COSTA, JIM (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H2444 [16AP]

Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (see H. Con. Res. 341), H3886 [14MY]

American Revolution: anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 (see H. Res. 1063), H2152 [9AP]

Armed Forces: distribute to members, upon their discharge or release from active duty, information on a compact disk that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible (see H.R. 2721), H6177 [26JN]

———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP] (see H.R. 6580), H7057 [23JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H2070 [8AP] (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H2012 [3AP]

Azorean Refugee Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1438), H8127 [15SE]

Berthoud, John: tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4454 [21MY] (see H. Res. 1302), H6343 [9JY]

Bhutan: commemorate participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commend commitment to conducting parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 1307), H6408 [10JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address continuing effects of the genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes (see H. Res. 679), H4322 [20MY]

Bowen, Debra: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2855 [29AP]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Brunner, Jennifer: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 1104), H2855 [29AP]

Bulgaria: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1383), H7630 [30JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide flexibility for operation of certain California pumping plants in times of drought emergency and support a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the delta smelt (see H.R. 6940), H8475 [18SE]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H2852 [29AP]

California State University, Fresno: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 1327), H6342 [9JY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H943 [13FE]

Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (see H.R. 5477), H1772 [14MR]

Children and youth: authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]

———connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see H. Res. 1332), H7166 [24JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 278), H1004 [21FE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H814 [7FE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn violence in eastern region and recognize threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region (see H. Res. 795), H1539 [11MR]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H1974 [2AP]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 6076), H4833 [22MY]

Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1772 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H8478 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H2224 [10AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems (see H.R. 2747), H1445 [10MR]

———increase cap on the obligation of receipts for the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 5498), H1074 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2948 [30AP]

Diddley, Bo: tribute (see H. Res. 1251), H5110 [9JN]

Education: recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2553 [22AP]

———permit leave for victims, and immediate family members of victims, of violent crime and domestic violence to attend court proceedings relating to such crimes (see H.R. 5845), H2486 [17AP]

Firefighters: commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires (see H. Res. 1322), H6229 [8JY]

Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3187 [7MY]

Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H4320 [20MY]

Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building, San Jose, CA: designate (see H.R. 6558), H6733 [21JY]

Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building, Richmond, CA: designate (see H.R. 6286), H5865 [23JN]

Health: national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H2658 [23AP]

House of Representatives: establish the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (see H. Res. 1451), H8579 [22SE]

Human rights: express concern relative to human rights crisis of Laotian and Hmong people in Laos and Thailand (see H. Res. 1273), H6230 [8JY]

Immigration: extend EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 5569), H2071 [8AP]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H944 [13FE]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5329 [11JN]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H6177 [26JN]

———impose sanctions, provide for State and local government divestment of assets, and identify locations of concern relative to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items (see H.R. 7112), H10129 [26SE]

———respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H4878 [3JN]

Iraq: urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5216 [10JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2356 [15AP]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 214), H6674 [16JY]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4064 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]

Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see H. Con. Res. 283), H623 [6FE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that the North Korean Government has met certain benchmarks (see H.R. 3650), H1188 [3MR]

Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building, San Mateo, CA: designate (see H.R. 6982), H9085 [23SE]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2443 [16AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H8397 [17SE]

Medicare: require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H4832 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and expression and concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial, and incitement to violence in the Arab media (see H. Res. 1127), H2948 [30AP]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H4831 [22MY]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H8579 [22SE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H5729 [19JN]

National Capital Region Leadership in Environmental and Energy Stewardship Commission: establish (see H.R. 6171), H5797 [20JN]

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: anniversary (see H. Res. 1397), H7788 [31JY]

National Criminal Justice Month: establish (see H. Res. 945), H479 [28JA]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H2488 [17AP]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 963), H872 [12FE]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H7629 [30JY]

NATO: congratulate Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks and express support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (see H. Res. 1266), H6578 [15JY]

———support Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (see H. Res. 997), H1703 [13MR]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (see H.R. 6469), H6406 [10JY]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1222 [4MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1132), H2855 [29AP]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]

Power resources: open Outer Continental shelf areas to oil and gas leasing, curb excessive energy speculation, and require Strategic Petroleum Reserve sale and acquisitions of certain fuels (see H.R. 6670), H7628 [30JY]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7785 [31JY]

Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

Railroads: provide competitive development and operation of high-speed rail corridor projects (see H.R. 5644), H1770 [14MR]

Religion: support spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope Benedict XVI response (see H. Con. Res. 374), H7165 [24JY]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H2225 [10AP]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 1446), H8579 [22SE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H2016 [4AP]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 6408), H8477 [18SE]

———express importance of protecting cruise ship passengers against crimes on the high seas and ensure perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice (see H. Res. 652), H295 [16JA]

Student Conservation Association: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H2071 [8AP]

Taxation: exclude combat zone compensation of Armed Forces members from employment taxes (see H.R. 1085), H2443 [16AP]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H1539 [11MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H8397 [17SE]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H4832 [22MY]

U.S. Housing Act: exclude assistance payments under certain post-foster care guardianship assistance programs from consideration as income (see H.R. 5645), H1770 [14MR]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H. Res. 1314), H6176 [26JN]

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H995 [14FE]

Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8478 [18SE]

Wilderness areas: designate as wilderness additional National Forest System, BLM, and National Parks Service lands in West Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 5610), H1700 [13MR]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6578 [15JY]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary of the first vertical ascent of the face of El Capitan (see H. Res. 1474), H8578 [22SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Azorean Refugee Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1401), H7788 [31JY]

Food: improve safety by providing for improved information technology to identify high-risk imports and enhanced use of science to identify and address food safety issues (see H.R. 5904), H2759 [24AP]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1053), H1771 [14MR]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 1094), H2151 [9AP]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5171), H555 [29JA]

Tariff: belt & synapse (see H.R. 5042), H348 [17JA]

———fenhexamid (see H.R. 5041), H348 [17JA]

———fluopicolide (see H.R. 5040), H348 [17JA]

———1,2,4 triazole (see H.R. 5039), H348 [17JA]

———phenmedipham (see H.R. 5043), H348 [17JA]

———Previcur (see H.R. 5045), H348 [17JA]

———propiconazole (see H.R. 5044), H348 [17JA]

Letters

Relief of Arthur Mkoyan, Asmik Karapetian, and Ruben Mkoian: by, S5453 [10JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3809 [14MY]

Amtrak: reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5226 [11JN]

Angelich, Lee: Fresno, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E2263 [19NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5052 [9JN]

Armed Forces: ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 6580), H7279 [29JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E729 [24AP]

Azorean Refugee Act: anniversary (H. Res. 1438), H8523 [22SE]

Baker, Stephen: Fresno, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E2280 [19NO]

Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 106), H2663 [24AP], E729 [24AP]

California: designate the John Krebs Wilderness and add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness (H.R. 3022), H5048, H5049, H5050 [9JN]

California State University, Fresno: 1998 softball team induction into Fresno, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame, E2270 [19NO]

———partnership with Ben Gurion University of the Negev for water and salinity research, H3058 [6MY]

———tribute to baseball team, H6147 [26JN]

———tribute to baseball team (H. Res. 1327), H6501 [15JY]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10366 [29SE]

EPA: accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction supplemental environmental projects (S. 2146), H5295 [11JN]

Fowler, CA: anniversary, E1534 [23JY]

Fraley, Bob: Fresno, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E2253 [19NO]

Fresno, CA: tribute to efforts to establish a burn and trauma survivor family home on the campus of the Community Regional Medical Center, E432 [14MR]

Goodwin, Tom: Fresno, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E2275 [19NO]

House of Representatives: tribute to Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus Expo, H7637 [31JY]

Israel: independence anniversary, H3058 [6MY]

Kern County Fire Fighters Union, Inc.: anniversary, E479 [2AP]

Kings County, CA: anniversary of Kings County Farm Bureau, E690 [23AP]

Mehas, Peter G.: Fresno, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E2267 [19NO]

Morehouse College: tribute to Glee Club, E836 [7MY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1053), H2279 [15AP]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 5171), E110 [29JA]

Neufeld, William: Fresno, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E2286 [20NO]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (H.R. 6469), H8669 [23SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H5052 [9JN]

Ozark National Forest: anniversary (H. Res. 1158), H5057, H5058 [9JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5052 [9JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5052 [9JN], H7948 [9SE]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (H.R. 6709), H7948 [9SE], H8215 [16SE]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8215 [16SE]

Public lands: oil and gas exploration on Federal lands, H5056, H5058 [9JN]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure, H5226 [11JN]

Riverside County, CA: designate certain lands as wilderness and certain river segments as wild and scenic, and adjust the boundaries of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (H.R. 3682), H5053, H5055, H5057 [9JN]

Rowland, James: Congressional Victim's Rights Caucus Ed Stout Memorial Award for Outstanding Victim Advocacy recipient, E542 [8AP]

Sabinoso Wilderness Area: establish (H.R. 2632), H5050, H5052, H5053 [9JN]

Scott, Amanda: Fresno, CA, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E2257 [19NO]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10366 [29SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H476 [28JA]

Special order: granted, H6172 [26JN]

Tributes

Craig, Sidney H., E1658 [1AU]

Darmanian, Richard, E1338 [25JN]

Garabedian, Richard, E1535 [23JY]

Goodwin, Barbara, E941 [15MY]

Graff, Thomas J., E340 [10MR]

Horn, Judith A., E788 [1MY]

Huerta, Dolores, E2317 [20NO]

Insalaco, Cosmo, E2324 [20NO]

Kinney, Ernest S., E923 [14MY]

Kolligan, Leo, E509 [4AP]

Lakritz, Simon, E2032 [26SE]

Oliver, Robert H., E1735 [9SE]

O'Sullivan, Denis, E2303 [20NO]

O'Sullivan, Owen and Geannine, E1582 [29JY]

Parry, Walt, E702 [23AP]

Prieto, Jerry, Jr., E1351 [25JN]

Reyes, Richard E., E2242 [3OC]

Sanders, Anna M., E791 [1MY]

Sheingold, Abraham, E1651 [1AU]

Shell, Joseph C., E705 [23AP]

Steele, Ray, Jr., E2298 [20NO]

Takahashi, Yoshito, E1409 [8JY]

Thompson, Steve, E1675 [1AU]

Tow, Donald R., E1699 [1AU]

Tucker, Jim, E1732 [9SE]

Younger, Milton M., E2331 [20NO]

Yovino, Nick, E1884 [24SE]