U.S. Representative

Joaquin Castro 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 12)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB1589

Introduced
2/26/25  
American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 American Promise Act of 2025 Dream Act of 2025
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB1661

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
SAFE Act of 2025 Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act of 2025
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB196

Introduced
2/11/25  
Protect U.S. National Security Act
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HR70

Introduced
1/28/25  
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HR68

Introduced
1/24/25  
Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB728

Introduced
1/24/25  
Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025This bill expands eligibility for Head Start programs to include the children of families eligible for specified public assistance programs. Specifically, the bill expands Head Start eligibility to include the children of families that qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and federal housing assistance (commonly known as Section 8). The bill also provides statutory authority for the eligibility of families that qualify for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Families that qualify for state-funded food assistance programs with eligibility standards identical or substantially similar to the standards for SNAP must also be eligible for Head Start. 
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB1522

Introduced
2/24/25  
Federal Retirement Fairness Act
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB20

Introduced
3/5/25  
Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB14

Introduced
3/5/25  
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HJR73

Introduced
3/6/25  
Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB1948

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HJR72

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB1993

Introduced
3/10/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB1986

Introduced
3/10/25  
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the "Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office Building".
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB945

Introduced
2/4/25  
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.