Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced introduction of bicameral legislation to authorize and appropriate $2 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year to fully restore the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF). Established as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the PPHF supports vaccination programs, chronic disease prevention programs, and health education programs. Under the ACA, funding for the PPHF was supposed to increase over time and reach $2 billion in Fiscal Year 2015.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) lauded the passage of H.R. 2740, the first of two spending measures securing significant wins for the Sacramento region. Congresswoman Matsui played a pivotal role in securing critically important flood infrastructure and interim nuclear storage funds. The overall spending measure included funding for the Departments of Defense, State, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Energy, as well as the Army Corps of Engineers. The House passed the package by a vote of 226 to 203.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and her House Democratic colleagues relaunched and renamed its task force focused on the needs of our nation's older Americans, their families and future generations looking ahead to retirement. The House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (formerly known as the Seniors Task Force), reflects an inclusive focus on the needs of caregivers and will also focus on how aging impacts an entire household.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6) issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019. This historic legislation protects and creates a pathway to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiaries. The Dream and Promise Act passed the House by a vote of 237-187.
Washington, D.C. U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced the Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act (SOFFA) to set a national furniture flammability standard that will reduce the need for harmful flame retardants in furniture.
Washington, D.C. U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement on California's proposed rule for the safe testing of light-duty autonomous delivery vehicles:
Matsui Statement On The Passing of Journalist Leo Rennert
Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on the passing of former Sacramento Bee reporter Leo Rennert: