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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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) joined Reps. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01), Cindy Axne (IA-03), Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), and John Katko (NY-24) in leading a bipartisan letter with 220 colleagues to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging immediate action to protect the prescription drug discounts that safety net providers receive through the 340B program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement after the House passage of the American Rescue Plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), and Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Elaine Luria (D-VA), and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) introduced the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act, legislation that will improve the safety of those in the food allergy community and expand the research necessary to find new treatments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As millions of American struggle with mental health and substance use disorder challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Reps. David Trone (D-MD), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Tony CᲤenas (D-CA) announced today that they introduced the Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2021,legislation to address the need for coordinated, evidence-based behavioral health care programs at the federal level.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers to address shortages in the global supply chain for critical goods including semiconductors and medical supplies.
WASHINGTON, D.C.Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Mike Thompson (CA-05), and Jared Huffman (CA-02), as well as Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced the Emergency Reporting Act, a bill that will improve the resiliency of communications networks during emergencies. The Emergency Reporting Act was passed by the House unanimously last Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, as adults 65 and older account for approximately 80% of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Co-Chair of theHouse Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging andamp; Families and her fellow task force membersannounced a letter sent to President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer outlining specific measures to strengthen COVID-19 assistance to seniors.
MATSUI LEADS EFFORT TO UPDATE SCHOOL HVAC SYSTEMS
WASHINGTON, D.C. Inspired by California's recently enacted AB-841 legislation, which redirects funds to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades in schools and wildfire impacted communities, and seeking to address Sacramento's high levels of smog and air pollution, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), along with 31 colleagues, sent a letter to the Biden Administration to support the creation of a program for HVAC system maintenance and energy efficiency upgrades in our nation's schools.
The proposed FASTER Act, which would make sesame the ninth top U.S. food allergen, came so close to passing in 2020. In the year of the pandemic, it made its way through committees, got passed by the House of Representatives, and ultimately found unanimous support in the U.S. Senate in December.