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Kathy Castor

Kathy Castor

DEMOCRATIC
Florida · FL-14 · 10th Term · Age 60
Congress.gov Profile ↗
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · House Committee on Energy and Commerce
B
#134 of 428
98.4%
Attendance
119th Cong.
26
Bills Intro'd
119th Cong.
33%
Corp PACs
Share of PAC $ · tenure to date
$5,431,321
PAC Total
Tenure to date · per FEC filings
87
Stock Trades
All filings
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 18, 2026 · 158 entries
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 18, 2026 · 158 entries

Kathy Castor's Grades Across 12 Issue Areas

Palestine / Israel
D
12 items
#174/428

Votes on military aid, weapons transfers, and ceasefire resolutions. And whether representatives have recognized the genocide in Gaza as documented by the ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing genocide in Gaza, blocking weapons transfers, and imposing sanctions (H.Res.876)
  • Opposed imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (H.R.23)
  • × Failed to cosponsor demanding unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (H.Res.473)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing the Nakba (1948 mass displacement of Palestinians) and affirming refugee rights (H.Res.409)
  • × Voted YES on barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (H.R.4795)
  • × Voted NO on the Massie amendment barring Israel from FY2027 State Department appropriations and eliminating its $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing (H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595)
  • × Did not sign letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
  • × Did not sign letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 final passage — bill retains Section 219, a permanent US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative (H.R.8800)
Context
$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel
Under 10-year MOU + supplemental
73,821+killed in Gaza
20,179+children killed
4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict
174,897+people injured
262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed
Figures as of September 17, 2026
Money & Influence
Travel Disclosures
$13,082
1 trip · House Travel Disclosures
American Israel Education Foundation · Israel · 2025-08-16 Filing $13,082

12 tracked items: 10 fail, 0 mixed, 2 pass · $102,810 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard
Immigration
A+
11 items
#82/425

Border and asylum policy, DACA, deportation practices, ICE enforcement, and the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • Opposed the Laken Riley Act expanding mandatory ICE detention for immigrants (H.R.29)
  • Opposed $10B in ICE funding expansion in the DHS Appropriations bill (H.R.7147)
  • Opposed a resolution thanking ICE for enforcement operations (H.Res.488)
  • Opposed Kayla Hamilton Act — expands detention and enforcement for unaccompanied minors and immigration violations (H.R.4371)
  • Cosponsored a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders (H.R.1589)
  • Voted YES on Requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through three months after January 20, 2029. (H.R.1689)
  • Opposed a bill criminalizing illegal entry as a federal felony (H.R.3486)
  • Opposed Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (H.R.2056)
  • Opposed Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act — creates criminal penalties for fleeing federal officers near the border; signed into law (H.R.35)
  • Opposed Standalone FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act funding ICE detention and CBP enforcement. (H.R.7744)
The District Reality
20.4%
Residents born in another country
National avg: 14.1%
90.8%
Residents who are U.S. citizens
National avg: 93.2%
$2.1B / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in Florida
2024
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

11 tracked items: 0 fail, 0 mixed, 11 pass.

11 tracked items See methodology
War & Foreign Policy
C+
17 items
#156/428

Military authorizations, arms sales, sanctions, foreign aid, and US engagement in conflicts abroad (excluding Palestine/Israel, which is scored in its own dedicated category).

Scored Actions
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran (H.Con.Res.38)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits export licenses for defense articles to the UAE until the president certifies the UAE is not arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (H.R.2059)
  • × Failed to cosponsor repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521)
  • × Failed to cosponsor urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (H.Res.317)
  • Opposed Department of Defense Appropriations FY2026 — funds $831 billion in military spending (H.R.4016)
  • × Voted YES on reaffirms Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism — whereas clauses invoke AUMF trigger language and Article II authority, designed to legally counter the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Res.1099)
  • × Voted NO on War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
  • × Failed to cosponsor War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Cuba (H.J.Res.153)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (H.R.6915)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits first-use nuclear strikes unless Congress expressly authorizes them through a declaration of war (H.R.669)
  • Opposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, House passage (H.R.8800)
  • Opposed Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (H.R.4)
  • Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, with added carve-outs for security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and diplomatic-facility protection (H.Con.Res.108)
  • Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. Second Iran War Powers Resolution to receive a House floor vote in the 119th Congress. (H.Con.Res.40)
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from military operations in the Western Hemisphere, including Venezuela (H.Con.Res.61)
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Venezuela (H.Con.Res.64)
Context
$8 trillion+total U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars
940,000+ killed directly · 4.5–4.7M including indirect deaths
Money & Influence
Stock trades — War & Foreign Policy: 2 transactions
BA Boeing Company (Ba) Sale $15,001 - $50,000 2017-02-14
BA Boeing Company (Ba) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2016-02-12
Source: House PTR disclosures · all years on file

17 tracked items: 9 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $171,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard
Healthcare
C
12 items
#138/428

Affordable care access, Medicare expansion, drug pricing, insurance regulation, and public health funding.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed a budget resolution enabling $880B in Medicaid cuts (H.Con.Res.14)
  • Voted YES on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, keeping insurance affordable for millions (H.R.1834)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare for All — a single government-run health plan covering all Americans (H.R.3069)
  • Cosponsored restoring healthcare services eliminated by DOGE cuts and executive actions (H.R.4796)
  • Cosponsored repeals OBBBA Medicaid cuts and permanently extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits — the core Democratic healthcare counter-bill (H.R.4849)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare Advantage reform package — curbs prior authorization abuse and increases insurer accountability for denied claims (H.R.6109)
  • × Failed to cosponsor opposes the WISPR model that restricts Medicare Advantage beneficiary access to healthcare providers (H.Res.704)
  • × Failed to cosponsor allows states to create their own single-payer universal healthcare systems using federal waivers (H.R.4406)
  • × Failed to cosponsor setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals (H.R.3415)
  • × Failed to cosponsor expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (H.R.2045)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (H.R.1950)
  • Opposed Medicaid work requirements projected to strip coverage from 10.9 million people (H.R.1)
The District Reality
77.6 years
Average life expectancy
People here live 1.2 years less than the national average
11.1%
People without health insurance
32% more than national avg (8.4%)
5.4%
Children without health insurance
5% more than national avg (5.14%)
189.9
Heart disease deaths per 100K
6% less than national avg (201.05)
0%
In doctor shortage areas
100% less than national avg (7.81%)
Money & Influence
Stock trades — Healthcare: 4 transactions
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common stock (MRK) Sale $1,001 - $15,000 2017-02-14
PFE Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) Sale $1,001 - $15,000 2017-02-14
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common stock (MRK) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2016-02-12
PFE Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2016-02-12
Source: House PTR disclosures · all years on file

12 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $772,000 from related PACs.

12 tracked items See methodology
Housing & Affordability
D
6 items
#242/428

Rent costs, public housing, homelessness, housing discrimination, and the right to stable shelter.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (H.R.4457)
  • × Failed to cosponsor $5B in McKinney-Vento grants to build 410K homes and end homelessness (H.R.4872)
  • Voted YES on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644)
  • × Failed to cosponsor expanding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build more affordable rental housing (H.R.2725)
  • × Failed to cosponsor reauthorizes and increases HOME program funding for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation (H.R.2031)
  • × Failed to cosponsor comprehensive housing: homebuyer credits, LIHTC expansion, and renter credits (H.R.6390)
The District Reality
26.9%
Renters paying more than half their income on rent
12% more than national avg (24.1%)
13.1%
People living in poverty
5% more than national avg (12.5%)
15.7%
Children living in poverty
About the same as national avg (15.58%)
0.519
Income inequality
7% more than national avg (0.4832)
56.6%
People who own their home
13% less than national avg (65.2%)
14.4%
Households on SNAP
19% more than national avg (12.1%)
Money & Influence
Stock trades — Housing & Affordability: 4 transactions
The Blackstone group Inc. Class a (BX)... Sale $1,001 - $15,000 2020-03-10
The Blackstone group l.P. Common units... Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2019-01-24
The Blackstone group l.P. Common Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2015-02-06
The Blackstone group l.P. Common Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2015-02-06
Source: House PTR disclosures · all years on file

6 tracked items: 5 fail, 0 mixed, 1 pass · $125,000 from related PACs.

6 tracked items See methodology
Labor
B
10 items
#145/428

Workers' rights, union protections, minimum wage, workplace safety, and corporate accountability to employees.

Scored Actions
  • Cosponsored raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage (H.R.2743)
  • Cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act strengthening equal pay protections (H.R.17)
  • Voted YES on protecting federal workers' collective bargaining rights from Trump's executive order (H.R.2550)
  • × Failed to cosponsor removes tax deductions for companies that spend money on union-busting consultants and anti-union campaigns (H.R.2692)
  • × Failed to cosponsor a nationwide right to unionize, preventing anti-union state laws (H.R.5159)
  • × Failed to cosponsor extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (H.R.3971)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects public sector workers from retaliation and ensures fair treatment for government employees (H.R.3139)
  • Cosponsored establishes a national paid sick days standard so workers don't lose pay when they're ill (H.R.7531)
  • Cosponsored national paid family and medical leave for all workers (H.R.5390)
  • Cosponsored the PRO Act strengthening the right to unionize and bargain collectively (H.R.20)
The District Reality
15.3%
Working-age adults without health insurance
31% more than national avg (11.7%)
4.8%
Unemployed
8% less than national avg (5.2%)
Money & Influence
Stock trades — Labor: 5 transactions
BA Boeing Company (Ba) Sale $15,001 - $50,000 2017-02-14
CAT Caterpillar, Inc. (CaT) Sale $1,001 - $15,000 2016-12-09
BA Boeing Company (Ba) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2016-02-12
CAT Caterpillar, Inc. (CaT) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2014-12-24
CAT Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2014-12-24
Source: House PTR disclosures · all years on file

10 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 6 pass · $930,600 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard
Reproductive Rights
A+
10 items
#17/428

Abortion access, contraception coverage, maternal healthcare, and reproductive autonomy legislation.

Scored Actions
  • Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying the right to abortion nationwide (H.R.12)
  • Cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control (H.R.999)
  • Cosponsored ensures access to birth control by requiring insurance coverage and preventing pharmacies from refusing to fill prescriptions (H.R.4084)
  • Opposed restrictions on abortion coverage in ACA insurance plans (H.R.6703)
  • Opposed the Born-Alive Act — an anti-abortion messaging bill (H.R.21)
  • Opposed Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (H.R.6359)
  • Opposed directs federal funds to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare (H.R.6945)
  • Cosponsored repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal Medicaid funding for abortion care (H.R.4611)
  • Cosponsored protecting IVF and assisted reproductive technology from state bans (H.R.2049)
  • Opposed Planned Parenthood defunding in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1)
State Context
27.5
Maternal deaths per 100K births
13.1
Teen births per 1K
3% less than national avg (13.49)
7.19
Infant deaths per 1K births
23% more than national avg (5.85)
Money & Influence

10 tracked items: 0 fail, 0 mixed, 10 pass · $92,950 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard
LGBTQ+ Rights
B+
18 items
#127/428

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ communities.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed a ban on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care (H.R.498)
  • Cosponsored the Equality Act — comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections (H.R.15)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.3708)
  • Cosponsored banning conversion therapy as consumer fraud (H.R.3243)
  • Opposed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors (H.R.3492)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Resolution affirming a Transgender Bill of Rights — legal recognition, healthcare access, and anti-discrimination protections (H.Res.1058)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
  • Opposed Requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or changing the student's sex-based accommodations (locker rooms, bathrooms). (H.R.2616)
  • Opposed a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports (H.R.28)
  • Cosponsored appoints a special envoy for LGBTQ+ human rights to combat persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide (H.R.6056)
  • Cosponsored prohibits discrimination in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R.6181)
  • Opposed NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838)
  • Opposed NDAA amendment banning TRICARE from covering gender-affirming healthcare for service members (H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838)
  • Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act — requires schools to adopt anti-bullying policies that specifically protect LGBTQ+ students (H.R.1810)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment prohibiting TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming medical care (H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment restricting transgender students from women's/girls' sports teams at DoD-run (DoDEA) schools (H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment to codify Executive Order 14183, banning transgender individuals from military service (H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800)
Context
4xmore likely: LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide at 4 times the rate of their peers
National statistic
0
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in Florida (2025)
Money & Influence
$14,747
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

18 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 14 pass · $14,747 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard
Justice & Civil Liberties
B
12 items
#106/428

Policing accountability, mass incarceration, surveillance, due process, and civil liberties protections.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor ends qualified immunity for police officers, allowing victims of misconduct to sue for civil rights violations (H.R.3602)
  • Cosponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — ending qualified immunity and police accountability (H.R.5361)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ending solitary confinement in federal prisons (H.R.4682)
  • × Failed to cosponsor FAIR Act — reforms civil asset forfeiture so police can't seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime (H.R.5350)
  • Cosponsored descheduling marijuana at the federal level (MORE Act) (H.R.5068)
  • × Voted YES on Three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA without a warrant requirement for queries of Americans' communications (S.1318)
  • × Failed to cosponsor automatic sealing of criminal records (Clean Slate Act) (H.R.3114)
  • Opposed treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (H.R.6260)
  • Opposed permanent fentanyl scheduling imposing mandatory minimum sentences (S.331)
  • Opposed No Rogue Rulings Act — prohibits federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctive relief beyond named parties, with a narrow exception for multi-state cases via three-judge panels. (H.R.1526)
  • Opposed CLEAN DC Act — repeals D.C. police transparency requirements, use-of-force limits, and civilian oversight protections (H.R.5107)
  • Opposed imposes mandatory pretrial detention and cash bail requirements in Washington, D.C. — overriding local criminal justice reforms (H.R.5214)
The District Reality
1058.3
Incarcerated per 100K
21% more than national avg (872.3)
27
Opioid deaths per 100K
7% more than national avg (25.3)
0.8
Killed by police per 100K
National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence
District racial composition
Black 16.3% Hispanic 28% White 46.7% Asian 3.8% Other 5.2%
22.3
Segregation index
27% more than national avg (17.55)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

12 tracked items: 5 fail, 0 mixed, 7 pass.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard
Climate
A+
33 items
#14/426

Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers by voting against repeal (H.J.Res.35)
  • Opposed streamlines natural gas pipeline permitting and reduces environmental review requirements (H.R.3668)
  • Opposed GRID Power Act — undermines electric grid modernization toward renewable energy sources (H.R.1047)
  • Opposed the SPEED Act weakening environmental review for energy projects (H.R.4776)
  • Opposed delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (H.R.3632)
  • × Failed to cosponsor End Polluter Welfare Act — eliminates approximately $190 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, tax loopholes, and federal giveaways over 10 years, including provisions for enhanced oil recovery, fossil fuel R&D, and below-market royalty rates on federal lands (H.R.4714)
  • Opposed Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (H.R.6387)
  • Opposed Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act — amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal federal building energy efficiency performance standards (Section 305(a)(3)(D)(i)), removing fossil-fuel-reduction targets for new and majorly-renovated federal buildings (H.R.4690)
  • Opposed Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude foreign-origin emissions from nonattainment-area determinations, softening EPA enforcement against communities with high cross-border pollution (H.R.6409)
  • Opposed reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act — amends Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to strike EPA's authority to review and comment on (a) federal construction projects, (b) major federal agency actions affecting the environment, and (c) proposed federal regulations (H.R.6398)
  • Opposed Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — repeals three IRA building-energy provisions: §50122 home electrification and efficiency rebates (heat pumps, electric stoves, weatherization for low- and moderate-income households), §50123 contractor training grants, and §50131 state energy-code adoption assistance, while rescinding unobligated balances (H.R.4758)
  • Opposed Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (H.R.4626)
  • Opposed saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act — amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead, rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards (H.R.4593)
  • Opposed PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act amendment package weakening NPDES permitting, fast-tracking pipeline reviews, and limiting judicial review. (H.R.3898)
  • Opposed fast-tracking of LNG export terminal approvals bypassing environmental review (H.R.1949)
  • Opposed FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act cutting Department of Energy clean energy programs and including policy riders against renewable energy deployment. (H.R.4553)
  • Opposed Budget resolution enabling rollback of clean energy tax credits and environmental regulations (H.Con.Res.14)
  • Opposed amends the Congressional Review Act to allow a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term. (H.R.77)
  • Opposed the Fix Our Forests Act reducing NEPA environmental review requirements (H.R.471)
  • Cosponsored House Concurrent Resolution declaring a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to executive-branch directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions while suppressing climate change science (H.Con.Res.44)
  • Signed Bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
  • Cosponsored Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act — imposes a $1 trillion total assessment ($100 billion per year over 10 years) on the largest fossil-fuel companies, allocated by each company's share of covered historical greenhouse-gas emissions, with proceeds funding climate adaptation and damage mitigation (H.R.1135)
  • Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (H.J.Res.131)
  • Opposed overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (H.J.Res.130)
  • Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (S.J.Res.80)
  • Opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill repealing IRA clean energy credits and expanding drilling (H.R.1)
  • Opposed rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
  • Opposed blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
  • Opposed blocks California's waiver setting stricter nitrogen oxide emission limits for heavy-duty trucks (H.J.Res.89)
  • Opposed rescinds U.S. international climate funding commitments, withdrawing from global climate cooperation (H.Res.590)
  • Opposed overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (S.J.Res.31)
  • Opposed Joint resolution of disapproval repealing BOEM's rule requiring oil and gas operators to report potential harms to marine archaeological sites before drilling approval. (S.J.Res.11)
  • Opposed overturns Department of Energy efficiency standards for water heaters, blocking energy savings and emissions reductions (H.J.Res.20)
The District Reality
47.4 / 100
Natural disaster risk score
13% less than national avg (54.3) — lower is better
8.6%
Adults with asthma
11% less than national avg (9.7%)
83
Water safety violations
Money & Influence
$17,743
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Travel Disclosures
$764
1 trip · House Travel Disclosures
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine · Cambridge, MD · 2024-03-15 Filing $764

33 tracked items: 1 fail, 0 mixed, 32 pass · $17,743 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard
Democracy & Voting Rights
C+
10 items
#169/426

Voting access, election integrity, gerrymandering, and the defense of democratic institutions.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • Cosponsored D.C. statehood giving 700,000 residents full voting representation in Congress (H.R.51)
  • × Failed to cosponsor independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering (H.R.5449)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens protections against voter intimidation at polling places and during the registration process (H.R.4894)
  • × Voted YES on D.C. local election autonomy by voting against federal override of noncitizen voting rules (H.R.884)
  • × Voted YES on Non-binding resolution denouncing socialism in all forms — a political messaging vote (H.Con.Res.58)
  • Did not vote on Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, after his assassination (H.Res.719)
  • Voted YES on censures Representative Ilhan Omar and strips her committee assignments over public statements (H.Res.713)
  • Opposed censuring Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump's Medicaid cuts on the House floor (H.Res.189)
  • Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restoring federal preclearance (H.R.14)
State Context
1,148,000
Denied voting rights (felony convictions) in Florida
59.4%
Voter turnout
About the same as national avg (59%)
Money & Influence
Corporate Financing Connections
$10,500
1 employer · FEC Schedule A
Comcast $10,500
Stock trades — Democracy & Voting Rights: 6 transactions
DIS Walt Disney Company (DIs) Sale $1,001 - $15,000 2017-08-04
T AT&T Inc. (T) Sale $50,001 - $100,000 2016-12-14
T aT&T Inc. (T) Sale $1,001 - $15,000 2016-12-09
DIS Walt Disney Company (DIs) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2016-06-06
T AT&T Inc. (T) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2014-08-18
+1 more — view all
Source: House PTR disclosures · all years on file

10 tracked items: 4 fail, 1 mixed, 5 pass · 1 corporate financing connection.

10 tracked items See methodology
Money in Politics
D
7 items
#146/428

Campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, corporate political influence, and the integrity of the legislative process.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office (H.R.1908)
  • × Failed to cosponsor requiring disclosure of dark money donors in elections (H.R.2498)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
  • × Failed to cosponsor abolishing Super PACs that allow unlimited political spending (H.R.2352)
  • × Failed to cosponsor closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (H.R.3554)
  • × Failed to cosponsor eliminating corporate PACs from making campaign contributions (H.R.4799)
  • Opposed CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps by voting against repeal (S.J.Res.28)
Context
$36K
Outside spending (dark money)
$21K supporting · $15K opposing · tenure to date
Money & Influence
Stock trades — Money in Politics: 26 transactions
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock... Sale $15,001 - $50,000 2024-07-15
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock... Sale $15,001 - $50,000 2024-03-28
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2021-06-14
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2021-05-21
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 2021-04-14
+21 more — view all
Source: House PTR disclosures · all years on file

7 tracked items: 6 fail, 0 mixed, 1 pass · $74,500 from related PACs.

7 tracked items See methodology

Where Kathy Stands

#134 of 428 House members
B
Kathy's Grade
Group Average
Score Higher

Kathy Castor's Activity in Congress

Every action we track: 311 events across votes, cosponsorships, letters, floor speeches, sponsored travel, and stock disclosures.

Filters
  1. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

  2. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

  3. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

  4. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  5. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

  6. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

  7. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Massie Amendment — Bar Israel Funding / Cut $3.3B FMF

  8. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  9. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

  10. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  11. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

  12. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

  13. Travel

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sponsored travel to Boston, MA — sponsored by Center Forward

  14. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

  15. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FIRE Act

  16. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

  17. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Haiti TPS Designation Act

  18. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  19. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FENCES Act

  20. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on RED Tape Act

  21. Travel

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sponsored travel to France — sponsored by Foundation for Nuclear Studies

  22. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

  23. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  24. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

  25. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

  26. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

  27. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

  28. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Housing for the 21st Century Act

  29. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

  30. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  31. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

  32. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on SHOWER Act

  33. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

  34. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

  35. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

  36. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

  37. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Venezuela War Powers Resolution

  38. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Lower Health Care Premiums Act — Abortion Insurance CSR Restriction

  39. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

  40. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Kayla Hamilton Act

  41. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Power Plant Reliability Act

  42. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Pipeline Reviews Act

  43. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Protect Americas Workforce Act

  44. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

  45. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

  46. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

  47. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CLEAN DC Act

  48. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

  49. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

  50. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

  51. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

  52. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

  53. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NOT VOTING on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

  54. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on GRID Power Act

  55. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar

  56. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored FAMILY Act of 2025

  57. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

  58. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Stop Illegal Entry Act

  59. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  60. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  61. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

  62. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored MORE Act (Marijuana Descheduling)

  63. Travel

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sponsored travel to Israel — sponsored by American Israel Education Foundation

  64. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025

  65. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Restoring Essential Healthcare Act

  66. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

  67. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored EACH Act of 2025

  68. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2026

  69. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on International Climate Funding Rescission

  70. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Climate Emergency & Children's Rights Resolution

  71. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Womens Health Protection Act of 2025

  72. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Access to Birth Control Act

  73. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

  74. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

  75. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on HALT Fentanyl Act

  76. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

  77. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Resolution Thanking ICE

  78. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

  79. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

  80. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

  81. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

  82. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Cars II Waiver Disapproval

  83. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Trucks Waiver Disapproval

  84. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

  85. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Equality Act

  86. Travel

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sponsored travel to Italy — sponsored by Aspen Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation

  87. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on SAVE Act (119th)

  88. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on No Rogue Rulings Act — Limit Nationwide Injunctions

  89. Letter

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Signed Letter: Bicameral Letter Opposing EPA's Wholesale Assault on Environmental Protections (Apr 2025)

  90. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

  91. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act of 2025

  92. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

  93. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Access to Family Building Act (IVF)

  94. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: BOEM Marine Archaeological Resources Rule Disapproval

  95. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Censuring Representative Al Green

  96. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

  97. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

  98. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

  99. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

  100. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

  101. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY2025 Budget Resolution (Medicaid Cuts)

  102. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Budget Resolution FY2025

  103. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

  104. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

  105. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Midnight Rules Relief Act — En Bloc CRA Disapproval

  106. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025

  107. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

  108. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  109. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Fix Our Forests Act

  110. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

  111. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on ICC Sanctions Bill

  112. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Laken Riley Act

  113. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Washington, D.C. Admission Act

  114. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on NDAA FY2025 (enacted conference report)

  115. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Prove It Act of 2024

  116. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Nonprofit Status Stripping Act

  117. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

  118. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act

  119. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Social Security Fairness Act

  120. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on GUARDRAIL Act (SEC Climate Disclosures)

  121. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

  122. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Fiduciary and Retirement Fund Rules Act

  123. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

  124. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Federal Contractor Hiring Standards Act

  125. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $15,001 - $50,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock (BRK.B)

  126. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on SAVE Act

  127. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act

  128. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2025

  129. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Acquire/Use/Transfer/Sell

  130. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  131. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY25 NDAA Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  132. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on DOD Approp Amendment: Ban Abortion Travel Reimbursement

  133. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  134. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban

  135. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: DODEA Book Ban (Steube)

  136. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024

  137. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Federal Prison Oversight Act

  138. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Detain and Deport Aliens Who Assault Cops Act

  139. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Equal Representation Act

  140. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Disapproval of NLRB Joint Employer Rule

  141. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Antisemitism Awareness Act

  142. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Condemns Biden Weapons Pause to Israel

  143. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

  144. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

  145. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Iran Counterterrorism Act

  146. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Rescission of Iran Waivers and Licenses

  147. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Condemns 'From the River to the Sea' Slogan

  148. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization

  149. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FISA Warrant Amendment (Biggs)

  150. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on A Stronger Workforce for America Act

  151. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $15,001 - $50,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock (BRK.B)

  152. Travel

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MD — sponsored by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

  153. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on USE IT Act

  154. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Laken Riley Act (118th)

  155. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Access to Family Building Act

  156. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

  157. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (LIHTC Expansion)

  158. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act

  159. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

  160. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

  161. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  162. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 (enacted conference report)

  163. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 Final Passage (with anti-abortion provisions)

  164. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

  165. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023

  166. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on Santos Expulsion Resolution

  167. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Protecting Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act

  168. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on LHHS Approp Amendment: Defund Title X / Office of Population Affairs

  169. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Defund HOPWA (Housing for People with AIDS)

  170. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Ag-FDA Appropriations (Mifepristone Riders)

  171. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on DHS Appropriations (anti-LGBTQ riders)

  172. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  173. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  174. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Boebert USDA LGBTQ Materials Ban

  175. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

  176. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

  177. Travel

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sponsored travel to Norway — sponsored by Aspen Institute, Breakthrough Energy Foundation, and Climate Imperative Foundation

  178. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Protecting Our Democracy Act

  179. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act

  180. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Schools Not Shelters Act

  181. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

  182. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (successor to For the People Act)

  183. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (Campaign Finance Provisions)

  184. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Halt Cluster Munition Transfer to Ukraine

  185. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Pride Flags at DOD Facilities

  186. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY24 NDAA: Boebert DODEA Book Ban

  187. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Expand Section 1033 Police Transfer Program

  188. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Reduce Deployed ICBMs

  189. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Defund B83-1 Nuclear Gravity Bomb

  190. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban DOD Abortion Travel Funding

  191. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Transgender Healthcare for Military

  192. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Equality Act

  193. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

  194. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on REINS Act of 2023

  195. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

  196. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored FAMILY Act

  197. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

  198. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2023

  199. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Secure the Border Act

  200. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

  201. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Somalia War Powers Resolution

  202. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

  203. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

  204. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

  205. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Disapproval of WOTUS Rule

  206. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Affordable Insulin Now Act

  207. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety Act

  208. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act

  209. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Transgender Bill of Rights

  210. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NOT VOTING on Lower Energy Costs Act

  211. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent and Notification Mandate

  212. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Disapproval of DOL ESG Rule

  213. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

  214. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Syria Withdrawal War Powers Resolution

  215. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act

  216. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

  217. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

  218. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NOT VOTING on Disapproval of D.C. Noncitizen Voting

  219. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NOT VOTING on Disapproval of DC Criminal Code Reform

  220. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Strategic Production Response Act

  221. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored EACH Act

  222. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  223. Vote

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Voted NO on Condemning attacks on pro-life facilities

  224. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored Democracy for All Amendment

  225. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Kathy Castor Cosponsored D.C. Statehood

  226. Travel

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sponsored travel to Hamilton, Bermuda — sponsored by Bermuda Business Development Agency

  227. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (bRK.b)

  228. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of ecdfg 2000081717 JT berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (bRK.b)

  229. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (bRK.b)

  230. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  231. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  232. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  233. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  234. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  235. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  236. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  237. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  238. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  239. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  240. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  241. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  242. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  243. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  244. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  245. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (bRK.b)

  246. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of American Airlines group, Inc. (AAl)

  247. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Southwest Airlines Company (luV)

  248. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Southwest Airlines Company (luV)

  249. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (bRK.b)

  250. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (bRK.b)

  251. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of american airlines group, Inc. (aal) [sT]

  252. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of southwest airlines Company (luV) [sT]

  253. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B) [sT]

  254. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B) [sT]

  255. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New

  256. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $50,001 - $100,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New

  257. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of sPDR Dow Jones Industrial

  258. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $15,001 - $50,000 of sPDR Dow Jones Industrial

  259. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $15,001 - $50,000 of Bank of america Corporation (BaC)

  260. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $15,001 - $50,000 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK.B)

  261. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Boulder growth & Income Fund, Inc. (BIF) [sT]

  262. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN)

  263. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of The Blackstone group Inc. Class a (BX) [sT]

  264. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Boulder growth & Income Fund, Inc. (BIF) [sT]

  265. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Boulder growth & Income Fund, Inc. (BIF) [sT]

  266. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Boulder growth & Income Fund, Inc. (BIF) [sT]

  267. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Boulder growth & Income Fund, Inc. (BIF) [sT]

  268. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of The Blackstone group l.P. Common units Representing

  269. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Walt Disney Company (DIs)

  270. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of apple Inc. (aaPl)

  271. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $15,001 - $50,000 of Boeing Company (Ba)

  272. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Intel Corporation (INTC)

  273. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Intel Corporation (INTC)

  274. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Merck & Company, Inc. Common stock (MRK)

  275. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Pfizer, Inc. (PFE)

  276. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of arconic Inc. (aRNC)

  277. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $50,001 - $100,000 of AT&T Inc. (T)

  278. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of aT&T Inc. (T)

  279. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Caterpillar, Inc. (CaT)

  280. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of general Electric Company (gE)

  281. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of alcoa Corporation (aa)

  282. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of arconic Inc. (aRNC)

  283. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Walt Disney Company (DIs)

  284. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Dow Chemical Company (DOW)

  285. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $15,001 - $50,000 of Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

  286. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of apple Inc. (aaPl)

  287. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Bank of america Corporation (BaC)

  288. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Boeing Company (Ba)

  289. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Intel Corporation (INTC)

  290. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Merck & Company, Inc. Common stock (MRK)

  291. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Pfizer, Inc. (PFE)

  292. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of E*TRaDE Financial Corporation (ETFC)

  293. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of The Blackstone group l.P. Common

  294. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of E*TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC)

  295. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of The Blackstone group l.P. Common

  296. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Caterpillar, Inc. (CaT)

  297. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)

  298. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of general Electric Company (gE)

  299. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of general Electric Company (gE)

  300. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of AT&T Inc. (T)

  301. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of aT&T Inc. (T)

  302. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Dow Chemical Company (DOW)

  303. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN)

  304. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Dow Chemical Company (DOW)

  305. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Purchase $1,001 - $15,000 of Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN)

  306. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Dow Chemical (DOW)

  307. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $15,001 - $50,000 of Dow Chemical (DOW)

  308. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Dow Chemical (DOW)

  309. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $15,001 - $50,000 of Dow Chemical (DOW)

  310. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $1,001 - $15,000 of Dow Chemical (DOW)

  311. Trade

    Rep. Kathy Castor Sale $15,001 - $50,000 of Dow Chemical (DOW)

PACs and Donors Funding Kathy Castor's Campaign

Money raised (to the campaign) vs outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.

Where the money comes from

Money raised, by source

Individual PAC

Composition

Area = share of money raised · source → type / size

Raised by cycle

PAC vs individual money over time

PAC by interest categoryDirect PAC contributions plus individual donations earmarked through PACs, for the tracked interest groups. Source: FEC filings.

Tracked interest groups · the accountability lens

Largest PAC donors · all-time · click for FEC filing

Individual donor ties

Itemized individual donors · $200+ contributions reported to the FEC

Where donors live
Top employers of donorsThe employer that itemized donors ($200+) report on their own FEC filing, a proxy for which industries a member’s donors come from. This is not the member’s employer, and not PAC or corporate money.

Outside money — spent for / against

Not raised by the campaign · independent expenditures (FEC Schedule E)

By interest category
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Data: Federal Election Commission. Tenure to date. Updated 2026-09-09.

Kathy Castor's Stock Trades, Travel, and Disclosures

Stock Trades

87
disclosed trades
Based on STOCK Act filings from the House Clerk. Shows transaction type, amount range, and filing date.
Sectors: Money in Politics (26) · Democracy & Voting Rights (6) · Labor (5)
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Travel Disclosures

7
sponsored trips
Based on Clerk of the House travel disclosures. Includes sponsor, destination, and cost.
Sponsor sectors: Palestine / Israel (1) · Climate (1)
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Floor Speeches

speeches
Analyzed floor speeches · 119th Congress
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Community Projects

$55,724,000
requested (15 projects) · FY2026
Community project funding requests directed to local projects through the appropriations process.
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Legislative Effectiveness

0/26
enacted
Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.
Introduced
26
Passed Cmte
0
Passed Chamber
0
Enacted
0
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Attendance

98.4%
119th Congress
119th Congress avg & ranking. Session-by-session breakdown shown below for reference.
119th-2 (2026)
97.1%
305/314
119th-1 (2025)
99.4%
360/362
118th-2 (2024)
99%
512/517
118th-1 (2023)
98.2%
711/724
119th avg: 96.4% · Rank: #185 of 445
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Their District: Florida · FL-14

786,912
residents
$75,688 median household income · 13.1% poverty rate · 11.1% uninsured
Racial Composition
Hispanic/Latino 28% White (non-Hisp.) 46.7% Black (non-Hisp.) 16.3% Asian (non-Hisp.) 3.8% Other (non-Hisp.) 5.2%
39.5Median Age
$1,696Median Rent
4.8%Unemployment
41.6%Bachelor's+
56.6%Homeownership
20.4%Foreign-born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024)

Financial Disclosure

5
recent filings · 2021–2025
Annual Form A disclosures filed with the House Clerk under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Disclosed net worth 2025 Annual $7.9M – $31.9M
By filing year select a year
2025 Annual — $7.9M–$31.9M · 72 holdings · filed May 24, 2026
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)
2024 Annual — $7.6M–$22.6M · 63 holdings · filed May 15, 2025
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)
2023 Annual — $6.7M–$20.9M · 63 holdings · filed May 10, 2024
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)
2022 Annual — $5.4M–$14.8M · 54 holdings · filed May 24, 2023
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)
2021 Annual — $6.4M–$16.8M · 51 holdings · filed May 19, 2022
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

The line inside each bar marks the middle of the reported range.

2025 filing contains
72 assets 0 liabilities 1 position
Form A reports values in statutory bands, for example $100,001–$250,000, and its top band is open-ended. Assets held by a spouse or dependent child appear here because the form requires it. Figures are shown rounded.
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Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · 2025 Annual, filed May 24, 2026
Disclosure data last pulled from the Clerk on Sep 5, 2026.

Kathy Castor's recent press releases

30 recent press releases from https://castor.house.gov. · Updated 4 days ago

  1. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Opposes Data Centers in Hillsborough County

    TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today expressed strong opposition to data centers in Hillsborough County in a letter to the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. Castor highlighted the significant strains on…

  2. Castor, Soto Demand Federal Investigation, Accountability After Grand Jury Finds Taxpayer Dollars Were Abused for Corrupt Political Purposes

    TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Darren Soto (FL-09) are demanding a federal investigation and full transparency following new reporting that $10 million in taxpayer funds from a Medicaid-related settlement were…

  3. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Protect American Farmers and Fertilizer Producers Against Rising Costs and Chinese Weaponization

    U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Protect American Farmers and Fertilizer Producers Against Rising Costs and Chinese Weaponization WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Zachary Nunn…

  4. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Fights to Protect 700+ TPA Security Officers’ Jobs, Pay & Earned Benefits

    TAMPA, Fla. — Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) urged Tampa International Airport (TPA) CEO Michael Stephens and Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA) Chair Chip Diehl to reverse plans to privatize the airport’s…

  5. ICYMI: Castor Delivers $2.29 Million to Cut Costs, Protect Property and Invest in Neighborhoods in St. Petersburg

    ST. PETERSBURG, FL — This week, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced $2,290,288 in community project funding for two stormwater projects designed to cut costs and protect St. Petersburg residents, roadways and property from frequent…

  6. Castor, Welch Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Strengthen Energy Grid, Lower Electric Bills

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, and Sen. Peter Welch (VT), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy and…

  7. Castor Opposes Blank Check for Iran War in Extreme Defense Spending Bill

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement on the extreme fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill: “The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) typically is a bipartisan commitment to our armed…

  8. Castor Breast Cancer Awareness Bill Passes House

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) celebrated passage of her bipartisan Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541) with Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz…

  9. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Introduces Bill to Increase Transparency in Rx Pricing, Lower Health Care Costs

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Judy Chu (CA-28), Summer Lee (PA-12) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced the Drug Deal Disclosure Act, legislation that would require the public disclosure of the White…

  10. When Time Matters Most, Patients Shouldn’t Have to Wait

    Access to affordable, quality health care remains a challenge for too many Americans. For those living with metastatic breast cancer who can no longer work because of their disease, the challenges are even greater. Time is precious for…

  11. ICYMI: Rep. Castor Highlights Hurricane Recovery & Resilience Assistance, Hosts Pop-Up Help Session for Hillsborough Neighbors

    TAMPA, Fla. —Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) was joined by Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera, Hillsborough County Commissioner Harry Cohen, CEO of Boricuas de Corazón and caseworkers with Hillsborough County to highlight the County’s…

  12. Castor Leads Long-Overdue Bipartisan Action to Protect Kids Online

    WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and longtime leader for stronger online protections for children and teens, released the following statement after the House…

  13. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Calls on the President to Sign the Bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to Lower the Cost of Housing for Floridians

    WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement after Congress passed the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: “This week, the Congress passed meaningful, bipartisan legislation that will…

  14. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Introduces Bipartisan Bill Protecting Americans from Paying for Data Center Development

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Gabe Evans (CO-08) introduced the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act to protect American families from the costs of energy and grid upgrades required for new data centers, while…

  15. U.S. Reps. Castor and Suozzi Introduce Resolution to Lower Costs for Families by Repealing Rule that Increases Premiums for Health Care Coverage

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) introduced a bicameral resolution to repeal the Trump Administration’s rule that will increase the cost of health care for hardworking Americans, sabotage the…

  16. Castor, Thompson Introduce Bill to Safeguard Consumers Against Predatory Timeshare Practices

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today , U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Timeshare Transparency Act . This legislation increases accountability and transparency in the timeshare industry,…

  17. Castor Urges Quick Delivery of Home Energy Rebates to Lower Costs for Florida Families After Months of Delays

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today called on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Gov. DeSantis and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson to move quickly to deliver $346 million in long-delayed savings she…

  18. Rep. Castor Introduces Resolution Supporting SOF Week and Supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14), Co-Chair of the Congressional SOF Caucus, announced the introduction of a resolution in support of SOF Week 2026, recognizing the service and sacrifice of the United States…

  19. Reps. Castor & Buchanan Reintroduce Bill to Expand Hospital at Home, Lower Health Care Costs

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Vern Buchanan (FL-16) reintroduced the bipartisan At Home Observation and Medical Evaluation (HOME) Services Act to expand access to innovative health care models for…

  20. U.S. Rep. Castor Statement on Indictment of Former Cuban President Raúl Castro

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement on the indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro: “The indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro marks a critical moment for the Cuban…

  21. U.S. Rep. Castor Announces $10.9 Million Federal Grant for TPA Improvements

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced a $10,992,431 federal grant for Tampa International Airport from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) FY26…

  22. Castor, Fitzpatrick, Underwood Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote the Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Women in Clinical Research

    TAMPA, Fla. – Ahead of Mother’s Day, Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) reintroduced H.R. 8651, the Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act. The bipartisan legislation…

  23. ICYMI: U.S. Rep. Castor Presses for Higher Pay for MacDill AFB Civilians & Service Members, and Investments in Critical Missions

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) this week pressed for stronger investments in MacDill Air Force Base and higher pay for MacDill civilians and service members, and military families in testimony before the House Armed…

  24. ICYMI: U.S. Rep. Castor Channels Popular Anger at Energy Sec. Wright for Sky-High Electric and Fuel Bills

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) grilled Trump-appointed Energy Secretary Chris Wright on policies that are costing Americans. Trump and GOP policies and their war with Iran are driving massive price hikes and…

  25. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Supports Haitian Neighbors

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement after voting in favor of legislation that would extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians following the actions of the Trump Department of…

  26. Castor: [Trump] is unfit to lead our great country

    TAMPA, Fla. - Rep. Castor responds to President Trump threatening on Truth Social "A whole civilization will die tonight..." on Tuesday, April 07, 2026, in relation to his war with Iran. "This morally repugnant threat comes from a feckless…

  27. Castor Announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition Winner “A Million Paths To Take”

    TAMPA, Fla. – Out of 124 submissions from Tampa Bay area high school students, Blake High School Senior Cora Bowen was awarded the top prize at U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s annual Congressional Art Competition with the Mixed Media piece “A…

  28. U.S. Rep. Castor Blasts Trump for Selling Out Florida Families to Big Oil, Again

    TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today blasted the Trump Administration’s latest proposal to weaken endangered species protections in the Gulf of Mexico to benefit Big Oil. Castor warned that the move risks repeating the costly…

  29. Dr. Michael Tomor

    Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the retirement of Dr. Michael A. Tomor after 40 years of working at and leading art museums across the nation, including more than a decade as Executive Director at the Tampa Museum of Art. Dr. Tomor…

  30. Castor Praises Introduction of the Energy Bills Relief Act by SEEC Leaders

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and 122 House Democrats, led by House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chairs U.S. Reps. Sean Casten (IL-06) and Mike Levin…