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SACRAMENTO, CA Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and the Sacramento County Airport System announced more than $13 million in Coronavirus relief funding to cover costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) applauded the passage of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, two commonsense gun violence prevention measures to require background checks on all gun sales and close the Charleston Loophole that allowed the hate crime at Mother Emanuel AME Church. Congresswoman Matsui is a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the House passed the final version of the American Rescue Plan, a robust COVID-19 relief funding package that aims to end the dual public health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation will be sent to President Biden to be signed into law.

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), Congressman David Price (NC-04) and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.),all co-chairs of the National Service Caucus, helped secure $1 billion in funding for AmeriCorps as part of the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement after passage of the American Rescue Plan. This legislation will now go to President Biden's desk for his signature.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) was once again named Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology for the 117th Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, on International Women' Day and on the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's (USNWT) lawsuit for equal pay, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act to ensure the World Cup-winning USWNT are paid fair and equitable wages compared to the U.S. Men's team.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced the introduction of bicameral legislation to restore full funding to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF). The PPHF supports vital public health programs, including those to prevent and respond to pandemics like COVID-19, but has never been fully funded.