COSTA, JIM

Running for US House

D

Policy Positions

Positions as of July 1, 2026, extracted from source websites.

Climate(2)

Supports investment in zero-emission clean school buses and solar panel installation along water infrastructure.

"$21 million to purchase zero-emission, clean school buses in Fresno, Orosi and Selma. $15 million to install solar panels and conserve water along the Delta-Mendota Canal."

Supports investment in zero-emission school buses and solar panels as part of clean energy and infrastructure initiatives.

"$21 million to purchase zero-emission, clean school buses in Fresno, Orosi and Selma."

Criminal Justice(2)

Supports federal funding to hire more police officers and address law enforcement staffing shortages.

"Supported federal grants for the Fresno Police Department to hire more police officers. Co-leading bipartisan legislation to hire more police officers in small communities like Kingsburg, Reedley, and Selma."

Opposes drug trafficking and supports federal funding to combat fentanyl and other illicit drugs in the Central Valley.

"$4.7 million for the Central Valley's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Program (CVC HIDTA) to combat drug trafficking and seize illicit drugs like fentanyl."

Economy(5)

Supports fair trade deals including the USMCA and negotiated removal of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products with India.

"Costa has worked across the aisle to negotiate fair trade deals like the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). His advocacy led to the Biden-Harris Administration negotiating a new trade deal with the Republic of India to remove retaliatory tariffs on almonds, walnuts, and apples."

Supports domestic manufacturing and job creation through initiatives like the F3 Coalition and Good Jobs 4 The Central Valley.

"With a $88 million federal investment for the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation (F3) Coalition and Good Jobs 4 The Central Valley, its uniting dozens of local employers to create over 12,500 jobs and attract $250 million in private investments across the San Joaquin Valley."

Supported the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction Act to create jobs and revitalize the economy.

"He championed landmark laws like the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act, which ignited one of the strongest economic recoveries, surpassing even other nations' recoveries."

Supported policies that resulted in over 17 million new business applications and 13,400 new businesses in CA-21.

"Over 17 million new business applications filed nationwide - 13,400 new businesses in CA-21."

Costa supports bolstering critical trade relationships as part of his role on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Reported in coverage

""As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I will work on a bipartisan basis to bolster critical trade relationships, promote diplomacy, protect democracy, and advance U.S. interests around the world.""

Education(1)

Supports investing in school mental health programs as part of gun violence prevention legislation.

"helping implement red flag laws, all while investing in school mental health programs like Fresno Unified School District."

Guns(2)

Helped enact the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which enhances background checks on firearm purchases for individuals under 21.

"Costa helped enact the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant piece of gun violence prevention legislation in nearly 30 years. The law is keeping guns out of dangerous hands by enhancing background checks on firearm purchases for individuals under 21."

Supported implementation of red flag laws as part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

"The law is keeping guns out of dangerous hands by enhancing background checks on firearm purchases for individuals under 21, helping implement red flag laws, all while investing in school mental health programs."

Healthcare(6)

Supports the Affordable Care Act and worked to expand enrollment through the American Rescue Plan.

"In 2010, Costa worked with President Barack Obama to enact the historic Affordable Care Act, which has expanded health insurance to over 35 million Americans nationwide. To build on those efforts, Costa championed the American Rescue Plan, which helped over 25,000 people newly enroll in his district and saved an average of $800 per year in health premiums."

Supports enshrining Roe v. Wade into federal law and opposes Republican efforts to restrict access to reproductive care, mifepristone, and contraceptives.

"Costa is a cosponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act, which would enshrine Roe v. Wade into federal law and guarantee a woman's right to access reproductive care. He supported legislation to protect women's rights to travel out of state for reproductive healthcare. And he fought against Republican efforts to restrict access to mifepristone and contraceptives."

Supports capping insulin at $35/month for seniors, a $2,000 out-of-pocket limit on drug costs, and empowering Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.

"Capped the cost of insulin at $35 per month for seniors. Created a $2,000 out-of-pocket limit on prescription drug costs. Empowered Medicare to lower costs for 10 major prescription drugs – saving $6 billion."

Supports expanding access to contraceptive care and opposes restrictions on mifepristone and contraceptives.

"In collaboration with the Biden-Harris Administration, Costa announced a public-private partnership to expand access to patient-centered, contraceptive care across Fresno County."

Supports empowering Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for seniors.

"Empowered Medicare to lower costs for 10 major prescription drugs – saving $6 billion."

Supports investing in school mental health programs as part of gun violence prevention legislation.

"The law is keeping guns out of dangerous hands by enhancing background checks on firearm purchases for individuals under 21, helping implement red flag laws, all while investing in school mental health programs like Fresno Unified School District."

Immigration(5)

Championed the American Dream and Promise Act to provide a pathway to legal status for DACA recipients.

"He championed legislation like the American Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to provide a pathway to legal status to DACA recipients and reform our farm labor sector."

Supports enhanced border security including funding for 22,000 border patrol agents and investment in border technology and personnel.

"He voted to fund and hire 22,000 border patrol agents, co-led legislation to invest in border security technology, personnel, and streamline immigration courts."

Supports comprehensive immigration reform that provides pathways to legal status and keeps families together.

"He supports comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform that keeps families together, secures our borders, and fixes our broken immigration system."

Costa supports enhanced border security measures, including suspending entry of inadmissible aliens and implementing a Remain in Mexico policy to achieve operational control of the southern border.

Reported in coverage

""Congress cannot continue allowing partisan politics to get in the way of our responsibility. The American people and our allies are counting on us to meet our obligations to protect our national security. The world is watching how we respond," said Congressman Costa. "Enhancing security at our southern border, and funding for Ukraine and other allies will deter greater threats from foreign adversaries like Russia and China.""

Costa co-sponsored legislation that would restrict asylum and expel inadmissible aliens, while maintaining limited humanitarian exceptions for disabilities and acute medical conditions.

Reported in coverage

"This legislation would require the suspension of entry of inadmissible aliens to achieve operational control over U.S. borders, require immigration officers to detain and immediately expel inadmissible aliens... Humane exceptions such as for those with disabilities or acute medical conditions are permissible."

Social Issues(2)

Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and opposes Republican efforts to restrict reproductive care access.

"Costa is a cosponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act, which would enshrine Roe v. Wade into federal law and guarantee a woman's right to access reproductive care. He supported legislation to protect women's rights to travel out of state for reproductive healthcare. And he fought against Republican efforts to restrict access to mifepristone and contraceptives."

Believes women should make their own healthcare decisions and opposes extreme Republican restrictions on abortion access.

"Jim Costa believes women, not politicians should be making their own healthcare decisions. That is why, he is fighting against extreme Republicans attempts to restrict access to reproductive care."