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Jim Costa

Jim Costa

D CA-21 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 21)
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Defense

+267
Helped 1087 Hurt 820 Unclear 2712

Government Operations

-23
Helped 47 Hurt 70 Unclear 2246

Finance

+261
Helped 1004 Hurt 743 Mixed 2 Unclear 370

Healthcare

+300
Helped 700 Hurt 400 Unclear 845

Environment

-17
Helped 209 Hurt 226 Unclear 1001

Agriculture

+427
Helped 705 Hurt 278 Unclear 174

Education

+49
Helped 455 Hurt 406 Unclear 282

Energy

-75
Helped 386 Hurt 461 Mixed 3 Unclear 292

Immigration

-452
Helped 191 Hurt 643 Mixed 4 Unclear 243

Criminal Justice

-85
Helped 311 Hurt 396 Mixed 4 Unclear 43

Veterans Affairs

+293
Helped 447 Hurt 154 Unclear 96

Transportation

+43
Helped 275 Hurt 232 Unclear 142

Labor

+68
Helped 273 Hurt 205 Unclear 150

Trade

+97
Helped 291 Hurt 194 Unclear 46

Technology

+65
Helped 246 Hurt 181 Mixed 1 Unclear 59

Housing

+94
Helped 273 Hurt 179 Unclear 33

Foreign Affairs

-157
Helped 99 Hurt 256 Unclear 28

Social Welfare

+112
Helped 212 Hurt 100 Unclear 59

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Civil Rights

+147
Helped 240 Hurt 93 Unclear 31
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

22256 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1726), Defense (127), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), USGS (2), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Judicial (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (663), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Religious Communities (1)
Direct (469), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (388), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Holocaust & Cultural Organizations (1), Immigrant Students (1)
Direct (362), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Nursing (2), Hospitals & Clinics (1), Organ Procurement (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3227), Defense (97), Veterans Affairs (66), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (26), NPS (11), Education (9), FDA (9), Justice (9), Agriculture (8), Law Enforcement (8), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Congress (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Health (2), USDA (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Environmental Regulation (1), FCC (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Museums & Cultural Institutions (1), OPM (1), State (1), Treasury (1)
Direct (228), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (195), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Hospitals (1), Rural (1)
Direct (163), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
Direct (166), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (61 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (224), Veterans Affairs (180), Coast Guard (35), DoD (33), EPA (31) +56 more
-665
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-30
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2)
-81
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+6
Defense -77
Education (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1)
-11
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+2
Transportation (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
+8
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+64
Construction (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1)
- -68
Manufacturing (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2)
+11
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-123
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- +112

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr4568-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting Upgraded Property Projects and Lending for Yards (SUPPLY) Act

3 clauses Jul 21, 2025
Mortgage Finance Government Taxpayers Housing

hr4577-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025

1 clause Jul 21, 2025
Transportation Government Foreign Government Infrastructure

hr4515-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025

6 clauses Jul 17, 2025
Taxpayers Public Health Healthcare Providers Government

hr4543-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage for certain individual with breast or cervical cancer under the Medicaid program.

2 clauses Jul 17, 2025
Hospitals Offices of Physicians Healthcare Consumers State Government

hr4470-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to establish certain notification procedures with respect to organ procurement agencies.

1 clause Jul 16, 2025
Healthcare Providers - Hospitals Healthcare Services - Organ Procurement Healthcare Patients Health Information Technology

hr4443-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2025

6 clauses Jul 16, 2025
Agriculture Business Labor Government

hr4400-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Farmers First Act of 2025

1 clause Jul 15, 2025
Taxpayers Agriculture Mental Health Government

hr4398-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act

2 clauses Jul 15, 2025
Local Government Veterans Healthcare Providers Government

hr4393-119

Cosponsor In Committee

DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025

90 clauses Jul 15, 2025
Employers Government Immigrants Families

hr4382-119

Cosponsor In Committee

America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

3 clauses Jul 14, 2025
Numismatics Sports Consumers Government

hr4354-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster.

3 clauses Jul 10, 2025
Financial Services Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Environmental Services

hres575-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.

1 clause Jul 10, 2025
Labor Unions Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution

hr4288-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".

2 clauses Jul 2, 2025
Veterans Government

hres564-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children before finalizing any peace agreement to end the war against Ukraine.

0 clauses Jun 30, 2025

hr4245-119

Cosponsor In Committee

GLOBE Act of 2025

11 clauses Jun 27, 2025
Foreign Service Immigration Government Human Rights

hr4206-119

Cosponsor In Committee

CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

15 clauses Jun 26, 2025
Healthcare Providers Medicare Government

hres550-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.

0 clauses Jun 26, 2025

hres543-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the right to peacefully protest and condemning violence and authoritarian responses to expressions of dissent.

1 clause Jun 25, 2025
Defense Contractors

hr4140-119

Cosponsor Reported

Burma GAP Act

9 clauses Jun 25, 2025
Foreign Government Federal Government Nonprofits General Public

hr4103-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Break the Cycle of Violence Act

9 clauses Jun 24, 2025
Healthcare Providers Government Workforce Development Taxpayers

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