Jim’s legislative record showcases his unwavering commitment to the San Joaquin Valley. With a focus on improving education, enhancing healthcare access, and boosting economic growth, Jim has consistently championed legislation that directly benefit our Valley.

For the Record

11 sponsored bills signed into law.

• 103 total sponsored bills.

199 cosponsored bills signed into law.

• 2,373 total cosponsored bills in Congress.

6 sponsored resolutions agreed to in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• 39 sponsored and 835 cosponsored resolutions.

3 reauthorized Farm Bills since his first term in Congress.

Sponsored Legislation Signed into Law:

• 117th Congress (2022) | Respect for Child Survivors Act: Established a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) to utilize multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) in cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation. Senate version of the bill enacted into Law.
• 117th Congress (2022) | Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2022: Reauthorizes federal funding to Children’s Advocacy Centers to support victims of child abuse and enhance law enforcement’s ability to hold offenders accountable. Signed into law via the Respect for Child Survivors Act.
• 117th Congress (2022) | Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2021: Modifies the Internal Revenue Code to extend and revise tax credits for biodiesel, renewable diesel, and alternative fuels. Signed into law via the Inflation Reduction Act.
• 117th Congress (2022) | To modify the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, to allow a non-Federal interest to establish conservation pools, and for other purposes. Costa secured $200,000 for the project via the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022.
• 117th Congress (2021) | Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act: Requires the United States Postal Service (USPS) to sell around 45 million remaining Saving Vanishing Species Stamps to support wildlife conservation efforts.
• 117th Congress (2021) | Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2021: Expanded eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to include all Hmong and Lao citizens who fought alongside the United States during the Vietnam War. Signed into law via the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2022.
• 117th Congress (2021) | High Speed Rail Corridor Development Act of 2021: Allocates federal funding for designated high-speed rail corridors, including California's High-Speed Rail project. Provisions from this bill were included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
• 115th Congress (2018) | Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act: Permits certain Hmong and Laotian American veterans to be interred in U.S. national cemeteries, excluding Arlington National Cemetery, and applies only to veterans who die on or after the bill's enactment. Signed into law as part of Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018.
• 112th Congress (2013) | Renames the United States Postal Service (USPS) office in Fowler as the "Cecil E. Bolt Post Office".
• 110th Congress (2010) | American Investment in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act: Authorizes federal funding to build high-speed rail systems in California and nationwide. Enacted via H.R. 2095 - Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008.
• 110th Congress (2010) | To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes. Enacted via S. 2146.

Sponsored Resolutions Passed in the U.S. House of Representatives:

• 111th Congress (2010) | H.Res 1457 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the one-year anniversary of the Government of Iran's fraudulent manipulation of Iranian elections, the Government of Iran's continued denial of human rights and democracy to the people of Iran, and the Government of Iran's continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability.
• 110th and 111th Congress (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) | Bipartisan resolutions honoring National Crime Victims' Rights Week in April.
• 110th Congress (2007) | H.Res.109 - Acknowledging the historical importance of the Pinedale Assembly Center, the site where 4,823 Japanese Americans were unjustly interned during World War II.