Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) urged the United States House of Representatives to pass the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act on Wednesday. Shortly thereafter, the House approved the legislation by a vote of 300 to 118. The bill aims at reducing wildfires by streamlining the process for managing trees and vegetation growing near power lines and electric distribution lines.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) attended the 2017 Portuguese Economic Forum on Tuesday. The forum, which took place in New York City, explored ways to secure and strengthen Portugal's economy as a key player in both regional and global economic systems. Rep. Costa discussed transatlantic alliances with the European Union's Ambassador to the United Nations, João Vale de Almeida, before participating in a larger panel roundtable that focused more closely on the Portuguese-US economic relationship.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced on June 15th that it will continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and end the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program, two immigration programs instituted under the Obama administration:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) denounced the shooting that occurred this morning during the Republican congressional baseball team's practice. Rep. Costa referred to the incident as a "cowardly attack" and released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, by a vote of 368 to 55 on Tuesday. The bill, which passed in the U.S. Senate by a voice vote earlier this month, uses two different approaches to strengthen the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hold department employees accountable when their misconduct, negligence, or incompetence jeopardizes the well-being of veterans.
FRESNO, CA – Today, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement about former FBI Director James Comey's June 8th testimony before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee:
"Yesterday's testimony by former FBI Director James Comey, I believe speaks for itself.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representative Jim Costa (CA-16) joined Representatives Mike Simpson (ID-2) and Kurt Schrader (OR-5) to introduce the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2017. The legislation addresses the budgeting process for fighting wildfires, aiming at fixing the escalating costs of wildfire suppression crowding out funding for forest management.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX), along with Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), introduced H.R. 2829, "Jane's Law." This bipartisan legislation works to close loopholes that allow individuals to cross state lines after a divorce or separation proceeding in order to avoid paying court-ordered distributions.
WASHINGTON, DC – With a unanimous 397 to 0 vote on Tuesday, the United States House of Representatives passed H. Res. 354. Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) cosponsored the resolution, which condemns last month's violent beating of peaceful demonstrators by members of Turkish President Erdoğan's security force and both calls for the security guards to be brought to justice and for measures to be taken to prevent similar future occurrences.
WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed H. R. 624, the Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, which Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) cosponsored. Congressman Costa spoke on the House floor before members voted on the bill, urging his colleagues to support the legislation. Rep. Costa released the following statement after the bill passed by a voice vote: