Retire through Ownership Act
House roll call 314 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Result: Passed
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House · TX · Democratic
Open full interactive profile ↗Joaquin Castro
District 20th · Office phone: (202) 225-3236
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Career and professional background
- Education
graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, San Antonio, Tex., 1992
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B.A., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1996
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Original source ↗ - Education
J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 2000
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Original source ↗ - Career and public service
lawyer, private practice
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member of the Texas state house of representatives, 2002-2012
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elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present)
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one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2021 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.
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Original source ↗ - Reviewed education and legal career
His House biography dates Stanford graduation to 1996 and Harvard Law School graduation to 2000, followed by private legal practice in San Antonio. It also identifies teaching roles at St. Mary’s University School of Law and Trinity University.
Member's official House biography · attributed government office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
Original source ↗ - Reviewed state legislative service
His office describes five terms representing Texas House District 125, including service as vice chair of Higher Education and Democratic floor leader. These are Joaquin Castro’s state legislative roles, separate from his brother Julián’s municipal and federal executive roles.
Member's official House biography · attributed government office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
Original source ↗ - Current committee responsibilities
The House Clerk lists Foreign Affairs, with East Asia and the Pacific and Western Hemisphere subcommittees, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, with Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency and Cyber, and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees. These assignments were checked for the 119th Congress.
House Clerk member record · primary administrative source · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
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Background retrieved Nov 5, 2026. Selected claims reviewed Nov 5, 2026. Career facts do not establish current employment, holdings or income.
Recent recorded congressional votes
Selected roll calls in the current main snapshot, not a complete career history. A procedural vote is different from final passage or enactment.
Water Resources Development Act
House roll call 313 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Ratepayer Protection Act
House roll call 312 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
House roll call 311 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗PROOF Act
House roll call 310 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
House roll call 309 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
House roll call 308 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
House roll call 307 · Sep 15, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Reported campaign finances
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FEC record H2TX35011
2026 cycle · Reporting through 10/14/2026
- Reported receipts
- $592,416
- Disbursements
- $601,757
- Cash on hand
- $129,317
- Debts owed
- $0
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