Press Releases

FRESNO, Calif. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) announced a nearly $202 million federal grant through the 

WASHINGTON — The New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Farm Bill Task Force endorsed 44 bills led or co-led by New Dem Members and released a statement strongly urging the inclusion of this legislation in the upcoming must-pass Farm Bill. 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), John Garamendi (CA-08), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Lori Chavez Deremer (OR-05), and Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2023, a bipartisan bill to update and improve a loan program that funds critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects in the San Joaquin Valley and California.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), a member of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, organized a 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21), Josh Harder (CA-09), and John Garamendi (CA-08) introduced the Securing Access for the Central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act, which would take a wraparound approach to address water issues in the Central Valley by increasing storage opportunities, spurring innovation, and making long-overdue investments in our aging water infrastructure.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after the House China Select Committee issued a congressional subpoena to the City of Reedley, Calif., to turn over documents and records related to the illegal medical lab. 

FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) are calling for a formal federal investigation into how the company linked to the illegal Reedley medical lab received nearly $150,000 in federal COVID-19 relief.

FRESNO, Calif. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), Ranking Member of the Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, along with Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) introduced