Kathy Castor on Civil Rights

DemocratFL

Civil Rights37 votes · 64/100 consistent

Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

94 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 37 of them counted toward the score above: 36 toward “Broaden protections” and 1 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 57 did not count: 56 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
2026-05-13	Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American communityH.Res. 1251 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-06-09	Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combatting antisemitism and politically motivated violenceH.Res. 481 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-05-14	Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American communityH.Res. 352 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-01-14	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports ActH.R. 28 · 119th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2025-01-14	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports ActH.R. 28 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Yea	Broaden protections
2024-09-17	Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal ActS. 2861 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-05-01	Antisemitism Awareness ActH.R. 6090 · 118th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2023-04-20	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports ActH.R. 734 · 118th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2023-04-20	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports ActH.R. 734 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Yea	Broaden protections
2023-04-20	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023H.R. 734 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2022-12-21	Equal Pay for Team USA ActS. 2333 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Broaden protections
2022-12-08	Respect for Marriage ActH.R. 8404 · 117th Congress · Table Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Direction not readable
2022-12-08	Respect for Marriage ActH.R. 8404 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Broaden protections
2022-07-19	Respect for Marriage ActH.R. 8404 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2022-05-18	Condemning rising antisemitismH.Res. 1125 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2022-03-18	Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair ActH.R. 2116 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2022-02-28	Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair ActH.R. 2116 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Broaden protections
2021-06-23	Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021H.R. 2062 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2021-06-23	Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2062) Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act; (H.R. 239) Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; (H.R. 1443) LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act; S.J.Res. 13; S.J.Res. 14 and S. J.Res. 15; and for other purposes.H.Res. 486 · 117th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2021-06-23	Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2062) Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act; (H.R. 239) Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; (H.R. 1443) LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act; S.J.Res. 13; S.J.Res. 14 and S. J.Res. 15; and for other purposes.H.Res. 486 · 117th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2021-06-16	Juneteenth National Independence Day ActS. 475 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2021-03-17	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendmentH.J.Res. 17 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2021-02-25	Equality ActH.R. 5 · 117th Congress · Table Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Broaden protections
2021-02-25	Equality ActH.R. 5 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-12-08	Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative ActH.R. 8354 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-09-17	Pregnant Workers Fairness ActH.R. 2694 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-09-17	Pregnant Workers Fairness ActH.R. 2694 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2020-09-17	Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19H.Res. 908 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2020-09-16	Equity and Inclusion Enforcement ActH.R. 2574 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-09-16	Equity and Inclusion Enforcement ActH.R. 2574 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2020-07-27	Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys ActS. 2163 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-02-13	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendmentH.J.Res. 79 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-01-15	Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination ActH.R. 1230 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-01-15	Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination ActH.R. 1230 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2020-01-14	Providing for consideration of H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act; H. J. Res. 76, providing for congressional disapproval under chaper 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability”H.Res. 790 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2020-01-14	Providing for consideration of H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act; H. J. Res. 76, providing for congressional disapproval under chaper 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability”H.Res. 790 · 116th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2019-05-17	Equality ActH.R. 5 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2019-05-17	Equality ActH.R. 5 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2019-03-07	Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirationsH.Res. 183 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2019-01-15	Rejecting White nationalism and White supremacyH.Res. 41 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2018-12-21	Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection ActS. 3191 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2018-02-15	ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017H.R. 620 · 115th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2018-02-15	ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017H.R. 620 · 115th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-01-24	To prohibit taxpayer funded abortionsH.R. 7 · 115th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-01-24	To prohibit taxpayer funded abortionsH.R. 7 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-02-29	To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minoritiesH.R. 4238 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Broaden protections
2015-04-30	Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014H.J.Res. 43 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2015-02-11	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965H.R. 431 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-01-22	To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.H.R. 7 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2015-01-22	To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.H.R. 7 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-02-26	Private Property Rights Protection ActH.R. 1944 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Nay	Narrow protections
2013-04-24	To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, where these 4 Black girls’ ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights MovementH.R. 360 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-07-31	District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection ActH.R. 3803 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Nay	Broaden protections
2012-05-31	Prenatal Non-discrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012H.R. 3541 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Nay	Broaden protections
2012-03-01	Directing the Office of the Historian to compile oral histories from current and former Members of the House of Representatives involved in the historic and annual Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, marches, as well as the civil rights movement in general, for the purposes of expanding or augmenting the historic recordH.Res. 562 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-12-15	Expressing support for designation of January 23rd as “Ed Roberts Day”H.Res. 1759 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-07-30	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the pioneering of college students whose determination and nonviolent resistance led to the desegregation of lunch counters and places of public accommodation over a 5-year periodH.Res. 1566 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-07-26	Recognizing and honoring the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990H.Res. 1504 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-06-23	Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage MonthH.Res. 1369 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-06-22	Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the futureH.Res. 546 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-06-16	Honoring the NAACP on its 101st anniversaryH.Con.Res. 242 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-05-26	Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage MonthH.Res. 1316 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-05-19	Celebrating the life and achievements of Lena Mary Calhoun Horne and honoring her for her triumphs against racial discrimination and her steadfast commitment to the civil rights of all peopleH.Res. 1362 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-04-20	Honoring the life and achievements of Rev. Benjamin Lawson HooksH.Res. 1271 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-03-10	Commemorating the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role that it played in ensuring the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965H.Con.Res. 249 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-02-23	Recognizing the significance of Black History MonthH.Res. 1046 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-02-04	Honoring the life and sacrifice of Medgar Evers and congratulating the United States Navy for naming a supply ship after Medgar EversH.Res. 1022 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-02-02	Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of North American Inclusion MonthH.Res. 1014 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-12-15	Recognizing the lifelong leadership of A. Philip RandolphH.Res. 150 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-10-29	Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the vast contibutions of Hispanic-Americans to the strength and culture of the United StatesH.Res. 783 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-07-09	Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage MonthH.Con.Res. 127 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-04-22	Civil Rights History Project ActH.R. 586 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-03-24	Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Act of 2009H.R. 1617 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Broaden protections
2009-02-24	Recognizing the significance of Black History MonthH.Res. 83 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-02-12	Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 100th anniversaryH.Con.Res. 35 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-02-10	Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King’s work during the Civil Rights MovementH.Res. 134 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-01-27	Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009S. 181 · 111th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2009-01-27	Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009S. 181 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Commit	Nay	Broaden protections
2009-01-26	Expressing support for designation of January 28, 2009, as “National Data Privacy Day”H.Res. 31 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-01-09	Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009H.R. 11 · 111th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2008-06-25	ADA Amendments Act of 2008H.R. 3195 · 110th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2008-05-01	Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008H.R. 493 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Agree to the Senate Amendment	Yea	Broaden protections
2007-11-07	Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)H.R. 3685 · 110th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2007-11-07	Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)H.R. 3685 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-11-07	Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007H.R. 3685 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-11-07	Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007H.R. 3685 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-11-07	Providing for consideration of H.R. 3685, to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientationH.Res. 793 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-11-07	Providing for consideration of H.R. 3685, to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientationH.Res. 793 · 110th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-07-31	Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay ActH.R. 2831 · 110th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2007-07-30	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2831) to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discriminaiton in Employment Act of 1967, the American With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decisionH.Res. 579 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-07-30	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2831) to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discriminaiton in Employment Act of 1967, the American With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decisionH.Res. 579 · 110th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-06-20	Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime ActH.R. 923 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Broaden protections
2007-04-25	Genetic Information Nondiscrimination ActH.R. 493 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Broaden protections
2007-01-17	Honoring the Mare Island Original 21ers for their efforts to remedy racial discrimination in employment at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.H.Con.Res. 31 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Broaden protections / Narrow protections axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.