Kathy Castor
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Castor has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Castor is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Castor votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Castor votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Castor votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Castor votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Castor votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Castor votes differently from most House Democrats on 3 of 60 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, No on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 1 executive order.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
1 excerpt
- Declaring a National Energy EmergencyMarch 4, 2025
Castor, Wyden, Tonko Unveil Legislation to Rescind Trump’s Day-One Executive Orders on Energy
“The Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act would nullify the “Unleashing American Energy” executive order, the executive order declaring a National Energy Emergency, the executive order behind the U.S. departure from the Paris Climate Agreement, and the executive order that pauses offshore wind leases in the Outer Continental Shelf.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $17,182,288 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adonai's Second Chances, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Project I CanDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $575,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e FL Hillsborough C Ruskin Septic Project, PhasEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Adonai's Second Chances, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Project I CanDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $575,000 |
| FL | Public Law 119-75 | West River Walk ExpansionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | FL | $250,000 |
| FL | Public Law 119-75 | San Martin Boulevard Bridge ReplacementDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | FL | $850,000 |
| Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Ferry Dock at the St. Pete PierDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | FL | $850,000 |
| Housing Authority of the City of St. Petersburg | Public Law 119-75 | Ed White Senior Housing RedevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $3,150,000 |
| St. Petersburg College (grants accepted under ``Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College'') | Public Law 119-75 | SMART Tech Industry 4.0 LabDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $850,000 |
| Tampa Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Robles Park Village Critical Infrastructure UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $1,200,000 |
| Hillsborough Community College | Public Law 119-75 | Hillsborough Community College Training Center FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $250,000 |
Show all 15
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough County Public Schools | Public Law 119-75 | HCPS Family Community Center Expansion and EquipmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $2,000,000 |
| Hillsborough County Public Schools | Public Law 119-75 | Chamberlain High School Technical Training Center Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $250,000 |
| University of South Florida | Public Law 119-75 | Veterans, Military Families, and First Responder Services ComplexDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $3,000,000 |
| City of St. Petersburg | Public Law 119-86 | MLK Street South Flooding AlleviationFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | FL | $1,145,144 |
| City of St. Petersburg | Public Law 119-86 | 88th Avenue North Storm Drainage ImprovementsFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | FL | $1,145,144 |
1 row here has the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
From a secondary sourceThese are records from public ad libraries, for advertisers tied to this member. We show an ad only after we save our own copy of it.
CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00410761 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 16 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
We have not saved our own copy of these 16 ads yet, so this page shows none of them. Cause: Google’s data file carries no words, picture or video of the ad.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Castor's campaign reports receiving $2,337,999.31 and reports spending $820,006.18, as of July 29, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H6FL11126as of July 29, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H6FL11126as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $2,337,999.31 | $1,166,739.26 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $820,006.18 | $1,290,979.28 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $1,744,723.00 | $226,729.87 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H6FL11126as of July 29, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H6FL11126as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $1,258,703.98 | $429,731.14 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $194,116.12 | $80,042.02 |
| Other political committees | $876,824.18 | $640,313.16 |
| Party committees | $417.44 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- CASTOR FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00410761
- ATHENA PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00526301
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files
Where this comes from
We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.
