Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) joined the House Natural Resources Committee legislative field hearing on water issues in the Central Valley. During the hearing, Costa highlighted the importance of his legislation, H.R.
FRESNO, Calif. – After powerful storms battered California with heavy rainfall and flash flooding, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) hosted Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor to survey storm damage and water infrastructure projects in the San Joaquin Valley, helping with flood reduction and water conservation.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ken Calvert (CA-41), and David Valadao (CA-22), along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Joe Biden urging him to issue a major disaster declaration for the State of California in response to recent winter storms beginning February 21, 2023.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), alongside Representatives Mike Gallagher (WI-08), Bryan Steil (WI-01), Angie Craig (MN-02), Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), introduced the bipartisan CURD (Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions) Act to help better inform consumers’ cheese purchasing decisions. This bill would codify a formal definition of “natural cheese,” a term commonly used on food packaging that currently has no official definition.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21) and Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04) announced the launch of the bipartisan Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus in the 118th Congress.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) issued the following statement following the California State Water Board’s approval of a petition filed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to divert over 600,000 acre-feet of San Joaquin River flood waters for wildlife refuges, underground storage, and recharge.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21) and Brad Finstad (MN-01) introduced the Growing Rural Ag Infrastructure Needs to Deliver Rising Yields (GRAIN DRY) Act, which would expand the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include storage of propane for agricultural purposes.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) announced a $7.1 million federal grant for the Fresno Yosemite International Airport to expand its terminal and an additional $4.4 million to improve its primary runaway. This brings a combined $16.1 million federal investment that Costa has secured for one of the fastest-growing airports in California and nationwide.