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Joaquin Castro
U.S. Representative, Texas
2241 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
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 · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Castro votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Castro stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 187 →HR 9698
HR 9698 · Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Education
Jul 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
HR 7675
HR 7675 · Introduced Feb 25, 2026 · International Affairs
Mar 26, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
HRES 1012
HRES 1012 · Introduced Jan 21, 2026 · Education
Jan 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
HR 7059
HR 7059 · Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · International Affairs
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.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Castro's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 447were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.8%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.2%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
3.4%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Castro sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Castro has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
22
Sponsored this Congress
187 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
1,688
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
187
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Castro's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33