Jim Costa

Recognizing September 21, 2023, as National Teach Ag Day and celebrating 75 years of the National Association of Agricultural Educators.

Supporting the designation of the week beginning September 24, 2023, as National Source Water Protection Week.

To reauthorize the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, and for other purposes.

Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.

Supporting the designation of September 2023 as National Voting Rights Month.

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

To promote water supply reliability and improved water management for rural communities, the State of California, and the Nation, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2023, as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.

To harmonize the population threshold for rural communities under programs carried out by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

To modify certain notice requirements, to study certain election requirements, to clarify certain election requirements, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the recognition of August 13th through August 19, 2023, as Warehouse Worker Recognition Week, the national event celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.

Recognizing the significance of Chicano Heritage Month in August as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Mexican Americans to the history of the United States.

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, and for other purposes.

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish a dairy nutrition incentive program, and for other purposes.

To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas, and for other purposes.

To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to eligible organizations to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial domestic market for domestically produced specialty crop commodities.

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to specialty crop producers to acquire certain equipment and provide training with respect to the use of such equipment.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.