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Democratic representative for California’s 16th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Costa votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Costa’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Costa votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Costa’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
+19.9% | 100.0% | +2.7 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Costa vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 23, 2022 | Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 94.5% | +5.5 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 89.8% | +10.2 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Dec. 8, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.0% | +2.0 |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.0% | +4.0 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.5% | +4.5 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 87.4% | +12.6 |
| Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.6% | +4.4 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.1% | +5.9 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 78.4% | +21.6 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.9% | +3.1 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.5% | +9.5 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.5% | +2.5 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.6% | +1.4 |
| Aug. 12, 2022 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.4% | +3.6 |
| July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.1% | +4.9 |
| July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.2% | +0.8 |
| July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.1% | +3.9 |
| July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.9% | +9.1 |
| July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.3% | +1.7 |
| July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 19, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 77.0% | +23.0 |
| July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.1% | +4.9 |
| June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.1% | +1.9 |
| June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.3% | +2.7 |
| June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.8% | +1.2 |
| June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.0% | +6.0 |
| June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.2% | +3.8 |
| June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.1% | +6.9 |
| May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.3% | +3.7 |
| March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.0% | +1.0 |
| March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.7% | +3.3 |
| March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.0% | +5.0 |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.5% | +3.5 |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.2% | +3.8 |
| Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.4% | +6.6 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 81.7% | +18.3 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.1% | +1.9 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.8% | +5.2 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Jim Costa's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 99.9% | ||
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.1% | +2.9 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 88.0% | +12.0 |
| July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.9% | +1.1 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.0% | +2.0 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.0% | +1.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.2% | +0.8 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 91.6% | +8.4 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 85.3% | +14.7 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.0% | +3.0 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.4% | +1.6 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.8% | +2.2 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.7% | +3.3 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.8% | +2.2 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.0% | +2.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.2% | +0.8 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Jim Costa's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 87.5% | +12.5 |
| Average | 100.0% | 97.3% | +2.7 | |||
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