Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced more than $180 million in emergency funding for Hillsborough Community College (HCC), the University of South Florida (USF), the University of Tampa (UT) and students in Florida’s 14th Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released a statement following the announcement that Hillsborough County Public Schools will receive a portion of the of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER) II funds appropriated by Congress in December 2020. “While I am gratified that Hillsborough County Public Schools will benefit from Covid19 federal emergency aid, students and… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced her support for the 10 community projects allowed for consideration by the House Appropriations Committee in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year. This year marks the first time that Members of Congress have been able to submit specific community projects for direct funding in over a decade. Rep. Castor is advocating for the 10… Read more »

Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced that she will attend tonight’s address to a Joint Session of Congress by President Joe Biden, who is expected to outline the progress made by his Administration ahead of his 100th day in office. Rep. Castor - who serves as Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis – also announced that she has invited a young Florida climate activist,… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced that more help is here for Tampa Bay businesses and jobs as the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program has begun accepting applications. Castor secured additional funding for the program as part of the American Rescue Plan’s support for small businesses. The program includes a total of over $16 billion… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) reintroduced her bipartisan Florida Coastal Protection Act with Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL16) and a bipartisan majority of the Florida delegation, to make permanent the moratorium on oil drilling off Florida’s coast that is slated to expire in 2022. Last Congress, this legislation passed the House with a bipartisan majority and sat on Mitch McConnell’s… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) introduced the Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2021 which will increase access to solar energy across the Tampa Bay area for all neighbors, regardless of income. As we celebrate Earth Day, Rep. Castor is working to expand a Department of Energy program that encourages community solar projects nationwide and increases accessibility to energy… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor cheered House passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation to strengthen and update the Equal Pay Act of 1963. This bipartisan bill passed the House 217-210¬¬. Castor is a proud co-sponsor of the bill. Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) highlighted the critical infrastructure needs across Florida with the release of a new fact sheet from the White House.  The pressing needs of our neighbors and communities underscore the importance of the American Jobs Plan, a comprehensive infrastructure package that would create jobs in construction, manufacturing, clean energy, and other… Read more »

Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14), Gus Bilirakis (FL12) and Jamie Raskin (MD08) reintroduced the bipartisan Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act (HEC NO), bipartisan legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. A version of HEC NO was included in the… Read more »