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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass Congresswoman Doris Matsui's (CA-06) Emergency Reporting Act (H.R. 1250), a bill that will improve the resiliency of communications networks during emergencies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, CongresswomanDoris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) introduced the Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments (BENEFIT) Act, legislation that would provide patients and patient advocates the ability to play a larger role in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) benefit-risk framework for drug approval.
Sacramento is the so-called city of trees, but for many neighborhoods, that designation rings false.
In some of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, lush tree canopies provide shade and improved air quality, while low- and moderate-income areas such as Meadowview, Del Paso Heights, Parkway and Valley Hi suffer in the scorching sun.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Reps. John Curtis (R-UT), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Michael Burgess (R-TX)sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, encouraging the agency to consider making coverage for certain telehealth services added during the public health emergency permanent through the annual Medicare payment rulemaking process.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, CongresswomanDoris Matsui (CA-06)and Representatives Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Angie Craig (MN-02), David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) introduced the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021, legislation that gives every state the opportunity to fully fund the establishment of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in their communities to expand access to high-quality mental health and addiction services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), issued the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act. The legislation includes funding for Sacramento's I Street Bridge Replacement Project and Old I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Project which Congresswoman Matsui fought hard to include.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Minor League Baseball Relief Act, legislation to provide emergency assistance to Minor League Baseball (MiLB) clubs who have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the bicameral Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA), legislation that would provide additional resources, training, and technical assistance to combat harassment and discrimination in education.
WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) andRepresentatives David Price (D-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), and Mike Waltz (R-FL) introduced the Cultivating Opportunity and Recovery from the Pandemic through Service (CORPS) Act a bipartisan and bicameral bill expanding national service positions to provide Americans with meaningful opportunities while supporting the needs of local communities and economies.
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 Telemental Health Care Access Act, legislation that would remove barriers to high-quality, virtual mental and behavioral health care for Medicare beneficiaries.