# CASTOR, KATHY

Office: H FL 14
Record label: Disqualifying vote on record
Tier 2 scale: 94.88

## Earlier record (not scored)

- In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored [H.Con.Res. 130](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/130), which urges states to repeal laws criminalizing abortion.
- In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored [H.R. 12](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/12), which women's Health Protection Act: prohibits governmental restrictions on abortion.
- In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored [H.R. 782](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/782), which prohibits interfering with access to out-of-state abortion.
- In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored [H.R. 1723](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1723), which authorizes foreign-assistance funds for reproductive health care incl. abortion.
- In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored [H.Res. 269](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/269), which transgender Bill of Rights incl. gender-affirming care.
- In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored [H.Res. 561](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/561), which opposes state criminalization of abortion, gender-affirming care, contraception (text).
- In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored [H.Res. 1448](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1448), which sense of House: right to emergency care including abortion.

This note is shown for completeness. It is not scored. A sponsorship in the 117th Congress or earlier stays a note. Prior-Congress resolutions are notes and do not cap. Operative class-A bills in the current and prior Congress can cap the label. The label window is the current and prior Congress, about four years.


## Past floor votes

Past floor votes on life and on children count at a disclosed prudential weight. A vote in the prior Congress counts at 0.5. A vote two Congresses back counts at 0.25. Nothing older is scored. The weight counts toward the lane minimum: the votes add their weights, not one full vote each. An absence, or a present, on a bill that defends life or children still counts, at that same reduced weight. An absence on a bill that expands abortion does not. Scripture gives no half-life for sin. Recent conduct is better evidence of how a member uses the office now. The numbers 0.5 and 0.25, and the two-Congress limit, are chosen numbers, open to revision. Decay changes the score only. Whether a cap applies does not decay.

- Yea on H.R. 3755 (117th Congress, house roll 295). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Abortion-expansion yea. It caps the label at Compromises on record and does not disqualify. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021295
- Yea on H.R. 8296 (117th Congress, house roll 360). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Abortion-expansion yea. It caps the label at Compromises on record and does not disqualify. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022360
- Yea on H.R. 8297 (117th Congress, house roll 362). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Cap only. Tier 1 eligible, pending human text review and Adam sign-off. Not applied as Tier 1. A yea caps the label and does not disqualify. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022362
- Yea on H.R. 8404 (117th Congress, house roll 513). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Tier 2 under family harm, not children. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. A yea counts. Some Christians backed the religious-liberty amendment, and the practical effect largely codified Obergefell. Neither changes what the law declares marriage to be. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022513
- Nay on H.R. 6918 (118th Congress, house roll 17). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Protective life vote. Past version of a capped bill, so the weight stays 0.5. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024017
- Nay on H.R. 6914 (118th Congress, house roll 19). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Protective life vote. Past version of a capped bill, so the weight stays 0.5. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024019
- Nay on H.R. 26 (118th Congress, house roll 29). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Protective life vote. A nay is scored. It does not disqualify, and it is not the abortion-expansion cap. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023029
- Nay on H.R. 5 (118th Congress, house roll 161). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Family, prudential. Shown at the 0.5 factor. A nay adds no compromise points and does not cost Qualified. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023161
- Nay on H.R. 734 (118th Congress, house roll 192). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Protective children vote. Past version of a capped bill, so the weight stays 0.5. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023192
- Nay on H.R. 8070 (118th Congress, house roll 263). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Bars the Department of Defense from paying or reimbursing abortion-related travel and expenses. Protective life vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. 118th Congress decay 0.5. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024263
- Nay on H.R. 8070 (118th Congress, house roll 275). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Bars DoD gender-transition procedures for a minor dependent. Protective children vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. 118th Congress decay 0.5. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024275
- Nay on H.R. 2670 (118th Congress, house roll 300). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Bars the Department of Defense from paying or reimbursing abortion-related travel and expenses. Protective life vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. 118th Congress decay 0.5. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023300
- Nay on H.R. 2670 (118th Congress, house roll 302). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Bars DoD gender-transition procedures for a minor dependent. Protective children vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. 118th Congress decay 0.5. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023302
- Nay on H.R. 3838 (119th Congress, house roll 245). disclosed prudential weight 1.0 (current Congress). Bars DoD gender-transition procedures for a minor dependent. Protective children vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. Current Congress decay 1.0. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025245
Credits: 30 listed, combined weight 302. They are not subtracted from the Tier 2 scale.

## Ledger

### Defends innocent life
Vote: Nay. Roll 27. Question: On Passage.
Tier 1 · disqualifier +100
Voted against invoking cloture on, or against final passage of, a clean bill defending innocent life or children, without a substantive vote for that same bill.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 27 on hr-21-119 with tag defends_life (final_passage 1.0x). Clean protection bill: voted against final passage; no unrelated major rider, and no substantive vote for the bill.
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-21-119/

### Defends children
Vote: Nay. Roll 184. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +50
Voted against legislation protecting children from sexual corruption or gender ideology. While not equivalent to directly supporting such harm, failure to protect children when the opportunity is clear remains a grave moral failing (James 4:17).
Derived from nay vote on house roll 184 on hr-2616-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-2616-119/

### Defends children
Vote: Nay. Roll 12. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +50
Voted against legislation protecting children from sexual corruption or gender ideology. While not equivalent to directly supporting such harm, failure to protect children when the opportunity is clear remains a grave moral failing (James 4:17).
Derived from nay vote on house roll 12 on hr-28-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-28-119/

### Defends children
Vote: Nay. Roll 351. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +50
Voted against legislation protecting children from sexual corruption or gender ideology. While not equivalent to directly supporting such harm, failure to protect children when the opportunity is clear remains a grave moral failing (James 4:17).
Derived from nay vote on house roll 351 on hr-3492-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-3492-119/

### Defends children
Vote: Nay. Roll 362. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +50
Voted against legislation protecting children from sexual corruption or gender ideology. While not equivalent to directly supporting such harm, failure to protect children when the opportunity is clear remains a grave moral failing (James 4:17).
Derived from nay vote on house roll 362 on hr-498-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-498-119/

### Defends innocent life
Vote: Nay. Roll 47. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +50
Voted against legislation defending innocent life. While not equivalent to directly supporting abortion, failure to defend life when the opportunity is clear remains a grave moral failing (James 4:17).
Derived from nay vote on house roll 47 on hr-6359-119 with tag defends_life (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-6359-119/

### Defends innocent life
Vote: Nay. Roll 37. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +50
Voted against legislation defending innocent life. While not equivalent to directly supporting abortion, failure to defend life when the opportunity is clear remains a grave moral failing (James 4:17).
Derived from nay vote on house roll 37 on hr-6945-119 with tag defends_life (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-6945-119/

### Exposure and prosecution of child abuse
Vote: Nay. Roll 17. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +25
Voted against legislation exposing abusers, forcing transparency, or strengthening accountability for child exploitation.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 17 on hr-30-119 with tag abuse_accountability (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-30-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Yea. Roll 14. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended.
Tier 2 · penalty +25
Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from house roll 14 on hr-6500-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-6500-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Yea. Roll 7. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +25
Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from house roll 7 on hr-6938-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-6938-119/

### War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk
Vote: Yea. Roll 175. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +25
Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.
Derived from house roll 175 on hr-8469-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-8469-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Yea. Roll 272. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +25
Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from house roll 272 on hr-9770-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-9770-119/

### War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk
Vote: Yea. Roll 320. Question: On Passage.
Tier 2 · penalty +25
Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.
Derived from house roll 320 on s-1071-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/s-1071-119/

### Surveillance state and censorship power
Vote: Yea. Roll 155. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.
Tier 2 · penalty +15
Supported legislation tied to surveillance or censorship power requiring liberty and justice review.
Derived from house roll 155 on s-4465-119 with tag surveillance (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/s-4465-119/

### Defends children
Vote: Yea. Roll 228. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended.
Tier 3 · credit +15
Voted in favor of legislation protecting children from gender ideology or sexual corruption.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 228 on hr-7757-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-7757-119/

### Defends children
Vote: Yea. Roll 104. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.
Tier 3 · credit +15
Voted in favor of legislation protecting children from gender ideology or sexual corruption.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 104 on s-146-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/s-146-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 232. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 232 on hconres-108-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-108-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 85. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 85 on hconres-38-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-38-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 114. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 114 on hconres-40-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-40-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 345. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 345 on hconres-61-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-61-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 346. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 346 on hconres-64-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-64-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 48. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 48 on hconres-68-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-68-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 170. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 170 on hconres-75-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-75-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 199. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 199 on hconres-86-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-86-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 282. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 282 on hconres-89-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-89-119/

### Peacemaking and de-escalation
Vote: Yea. Roll 307. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 307 on hconres-93-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-93-119/

### Exposure and prosecution of child abuse
Vote: Yea. Roll 119. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of legislation exposing abusers, forcing transparency, or strengthening accountability for child exploitation.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 119 on hr-1503-119 with tag abuse_accountability (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-1503-119/

### Exposure and prosecution of child abuse
Vote: Yea. Roll 289. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.
Tier 3 · credit +12
Voted in favor of legislation exposing abusers, forcing transparency, or strengthening accountability for child exploitation.
Derived from yea vote on house roll 289 on hr-4405-119 with tag abuse_accountability (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-4405-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Nay. Roll 281. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 281 on hconres-113-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-113-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Nay. Roll 50. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 50 on hconres-14-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hconres-14-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Nay. Roll 145. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 145 on hr-1-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-1-119/

### Omnibus complicity
Vote: Nay. Roll 70. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against omnibus or continuing resolution packaging.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 70 on hr-1968-119 with tag omnibus (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-1968-119/

### War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk
Vote: Nay. Roll 262. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 262 on hr-3838-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-3838-119/

### War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk
Vote: Nay. Roll 182. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 182 on hr-3944-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-3944-119/

### War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk
Vote: Nay. Roll 212. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 212 on hr-4016-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-4016-119/

### Omnibus complicity
Vote: Nay. Roll 281. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against omnibus or continuing resolution packaging.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 281 on hr-5371-119 with tag omnibus (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-5371-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Nay. Roll 42. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 42 on hr-7147-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-7147-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Nay. Roll 53. Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 53 on hr-7148-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-7148-119/

### Omnibus complicity
Vote: Nay. Roll 154. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against omnibus or continuing resolution packaging.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 154 on hr-7567-119 with tag omnibus (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-7567-119/

### War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk
Vote: Nay. Roll 247. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 247 on hr-8595-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-8595-119/

### Omnibus complicity
Vote: Nay. Roll 278. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against omnibus or continuing resolution packaging.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 278 on hr-8800-119 with tag omnibus (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-8800-119/

### Surveillance state and censorship power
Vote: Nay. Roll 221. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against legislation tied to surveillance or censorship power.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 221 on hr-9238-119 with tag surveillance (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-9238-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Nay. Roll 214. Question: On Passage.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 214 on s-2-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/s-2-119/

### Debt and spending (prudential)
Vote: Nay. Roll 143. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.
Tier 3 · credit +8
Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.
Derived from nay vote on house roll 143 on sconres-33-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).
Bill: https://justmeasure.org/bill/sconres-33-119/

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