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Doris Matsui, a member of the U.S. Congress representing California’s 7th district since 2005, has expressed her views on various national issues through social media. Born in Poston, Arizona in 1944 and currently residing in Sacramento, Matsui graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in 1966. She succeeded Bob Matsui in Congress and has been active in addressing both economic policies and community events.

Kids' online safety, supply chains and AI are the major themes of the bills lawmakers are introducing to set the tech policy agenda in the new Congress, Axios' Mackenzie Weinger writes.

Here's a roundup of the bills you need to know right now.

1. The Kids Off Social Media Act would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prohibit companies from recommending algorithmically-targeted content to anyone under 17.

KOSMA would make the FTC and state attorneys general the primary enforcement authority.

 Congresswoman Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, was the keynote speaker during a naturalization ceremony on Jan. 29, 2025, in Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium. 

As Vanh Chanthavong wiped away tears and recited the U.S. oath of allegiance, her mind was on the past 44 years.

In 1981, at just 8, she immigrated from her home country of Laos. She spent the next few decades living unlawfully in the U.S. For reasons unknown to her, her citizenship application was previously denied twice.

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer commending the introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of the bipartisan Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act. The STAR Act extends the duration of the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (AMIC)—a 25% tax credit for chip production—and expands eligibility of the credit to include investments in semiconductor design, the research-intensive mapping of a chip’s intricate circuitry and functionality. Reps.

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) on January 10, 2025, announced that Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) has been award $9.5 million from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program. The grant provides the final funding needed to construct the Dos Rios Station, a new light rail station on SacRT’s Blue Line. The station will serve the Mirasol Village housing development and Sacramento’s River District, just north of downtown Sacramento.