Jim Costa

U.S. Representative · CA-21 · Democrat

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.51· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 258 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Costa’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 24
  2. Action in committee 11
  3. Action beyond committee 0
  4. Passed chamber 0
  5. Became law 0

24 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 24 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Costa’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Costa.

Costa in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 26 missed of 674

Voted on 648 of 674 roll calls; missed 26. Lower than 76% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
86/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 206 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 459 votes that split the parties. Lower than 97% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
22/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +10

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 96% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.20

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Costa’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

11 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Costa’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 5111 CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025Increases CRP rental payment limits and adds cost-sharing for grazing infrastructure. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Jan 13, 2026Substantive758 words In committee
  • H.R. 5875 COWS Act of 2025Unknown; bill title is acronym without available summary. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Dec 2, 2025Substantive1.6k words In committee
  • H.R. 5677 RIDE FAST ActBill details unavailable; no CRS summary provided for analysis. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Dec 1, 2025Substantive61 words In committee
  • H.R. 5796 BUILD ActEstablishes or modifies federal building or development requirements. AI-readCommerce · In committee Dec 1, 2025Substantive1.6k words In committee
  • H.R. 338 Every Drop Counts ActExpands Bureau of Reclamation small water storage grant program for five years. AI-readWater Resources Development · In committee Nov 19, 2025Substantive274 words In committee
  • H.R. 4879 Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025Establishes emergency response procedures for rural water system failures. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · In committee Aug 6, 2025Substantive213 words In committee
  • H.R. 3099 STOP Health Threats ActEstablishes requirements for identifying and responding to health threats. AI-readHealth · In committee Apr 30, 2025Substantive317 words In committee
  • H.R. 3035 Restoring WIFIA Eligibility ActRestores eligibility for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act funding. AI-readEconomics and Public Finance · In committee Apr 28, 2025Substantive147 words In committee
  • H.R. 2496 Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025Establishes a dairy nutrition incentive program to increase SNAP dairy purchases. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Apr 18, 2025Substantive1.2k words In committee
  • H.R. 1376 Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025Expands poultry compensation to include non-infected flocks in APHIS control areas and changes payment formulas. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Mar 20, 2025Substantive482 words In committee
  • H.R. 605 Headwaters Protection Act of 2025Reauthorizes and expands the Water Source Protection Program for watershed projects on federal and adjacent lands through 2033. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Feb 28, 2025Substantive1.3k words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.