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HB6203 - Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023
Andrea Salinas, Jimmy Panetta, Jasmine Crockett
Last updated 11 months ago
56 Co-Sponsors
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to make commodities available for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HJR54 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
Pramila Jayapal, Derek Kilmer, Suzan DelBene
Last updated over 1 year ago
88 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
#civil-rights-and-liberties-minority-issues
HB4335 - VA Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2023
Derek Kilmer, Brittany Pettersen, Harriet M. Hageman
Last updated about 1 year ago
160 Co-Sponsors
To amend the National Housing Act to include information regarding VA home loans in the Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure required to be provided to prospective FHA borrowers.
STATUS
Introduced
#housing-and-community-development
HB549 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Andrew R. Garbarino, Kathy Castor, Joseph D. Morelle
Last updated over 1 year ago
262 Co-Sponsors
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#social-welfare
HB1247 - 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.
Henry C. Johnson, Nancy Mace, Gwen Moore
Last updated over 1 year ago
181 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
#civil-rights-and-liberties-minority-issues
HR955 - Commending Taiwan for its history of democratic elections, and expressing support of Taiwan in the preservation of its democratic institutions.
Gerald E. Connolly, Mario Diaz-Balart, Ami Bera
Last updated 9 months ago
81 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
HB681 - READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
Christopher H. Smith, Grace Meng, Eleanor Holmes Norton
Last updated over 1 year ago
73 Co-Sponsors
To reauthorize the READ Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HR901 - Expressing support for democracy and human rights in Pakistan.
Richard McCormick, Daniel T. Kildee, Jack Bergman
Last updated 10 months ago
104 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
#international-affairsHB7127 - FAIR Act Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act
Gerald E. Connolly, Derek Kilmer, Melanie Ann Stansbury
Last updated 8 months ago
89 Co-Sponsors
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4889 - Raise the Wage Act of 2023
Robert C. Scott, Pramila Jayapal, Jahana Hayes
Last updated about 1 year ago
174 Co-Sponsors
To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#labor-and-employmentBIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from US Congress district HD-TX-20
COMMITTEES
US House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joaquin Castro was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1974. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. After law school, Castro practiced law in the private sector before serving in the Texas State Legislature from 2003-2013. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 and has served Texas's 20th congressional district since 2013. Castro serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is known for his advocacy around immigration reform and education policy.read less
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