Letters
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) co-signed a letter with nearly 20 House members urging the Biden administration to support calling a special session of the United Nations Rights Council to investigate Iran’s human rights abuses, including its crackdown on nationwide protests and broader violations of women’s rights.
FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) co-signed a letter urging the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to uphold the congressional intent of the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-14) as the law is implemented.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) joined the California Congressional Delegation in a letter urging the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to swiftly approve reimbursement of community clinics in California for administering monkeypox virus (MPV) vaccines.
WASHINGTON - As children start the new school year, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee is joining an effort to end school meal stigma and ensure 10 million American children in need have access to food. Costa is calling on congressional leadership for an extension of federally-provided school breakfast and lunch for students in the upcoming continuing resolution.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland urging for additional support to combat wildfires and ensure Western communities have the resources they need to suppress wildfires.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), a member of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, joined over 40 bipartisan colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development to address the overwhelming humanitarian crisis in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) as a result of Azerbaijan’s aggression.