COSTA, JIM (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: address application of the national primary ambient air quality standard for ozone with respect to extreme nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1582), H7069 [25OC]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6344 [21SE]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H8126 [2DE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]

———encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4327 [16JN]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H3063 [4MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H5581 [26JY] (see H.J. Res. 10), H5087 [14JY]

———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see H.R. 1043), H1768 [11MR]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H1983 [17MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (see H.R. 2842), H6674 [6OC]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (see H.R. 2578), H5149 [18JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6140 [13SE]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1734), H3344 [23MY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H3754 [26MY]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H8187 [6DE]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H598 [9FE]

Credit: extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H7715 [16NO]

———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 1754), H5901 [9AU]

———require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3344 [23MY]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 470), H601 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate parts of San Joaquin Valley in California as a rural area for purposes of programs under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (see H.R. 760), H1727 [10MR]

———offset dairy producer income reductions when margin between milk prices and feed costs is less than certain amount, establish dairy market stabilization program, and amend milk marketing orders (see H.R. 3062), H6456 [23SE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H5489 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4751 [7JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1770 [11MR]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 1996), H3762 [27MY]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H2665 [13AP]

———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 1637), H2912 [15AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H1180 (see H.R. 711), H1199 [17FE]

———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H2858 [14AP]

Dept. of State: improve and strengthen the Office of International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H5901 [9AU]

———remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H1180 (see H. Res. 60), H1200 [17FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H1797 [14MR]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H1575 [3MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1620 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation: modify the surface transportation project delivery pilot program to carry out a demonstration program using State environmental laws (see H.R. 2389), H4751 [7JY]

———require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 1695), H3112 [5MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H4794 [8JY]

———establish a Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities (see H.R. 2477), H7830 [17NO]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5781 [29JY]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H7928 [29NO]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2934 [2MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1040 (see H. Res. 88), H1071 [16FE]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 991), H3806 [31MY]

———require that certain species be treated as extinct if there is not a substantial increase in their population during a certain period (see H.R. 1042), H1768 [11MR]

EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6624 [5OC]

———prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2284), H8967 [14DE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5581 [26JY]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 1705), H3060 [4MY] (see H.R. 2401), H4575 [24JN]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5661 [27JY]

FDA: give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H6674 [6OC]

———improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H7399 [4NO]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 3010), H7258 [2NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify maintenance exemption regarding removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from certain structures (see H.R. 2427), H4671 [6JY]

FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 1132), H2328 [5AP]

———suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 898), H1573 [3MR]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H6458 [23SE]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H6456 [23SE]

First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 1975), H3409 [24MY]

Foreign policy: 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 (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H5019 [13JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7333 [3NO]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 453), H506 [26JA] (see H.R. 590), H599 [9FE]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H6458 [23SE]

Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (see H.R. 795), H1249 (see H.R. 795), H1361 [18FE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1989 [17MR]

Lower Merced River: clarify definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of a certain project (see H.R. 869), H1523 [2MR]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7400 [4NO]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H7333 [3NO]

———provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (see H.R. 1252), H2216 [31MR]

Members of Congress: prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5579 [26JY]

———reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 204), H102 [6JA]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H3759 [26MY]

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]

Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H4527 [23JN]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1523 [2MR]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3304 [13MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2040 [29MR]

Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H6674 [6OC]

———repeal tax credits for ethanol blenders and repeal the tariff on imported ethanol (see H.R. 2307), H4526 [23JN]

———use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1861), H3278 [12MY]

Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H394 [20JA]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H9928 [16DE]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H1252 (see H.R. 740), H1364 [18FE]

Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]

Sports: facilitate hosting of America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition (see H.R. 3270), H7159 [27OC]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 419), H469 [25JA]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H4673 [6JY]

———encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel (see H.R. 2014), H4330 [16JN]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1180 (see H.R. 721), H1199 [17FE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5661 [27JY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H6506 [3OC]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H776 [14FE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H2268 [1AP]

———provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2959), H6467 [29SE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H2412 [6AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]

Territories: treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 986), H1664 [9MR]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8262 [7DE]

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see H. Res. 306), H4277 [15JN]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H5901 [9AU]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6921 [13OC]

Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4075 [13JN]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4674 [6JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6506 [3OC]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H4750 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

California: provide congressional direction for Endangered Species Act implementation relative to operation of Central Valley Project and California State Water Project, and water relief (see H.R. 1251), H2106 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H6920 [13OC]

Myron Donovan Crocker U.S. Courthouse, Bakersfield, CA: designate (see H.R. 2650), H5579 [26JY]

Taxation: treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities under the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2740), H5883 [1AU]

Citations

Legion of Merit awarded to James R. Knapp (excerpt), E1164 [22JN]

Constitutional authority statements

California: provide congressional direction for Endangered Species Act implementation relative to operation of Central Valley Project and California State Water Project, and water relief (H.R. 1251), H2107 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (H.R. 3192), H6921 [13OC]

Myron Donovan Crocker U.S. Courthouse, Bakersfield, CA: designate (H.R. 2650), H5580 [26JY]

Taxation: treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities under the new markets tax credit (H.R. 2740), H5886 [1AU]

Letters

Impact of retirement of Judge Oliver W. Wanger on U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California: Oliver W. Wanger, U.S. District Judge, H6518 [4OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), E760 [15AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1464 [2MR]

Armed Forces: withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H8983 [15DE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2861 [15AP]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Armenian genocide at Sumgait, E331 [28FE]

Bakersfield, CA: anniversary of Clinica Sierra Vista (organization), E2323 [20DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H5759, H5762 [29JY], H7845 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5759, H5762 [29JY]

———deficit, H1464 [2MR]

Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California, Inc.: anniversary, E150 [8FE]

California: provide congressional direction for Endangered Species Act implementation relative to operation of Central Valley Project and California State Water Project, and water relief (H.R. 1251), H2050 [30MR]

Chateau du Sureau (business): anniversary, E1728 [29SE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5762 [29JY]

———establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5759 [29JY]

Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, H5041 [14JY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1369 [20JY]

———call for protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom, E1369 [20JY]

Delano, CA: designation of Forty Acres as a National Historic Landmark, E313 [18FE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H1464 [2MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5041 [14JY]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6380 [22SE]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), H8087, H8088 [2DE]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Fresno VA Medical Center No Veteran Dies Alone program, H8914 [14DE]

———tribute to opening of Community Regional Medical Center Terry's House facility, E26 [6JA]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H6283 [21SE], H6867 [13OC]

Johnson, Marc: American Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E450 [10MR]

Lemoore, CA: anniversary of Naval Air Station Lemoore, E1936 [26OC]

Marthedal, Jon: Greater Fresno, CA, Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E2099 [18NO]

Mendota, CA: tribute to Mendota High School chess team, E880 [12MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H7055 [25OC]

Nisei Farmers League (organization): anniversary, E734 [15AP]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (H.R. 1861), H3228 [12MY], H7046 [25OC]

Student Conservation Association: tribute to Unilever National Parks Congressional Internship program, H8983 [15DE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6818 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6818 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6818 [12OC]

Votes: position on missed, H373 [20JA], H1080 [17FE]

West Hills College Lemoore: dedication of Golden Eagle Arena, E2007 [4NO]

Tributes

Areias, John J., E1904 [24OC]

Baker, Georgia F., E2198 [7DE]

Boyd, James D., E1230 [6JY]

Clark, Thomas, E1552 [7SE]

Cooley, Jesse E., Jr., E1545 [7SE]

Fischer, Joseph P., E1549 [7SE]

Gattie, Lillian, E438 [9MR]

Giacomazzi, Fred D. (Don), E1541 [7SE]

Huggins, Rosemarie Duerta, E132 [26JA]

Jackson, Donald A., E453 [10MR]

Knapp, James R., E1164 [22JN]

Lowe, Matthew I., H2616 [13AP], E842 [10MY]

Maddox, Doug, E2347 [30DE]

Manatt, Charles T., E1598 [12SE]

Price, Robert O., E546 [29MR]

Riding, Don L., E2335 [20DE]

Smith, Rollie, E101 [24JA]

Stone, Jack G., E1469 [1AU]

Terronez, Gabriel, E1659 [20SE]

Vang Pao, E125 [26JA]

Wallace, Reynaud, E1927 [25OC]

Wanger, Oliver W., H6517 [4OC], E1756 [4OC]

Webb, Daniel E., E1208 [24JN]

Widell, David L., E2331 [20DE]

Williams, Nathan H., H2616 [13AP], E842 [10MY]

Zenovich, George N., E660 [7AP]