CA-21Representative profile

Jim Costa Voting Record and Issue Profile

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U.S. House Representative

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Jim Costa
CA-21 · In office since 2005Democrat
89%
party alignment
Issue Profile
Climate72 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 72 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Homeowner Energy Freedom Act and opposing Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act.

Energy5 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 5 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act and backing Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision"..

Healthcare2 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 2 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and opposing Protect Children’s Innocence Act.

Official Position

On his official issues page, Costa says he voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act to give law enforcement tools to crack down on illegal fentanyl trafficking, and supports expanding healthcare access in the Central Valley.

Source: Costa House - Healthcare Issues Page
Abortion / Reproductive Rights1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including backing Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

Official Position

Costa highlighted a federal partnership to expand contraceptive care in the San Joaquin Valley and said residents need access to family-planning care through local health providers.

Source: Costa House - Contraceptive Care Access
Jobs / Labor2 votes
More labor-supportive

Based on 2 tracked votes, this profile is more labor-supportive, including opposing Flexibility for Workers Education Act and backing Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act.

Education1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including opposing Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People's Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes..

Official Position

On his official education page, Costa says students, teachers, and schools in the Central Valley need strong federal support and backs investments that strengthen public education and opportunity.

Source: Costa House - Education
Housing1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including backing 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Official Position

On his official housing page, Costa says families need lower housing costs and more affordable housing options, and he supports federal action to expand supply and improve housing access.

Source: Costa House - Housing
Criminal Justice / Policing1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including backing District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025.

Official Position

On his official victims' rights page, Costa says communities need stronger protections for crime victims and supports efforts to tackle gun violence and improve public safety.

Source: Costa House - Victims' Rights
Civil Rights / LGBTQ+ Rights2 votes
More civil-rights supportive

Based on 2 tracked votes, this profile is more civil-rights supportive, including backing Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act and backing this bill prohibits a non-U.S.

Government Reform / Democracy10 votes
More reform-focused

Based on 10 tracked votes, this profile is more reform-focused, including backing ROTOR Act and opposing An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 119-399 to strike section 307 relating to enhancing multi-class share disclosures..

Immigration32 votes
More restrictive

Based on 32 tracked votes, this profile is more restrictive, including backing Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 and backing Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025.

Trade2 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 2 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Remote Access Security Act and backing Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act.

Official Position

In an official press release, Costa says he voted to strengthen American exports and fix supply chain issues to support Central Valley agriculture and manufacturing.

Source: Costa House - Exports and Supply Chain
Foreign Policy15 votes
More aggressive on foreign policy

Based on 15 tracked votes, this profile is more aggressive on foreign policy, including backing Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere. and backing this concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S.