Press Releases
June 13, 2013
Washington, D.C.- Rep. Jim Costa announced that Central Valley Opportunity Center Inc. has been awarded $1.8 million to provide educational and employment training to farmworkers in Merced, Madera, and Stanislaus Counties. The U.S. Department of Labor released these funds through the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP).
Washington, D.C.- With an overwhelming bipartisan vote, Congressmen Jim Costa and Doug LaMalfa's legislation that would protect consumers from utility fee hikes was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 423 to 0.
Washington, DC – This week, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus (VRC) co-chairmen and co-founders, Reps. Jim Costa and Ted Poe, introduced legislation that would protect the Crime Victims Fund from budget sequestration which is threatening to severely reduce services for victims of crime.
Legislation Invests in Ending Homelessness among Veterans
FRESNO, CA- Rep. Jim Costa announced today that the Fresno Housing Authority and the Fresno Veterans Affairs Medical Center have been awarded $378,840 to provide case management and rental assistance to 70 homeless veterans. The Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program is jointly operated by the U.S.
Washington, DC - Rep. Jim Costa announced today that Valley water projects would receive more than $3.4 million in WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The grants will help fund infrastructure improvements that will increase efficiency and reduce pumping.
Washington, DC - Rep. Jim Costa, the highest ranking Californian on the House Agriculture Committee, voted to move H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, to the House floor.
Washington, DC- Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) and Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase competition, stabilize food prices and enhance American energy security and global competitiveness. The Domestic Alternative Fuels Act, H.R.
Washington, DC- Congressman Jim Costa introduced critical legislation, the More Water and Security for Californians Act, which would significantly increase the water supply in the Valley. Farmers and growers who receive water from the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the State Water Project (SWP) would see greater water security under Costa's legislation.