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WASHINGTON – During National Police Week, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) is pushing a bipartisan bill to support local law enforcement by backing the Invest to Protect Act, legislation that would deliver critical resources to small and midsize police departments across the country.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after the U.S.
FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after the election of Pope Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing H.R. 3300 -Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to ensure aerial fire retardant remains a reliable tool for wildfire suppression without being delayed by lengthy federal permitting processes.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (D-CA-21), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), David Valadao (R-CA-22), and Adam Gray (D-CA-13) reintroduced H.R. 3227 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan workforce solution for America's agriculture industry, one of the most critical sectors of the national economy.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21) and Brad Finstad reintroduced the Linking Access to Spur Technology for Agriculture Connectivity in Rural Environments (LAST ACRE) Act, legislation that would improve access to high-speed broadband for rural communities by establishing the Last Acre grant program within the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement:
“There you go again, Mr. President! Your misleading comments and outrageous distortions of California’s High-Speed Rail project were evident today.
This project means jobs, cleaner air, and faster commutes for millions of Californians. We should be investing in the future, not derailing progress.”









