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December 2, 2019

SACRAMENTO, CA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement following the passing of beloved Sacramento business owner Lina Fat.


November 21, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH), both senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the H.R. 5201, Telemental Health Expansion Act, to expand Medicare beneficiaries' access to high-quality mental health treatment by increasing the availability of behavioral telehealth services.


November 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Vice-Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications and Technology Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, applauded the decision of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Ajit Pai to pursue a public auction on C-Band spectrum allocation.

Issues:Technology

November 14, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) introduced the Cruise Passenger Protection Act (CPPA) to strengthen passenger safety on cruise ships. The CPPA would build on the passenger safety measures signed into law through the 2010, Matsui-led Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA).


November 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), Vice-Chair of the Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee, sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai requesting information about Google's plans to protect sensitive health information of current and future FitBit customers.

November 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) commemorates the one-year anniversary of the signing of historic opioid response legislation by introducing the Suspicious Order Identification Act of 2019. This bill aims to prevent drug diversion in real time before it has the ability to inflict damage in our communities.

Issues:Health Care

October 21, 2019

SACRAMENTO, CA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) issued the following statement on the announcement that Sacramento would be home to the newest Major League Soccer (MLS) Franchise.


October 21, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressional Caucus to Cure Blood Cancers and Other Blood Disorders Co-Chairs Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), alongside Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME), introduced H.R. 4764, the Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies (TRANSPLANT) Act.

Issues:Health Care

October 17, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Energy andamp; Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Vice Chair and Co-Chair of the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging Chairman Pai to pursue an FCC-led public auction in allocating C-Band spectrum.

Text of the letter is below: