COSTA, JIM (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for economic assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 7206), H1349 [22JA]

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination on basis of gender identity (see H.R. 3569), H1923 [30JA]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 1022), H1915 [27JA]

Courts: improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries (see H.R. 3562), H1352 [22JA]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1732), H2473 [5MR]

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 136), H12 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase Federal cost share for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administration to improve staffing and retention (see H.R. 3442), H2236 [20FE]

——— permanently authorize Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (see H.R. 6277), H1352 [22JA]

——— report on competitiveness of U.S. exports of specialty crops (see H.R. 7670), H2326 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: certify that Azerbaijan has taken certain meaningful steps relative to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh region (see H.R. 6840), H657 [12JA]

Dept. of HHS: dedicate sufficient resources for support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline (see H.R. 5434), H1916 [27JA]

——— prohibit from testing Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model and implementation of payment models testing prior authorization under traditional Medicare (see H.R. 6361), H136 [7JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 7481), H2336 [2MR]

——— prohibit from carrying out any policy that imposes arbitrary monetary threshold on obligation or disbursement of disaster relief funds (see H.R. 7829), H2470 [5MR]

——— require all immigration enforcement officers to display visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions and promote transparency and accountability (see H.R. 4667), H949 [20JA]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 7856), H2471 [5MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish task force on anti-Sikh hate and discrimination (see H.R. 7100), H925 [16JA]

Dept. of State: require report on Internet freedom in Iran (see H.R. 6469), H136 [7JA]

——— transmit certain documents to House of Representatives relative to administration’s stance on Greenland (see H. Res. 1001), H893 [14JA]

Disasters: anniversary of 2025 Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 980), H134 [7JA]

——— increase Federal assistance for water infrastructure projects in States experiencing severe drought, regionally and nationally significant projects, or projects serving historically disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 7845), H2471 [5MR]

Firefighters: increase preparation of structural firefighters to assist in wildfire and wildland-urban interface fire response efforts and coordination of firefighting teams across all levels of government (see H.R. 4852), H2484 [12MR]

Foreign policy: prohibit action to, or use of Federal funds to, invade NATO countries and territories (see H.R. 7016), H655 [12JA]

Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see H.R. 6126), H2484 [12MR]

GAO: conduct technology assessment focused on liquid-cooling systems for artificial intelligence (AI) compute clusters and high-performance computing facilities (see H.R. 5332), H2623 [19MR]

——— submit report on effects of AID stop work order, discontinuation of services, and shuttering of AID (see H.R. 7271), H1915 [27JA]

House of Representatives: defend and uphold rights and protections guaranteed by Fourteenth Amendment to U.S. Constitution to ensure that our democracy works for all of us, not just powerful few (see H. Res. 1038), H2031 [4FE]

House Rules: require that individual elected by special election shall have oath of office administered and be seated not later than five legislative days after special election results are certified (see H.R. 7101), H1912 [23JA]

Immigration: limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1061), H949 [20JA]

International Year of the Woman Farmer: designate (see H. Res. 1027), H1921 [30JA]

Iran: direct President to remove Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2420 [4MR]

IRS: codify Direct File program (see H.R. 7806), H2420 [4MR]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 995), H718 [13JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain long-term care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted (see H.R. 6766), H253 [8JA]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H. Res. 1132), H2675 [24MR]

National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 1073), H2258 [23FE]

NOAA: establish Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see H.R. 347), H2421 [4MR]

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 4662), H656 [12JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 7802), H2419 [4MR]

SSA: carry out demonstration project relative to disability benefits of blind individuals (see H.R. 1175), H2297 [24FE]

——— disseminate information relative to Ticket to Work Program to certain individuals (see H.R. 7253), H1914 [27JA]

Taxation: establish domestic cotton consumption credit (see H.R. 7230), H1350 [22JA]

——— modify railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 516), H1976 [3FE]

——— provide incentives and assistance to reduce cost of housing, energy, transportation, childcare, education, and health care, and to increase salaries (see H.R. 6900), H253 [8JA]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of shootings at ‘‘Congress on Your Corner’’ event and honor survivors, victims, including former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords for her work to end gun violence (see H. Con. Res. 69), H252 [8JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish demonstration program relative to golden mussel (see H.R. 3717), H2484 [12MR]

White House: apply certain National Historic Preservation Act requirements (see H.R. 6761), H1977 [3FE]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 7973), H2595 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: harmonize population threshold for rural communities for Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 7609), H2233 [20FE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Agriculture: harmonize population threshold for rural communities for Dept. of Agriculture programs (H.R. 7609), H2235 [20FE]

Remarks

Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response: require each covered distributor of highly pathogenic agent to comply with certain logbook requirements (H.R. 5747), H1985 [4FE]

Armed Forces: honor memory and sacrifice of servicemembers killed in military operation against Iran and express condolences to family members, H2427 [5MR]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H144 [8JA]

——— legislative accomplishments, H668 [13JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit assumption of loans under Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Program (H.R. 5728), H144 [8JA]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H2427 [5MR]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to local governments for training of local law enforcement officers on public health threats arising from violations of building codes (H.R. 3099), H1985 [4FE]

Dept. of Justice: temporarily provide additional deposits into Crime Victims Fund (H.R. 909), H728 [14JA]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H668 [13JA]

Hunger: address food insecurity, H2427 [5MR]

Tributes

Hoyer, Representative, H144 [8JA]

LaMalfa, Doug, H234 [8JA]