CASTOR, KATHY (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 1322), H132 [10JA]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H6589 [19JY]

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 5226), H1501 [8MR]

Animals: prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories (see H.R. 4202), H9092 [26SE]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9420 [5OC]

——— protect common household pets from harmful confinement (see H.R. 4941), H9420 [5OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9408 [28SE]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4871), H625 [22JA]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 4518), H733 [30JA]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 818), H3147 [11AP]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]

Business and industry: require all gas stations offering self-service to meet certain accessibility standards for disabled individuals (see H.R. 2965), H4981 [7JN]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H9768 [6DE]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H4850 [6JN]

——— recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with recommendations of such panel (see H. Res. 1145), H9510 [13NO]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5996), H4775 [5JN]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H9763 [3DE]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H8886 [25SE]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H9408 [28SE]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H7759 [21AU]

——— provide States with option of using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students (see H.R. 6953), H9768 [6DE]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 6184), H6650 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 5042), H1211 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H551 [18JA]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H3064 [9AP]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 7212), H9763 [3DE]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see H.R. 6748), H7941 [7SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H9431 [12OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H1336 [27FE]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H903 [6FE]

——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 858), H5363 [20JN]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H3317 [13AP]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H8886 [25SE]

——— facilitate reunification of Central American families, report on, and develop a strategy to reduce, gender-based and gang violence, and address impact of family separation on Central American children (see H.R. 6193), H5817 [27JN]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 7228), H10270 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Gateway Communities Improvement Program (see H.R. 5471), H10170 [12DE]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5753), H9431 [12OC]

——— permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4770), H3835 [8MY]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H738 [2FE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5005), H1126 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning (see H.R. 4241), H1699 [19MR]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see H.R. 5158), H10170 [12DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a grant program to provide Veteran Student Centers at institutions of higher education to assist veterans in the pursuit of higher education (see H.R. 3272), H1267 [26FE]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 1618), H784 [5FE]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H9092 [26SE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H3936 [11MY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H9460 [30OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 1291), H9091 [26SE]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]

Elections: prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 6607), H7748 [7AU]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H7871 [5SE]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1516), H3835 [8MY]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 6951), H9150 [27SE]

——— ensure Inspector General continues investigations into former Administrator, E. Scott Pruitt’s conduct and suspend any proposed rulemaking signed by Pruitt until those investigations are completed (see H.R. 6644), H7759 [21AU]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7748 [7AU]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3095 [10AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see H.J. Res. 129), H1333 [27FE]

——— reinstate rules regulating inmate telephone service rates, which include immigrant detention facilities, and ensure immigrant parents can call their separated children without charge (see H.R. 6254), H5815 [27JN]

Federal agencies and departments: improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies (see H.R. 816), H9574 [20NO]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2215), H677 [29JA]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 2598), H3055 [2AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1342 [1MR]

——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 6643), H9511 [13NO]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H2040 [22MR]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 6649), H9408 [28SE]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 6654), H10104 [11DE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H1266 [26FE]

——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1278), H7748 [7AU]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 5464), H3095 [10AP]

George W. Whitehurst Federal Building, Fort Myers, FL: designate (see H.R. 6622), H9408 [28SE]

Health: save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H4739 [1JN]

Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 768), H1544 [13MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1068), H8726 [13SE]

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H7735 [31JY]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H7756 [17AU]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H4980 [7JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]

——— request the President and direct Sec. of HHS Azar to transmit to the House of Representatives information on health and welfare of children separated from parents due to zero tolerance policy (see H. Res. 982), H6113 [11JY]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6304), H6465 [17JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9526 [14NO]

Insurance: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H4981 [7JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3936 [11MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H9763 [3DE]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9430 [12OC]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 972), H5975 [28JN]

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 6060), H8886 [25SE]

Medicaid: ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 4998), H1125 [13FE]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 7217), H9767 [6DE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H1127 [13FE]

——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 5985), H9467 [6NO]

——— require Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices of prescription drugs (see H.R. 6505), H10512 [20DE]

Members of Congress: allow tours of detention facilities that house unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6256), H5816 [27JN]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5942), H9449 [26OC]

Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 6591), H7722 [26JY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H974 [7FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 914), H4732 [25MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1095), H9151 [27SE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H3930 [10MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 829), H3445 [18AP]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1058), H9153 [27SE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 775), H1542 [13MR]

NOAA: establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 6267), H8887 [25SE]

——— reauthorize national harmful algal blooms and hypoxia program and require an assessment and action plan for reducing harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region (see H.R. 6645), H7871 [5SE]

NRC: ensure State and local communities participate in development of nuclear plant decommissioning plans and require public approval or rejection of such proposed plans (see H.R. 4975), H974 [7FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 914), H1507 [9MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H5286 [19JN]

Political action committees: prohibit conversion of leadership political action committee funds to personal use (see H.R. 593), H737 [2FE]

Political campaigns: limit time for the use of contributions or donations (see H.R. 1723), H737 [2FE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H8887 [25SE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H5987 [3JY]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 6410), H6463 [17JY]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons (see H. Res. 395), H5581 [22JN]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H1754 [21MR]

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building, Oviedo, FL: designate (see H.R. 4840), H630 [25JA]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H5199 [14JN]

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 1902), consideration (see H. Res. 968), H5748 [26JN]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 2651), H9152 [27SE]

——— recognize and support efforts of United Bid Committee to bring 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1373 [5MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income compensation of Armed Forces members assigned to special operations forces who serve in support of certain operations combating terrorism (see H.R. 5747), H3928 [10MY]

——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 6274), H10170 [12DE]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1058), H9153 [27SE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H5094 [12JN]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 929), H5225 [15JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9539 [15NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H10338 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 7233), H9819 [10DE]

DEA: report certain information on distribution of opioids to assist in identifying suspicious orders and hold manufacturers and distributors accountable who fail to report and stop suspicious orders (see H.R. 6491), H7154 [24JY]

EPA: call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 140), H8725 [13SE]

Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 6780), H8169 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see H.R. 7102), H9459 [30OC]

Political campaigns: require each authorized committee or leadership political action committee of a candidate for Federal office to disburse all funds which remain unexpended after the date of the election (see H.R. 5409), H3046 [23MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (H.R. 7233), H9820 [10DE]

DEA: report certain information on distribution of opioids to assist in identifying suspicious orders and hold manufacturers and distributors accountable who fail to report and stop suspicious orders (H.R. 6491), H7156 [24JY]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (H.J. Res. 140), H8727 [13SE]

Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 6780), H8171 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (H.R. 7102), H9460 [30OC]

Political campaigns: require each authorized committee or leadership political action committee of a candidate for Federal office to disburse all funds which remain unexpended after the date of the election (H.R. 5409), H3046 [23MR]

Letters

Right To Try Act: several organizations, H4358 [22MY]

Motions

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 1917), H1464 [7MR]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), H5342 [20JN]

Remarks

Dept. of HHS: establish Military Trauma Team Placement Program and Military Trauma Care Provider Placement Program (H.R. 880), H1238 [26FE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (S. 292), H4353 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (H. Res. 990), H6493• [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (H.R. 2002), H29 [9JA]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H5103 [13JN]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 1917), motion to recommit, H1464 [7MR]

——— prohibit EPA Administrator from booking airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations, H1464 [7MR]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (S. 204), H4358, H4359 [22MY]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry, H6493• [18JY]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H5291 [20JN]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), motion to recommit, H5343 [20JN]

——— allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions if the State expands Medicaid, H5343 [20JN]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (H.R. 7217), H10048 [11DE]

Pruitt, E. Scott: assessment of tenure as EPA Administrator, H4780 [6JN]

Sports: recognize and support efforts of United Bid Committee to bring 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 111), H3475 [24AP]

Tributes

Baldoni, Rudy, E862• [19JN]

Cohen, Barry, E1401• [12OC]

Cooper-Nelson, Joli, E213• [23FE]

Danahy, Paul W., Jr., H3456 [24AP], E509• [23AP]

Stewart, Carolyn House, E209• [23FE]

Walker, Paulette C., E211• [23FE]

Weiner, Bruce, E1354• [2OC]