Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) voted in support of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, which passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 246-140. The proposal invests more than $3.5 billion over five years in expanding opportunities and access to Registered Apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships and would create nearly 1 million new apprenticeship… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s (FL14) bipartisan measure to study the impacts of COVID-19 on the bedrock tourism, travel and hospitality industries and provide immediate and long-term assistance for industry workers and small businesses passed the House of Representatives by voice vote as part of H.R. 8121 – Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act.
“The bedrock tourism, travel… Read more »
Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa-FL14) and David McKinley (R-WV-01) introduced the Preventing Pill Mills Through Data Sharing Act to require drug wholesalers that ship opioid to drug stores and clinics to take greater responsibility for reporting suspicious quantities to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). This legislation builds on the work of Castor’s Using Data to Prevent Opioid… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the below statement following the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners’ meeting detailing the ongoing allocation of local Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to serve the community. The CARES Act is a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package for states and local communities passed by Congress and signed into… Read more »
U.S. Rep Kathy Castor (FL14) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded an additional $3,075,937 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to the City of Tampa to bolster local coronavirus relief efforts. The funding was authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and follows $1,894,705 in CDBG funding that… Read more »
Every election season, the Trump administration declares drilling for oil off the coast of Florida “off the table,” but then sides with oil companies when voters aren’t watching. If President Trump truly meant what he said, he would call for Senate passage of the bipartisan Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act (H.R. 205) that passed the House in September of 2019 to make… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) introduced H.R. 8122- 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.
“Our nation is facing one of the gravest health and economic emergencies in more than 100 years. The coronavirus pandemic has… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) voted in support of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, House Democrats’ comprehensive legislation to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis and addressing disparities in communities of color in Tampa and throughout the country.
“Floridians understand… Read more »
U.S. Rep Kathy Castor (FL14) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $9,881,961 million from the recently passed CARES Act to the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County to bolster local relief efforts as our community responds to the coronavirus. The funding was authorized by recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)… Read more »
"In times of challenge and adversity, America responds to support each other. That is what I intend to do today to ensure that American families and workers have the help they need to weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
"In Florida, we are used to the chaos and harm that a hurricane brings. Well, this coronavirus is a monster storm that is wreaking havoc, especially… Read more »
