Rep. Kathy Castor

District	Florida 14th
Key Coastal Communities	Tampa
Party	Democratic
Terms	4th
Committees	Energy & Commerce, Budget
Websites	www.castorforcongress.com castor.house.gov
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Leadership: As a member of the Hillsborough County Commission, Rep. Kathy Castor worked tirelessly to protect endangered coastal wetlands. In Congress she continues this fight by supporting initiatives that promote a healthy environment and clean water. Representative Castor introduced H.R 1091 (Save Our Shores Act of 2009) as one of her first acts in the 110th Congress. This legislation addresses the ever-worsening problem of harmful algal blooms (in particular, "red tides") that impact fisheries, recreation and tourism, and human health. Rep. Castor introduced H.R 1091 (Save Our Shores Act of 2009) as one of her first acts in the 110th Congress. This legislation addresses the ever-worsening problem of harmful algal blooms (in particular, "red tides") that impact fisheries, recreation and tourism, and human health. She also introduced H.R. 5861 (Florida Coastal Protection Act of 2010) and H.R. 480 (Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Restoration Act of 2011), which promote healthy coastal and marine ecosystems and responsible development. Rep. Castoris also an outspoken opponent of lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling. She opposed the proposal to drill for oil off the Florida coast saying, "New oil drilling near the Florida beaches is a threat to jobs and Florida's economy. We cannot allow oil rigs to be erected within miles of Florida's beautiful shoreline."

For more on Rep. Castor's views on the environment, click here.

Rep. Castor sponsored:

• H.R. 480 (Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Restoration Act of 2011)
• H.R. 5358 (Florida Coastal Protection Act of 2010)

Rep. Castor cosponsored:

• H.R. 139 (Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act of 2011)
• H.R. 261 (No New Drilling Act of 2011)
• HR. 738 (Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2011)
• H.R. 1375 (Clean Water Protection Act of 2011)
• H.R. 1689 (Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act of 2011)
• H.R. 1802 (Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011)
• H.R. 2386 (Oil Spill Victims Redress Act of 2011)
• H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Prevention Act of 2010)
• H.R. 5241 (BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010)
• H.R. 5520 (Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010)
• H.R. 5571 (Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010)
• H.R. 6434 (Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Restoration Act of 2010)
• H.R. 21 ("Oceans-21" of 2009)
• H.R. 204 (Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act of 2009)
• H.R. 367 (Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009)
• H.R. 860 (Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2009)
• H.R. 1310 (Clean Water Protection Act of 2009)
• H.R. 1696 (COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2009)
• H.R. 3650 (Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2009)