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October 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) introduced legislation to require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine whether it can strengthen fuel efficiency requirements to counter high gas prices and reinstate penalties for automakers that fail to produce fuel-efficient vehicles.


October 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and Grace Meng (D-NY), led nearly the entire Senate Democratic Caucus and more than 60 members of the House Democratic Caucus in urging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to withdraw the Commission’s damaging proposal to eliminate or limit the E-Rate program.

Issues:Technology

October 7, 2026

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) held a press conference with Sacramento County leaders and Five Keys to announce $1 million in federal funding for the Florin Road Safe Stay Community.


October 7, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Doris Matsui (CA-07), Diana DeGette (CO-01), and Don Beyer (VA-08) released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal determination confirming the administration illegally impounded $78 million in Fiscal Year 2025 funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Issues:Health Care

October 5, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Food Allergy Research Caucus, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL),Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, and U.S.


October 1, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), George Whitesides (D-CA), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) introduced the Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act. This legislation protects kids by prohibiting chatbots from communicating by default in a human-like way with minors. Under this bill, the programs cannot claim to be human, have simulated emotions, or use relationship-building language to keep kids engaged. 

Issues:Technology

September 16, 2026

WASHINGTON. D.C. – The Ways and Means Committee unanimously passed the bipartisan Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act, a bill introduced by Representatives Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Linda T.

Issues:Health Care

September 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) successfully passed the bipartisan Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025, legislation to protect public health and lower the cost of replacing older, heavily polluting diesel engines.


September 8, 2026

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, released the following statement after Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced that he would retire from his position after seven years leading the Smithsonian Institution. 

 


September 8, 2026

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, on 988 Day, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) brought together Sacramento behavioral health leaders and crisis response professionals at the future WellSpace Health Community Wellness Campus to highlight her newly introduced bipartisan legislation, the 988 Implementation Act, which underscores the need to strengthen crisis care for families in Sacramento and communities across the country.

 

Issues:Health Care