| Bill | Castle Vote | House Passage | House Breakdown | Description |
| Health Care Reform | No | 220 Yes – 215 No | Only one Republican voted yes. Castle voted against. | Voting along party lines, the House and Senate passed versions of President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority to provide health insurance for most Americans while preventing insurers from capping coverage or denying it to people with pre-existing conditions. |
| Economic Stimulus | No | 231 Yes – 194 No | No Republicans voted for the bill. Castle did vote to bail out banks. | A variety of spending programs and tax breaks designed to jump-start the American economy |
| Restrictions on Right to Choose | Yes | 240 Yes – 194 No | Castle was among 176 Republicans who voted in favor | Health care reform ignited a debate over abortion. Current law prohibits federal funding of abortions, but Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., won approval for his amendment to prohibit people receiving government subsidies for health insurance to buy insurance from providers who cover abortion services. |
| Estate Tax | No | 225 Yes – 200 No | Castle was among 174 Republicans voting against. | Faced with the elimination of the estate tax in 2010 and a resumption of the tax a year later at a 55 percent rate on assets of more than $1 million for an individual, the House voted to permanently extend current policy exempting $3.5 million from taxation for individuals and taxing the remainder at 45 percent. |
| Financial Reform | No | 223 Yes – 202 No | Castle was among 175 Republicans who opposed the bill. | The bill addresses causes of the financial crisis by increasing consumer protections from “unfair” financial products and services, increasing oversight of large financial firms and giving shareholders a stronger say on executive compensation. |
| Jobs Bill | No | 217 Yes – 212 No | Castle was among 174 Republicans who voted against the bill. | A $154 billion package for infrastructure projects, extended unemployment benefits and aid to states designed to help the jobless. Half the money will come from the Troubled Assets Relief Program. |
| Fair Pay | No | 250 Yes – 177 No | Only three Republicans supported the bill. Castle voted against. | The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 clarifies that the laws against pay disrcimination apply to every paycheck or other compensation a worker receives. The bill’s protection would reestablish a fair rule for filing claims of pay discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability. |
| FY 2010 Budget | No | 233 Yes – 196 No | Every Republican voted to defeat the bill. | Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010. |
