trump.
Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · cosponsored Apr 16, 2026 · original cosponsor · Government Operations and Politics
Latest action (Apr 16, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.Res. 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.
Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · cosponsored May 7, 2026 · International Affairs
Latest action (May 13, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 2.
H.R. 8275 · Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act
Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · cosponsored Apr 14, 2026 · original cosponsor · Congress
Latest action (Apr 14, 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.
H.Con.Res. 84 · Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.
Introduced Apr 13, 2026 · cosponsored Jun 3, 2026 · International Affairs
Latest action (Jun 4, 2026): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
H.R. 8202 · To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations.
Introduced Apr 6, 2026 · cosponsored Apr 6, 2026 · original cosponsor · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action (Apr 22, 2026): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
Introduced Apr 2, 2026 · cosponsored Apr 22, 2026 · International Affairs
Latest action (Apr 22, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 8.
H.R. 8103 · To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Cuba, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 26, 2026 · original cosponsor · International Affairs
Latest action (Mar 26, 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.
H.J.Res. 154 · Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · cosponsored Jul 16, 2026 · Labor and Employment
Latest action (Mar 26, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.Con.Res. 81 · Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 26, 2026 · original cosponsor · Labor and Employment
Latest action (Mar 26, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced Mar 18, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 18, 2026 · original cosponsor · Health
Latest action (Apr 20, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R. 7903 · Justice for Hind Rajab Act
Introduced Mar 12, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 12, 2026 · original cosponsor · International Affairs
Latest action (Mar 12, 2026): 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.
H.R. 7853 · PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 5, 2026 · cosponsored Aug 27, 2026 · Health
Latest action (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.
H.R. 7819 · Venezuela Oil Proceeds Transparency Act
Introduced Mar 5, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 5, 2026 · original cosponsor · International Affairs
Latest action (Mar 5, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.R. 7802 · DISCLOSE Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 4, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 4, 2026 · original cosponsor · Government Operations and Politics
Latest action (Mar 4, 2026): Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
H.R. 7728 · Connect the Grid Act
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 26, 2026 · original cosponsor · Energy
Latest action (Feb 26, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 7645 · Ceasefire Compliance Act of 2026
Introduced Feb 23, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 23, 2026 · original cosponsor · International Affairs
Latest action (Feb 23, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
H.R. 7599 · Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026
Introduced Feb 17, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 17, 2026 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Feb 17, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 7543 · Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · cosponsored Mar 17, 2026 · Environmental Protection
Latest action (Feb 13, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
H.R. 7541 · U.S. Farmworker Protection Act
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 12, 2026 · original cosponsor · Immigration
Latest action (Feb 12, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 7531 · Healthy Families Act
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 12, 2026 · original cosponsor · Labor and Employment
Latest action (Feb 12, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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.
H.R. 7498 · After Hours Child Care Act
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 26, 2026 · Families
Latest action (Feb 11, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.J.Res. 147 · Terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 · cosponsored Feb 2, 2026 · original cosponsor · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action (Feb 2, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.