Jamarion Jenkins, a junior at Middleton High School, was awarded the top prize at U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s annual congressional art competition with the acrylic canvas painting, “Reflection.” This marks the first time a student from Middleton High School wins Castor’s Congressional Art Competition. Jamarion’s “Reflection” will be featured for one year in the U.S. Capitol… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) reintroduced the bipartisan Protecting Tourism in the United States Act with Rep. Fred Upton (MI06) which directs the Department of Commerce to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and tourism industry. The legislation passed the House last Congress but was not taken up in the Senate. Companion legislation is led in the Senate by… Read more »

On Wednesday, Chair Kathy Castor (FL14) of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released the following statement as President Biden unveiled the American Jobs Plan, a comprehensive infrastructure package that would create jobs in construction, manufacturing, clean energy, and other industries through much-needed investments in America's roads, bridges,… Read more »

Eleven years ago this week, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law - a landmark law U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) proudly helped draft to lower costs and expand access to care. Now, with an eye on lowering costs and expanding access, Rep. Castor introduced two pieces of legislation to build on the successes of the ACA by funding the Navigators who connect… Read more »

  U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the below statement following the Tampa Bay Times’ reporting on derelict conditions for workers at Gopher Resource: “Workers and their families in Tampa appear to have been sacrificed for the corporate profits of the Gopher lead smelting plant. Lead poisoning and excessive lead exposure are very dangerous and cause severe health… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) voted to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act - two landmark pieces of legislation to modernize and reform America’s immigration laws and build a stronger foundation for economic recovery. The American Dream and Promise Act provides a pathway to legal permanent residency for… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement on House passage of H.J.Res. 17 to remove the arbitrary deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment and H.R. 1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (VAWA).   A photo can be found here.   “The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the inequities for women in the workplace… Read more »

Today U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to help end the gun violence epidemic in America. The long-overdue Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, H.R. 8, and Enhanced Background Checks Act, H.R. 1446 (to close the “Charleston Loophole,”) are both common sense gun violence prevention measures that will save… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement after the House passed the historic American Rescue Plan. The legislation is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.   “The American Rescue Plan will put more shots in arms and more money in the pockets of our neighbors and small business owners who need it at this precarious time in the public… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement after House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act today: “Our economy needs a strong middle class. Unions are essential to rebuilding America’s middle class and improving the lives of workers and their families. When workers have the power to stand together and form a union, they have higher… Read more »