MATSUI, ROBERT T. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1852 [5AP]

Amateur Sports Illegal Gambling Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4284), H5436 [28JN]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H757 [8MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H7211 [27JY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H574 [29FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4444), H3049 [15MY]

———provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2512 [3MY]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6355 [17JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7280 [6SE]

———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H342 [10FE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1764 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7211 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6471 [18JY]

———create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H631 [1MR]

———efforts to combat fibromyalgia (see H. Res. 237), H1478 [28MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4220 [12JN]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H11207 [26OC]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H3926 [6JN]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (see H.R. 3824), H641 [2MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H1958 [6AP]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H1958 [6AP]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H6052 [13JY]

Firearms: provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2341 [13AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1852 [5AP]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H4675 [19JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H2655 [8MY]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H1285 [22MR]

———assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H757 [8MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1407 [23MR]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H2607 [4MY]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H575 [29FE]

———prevent group and individual health insurance coverage, and group health plans, from seeking to recover more than costs in cases of third party recoveries (see H.R. 3765), H1285 [22MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H255 [8FE]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4592), H4175 [9JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H1959 [6AP]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H165 [1FE]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H8200 [26SE]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1120 [16MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H5955 [12JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H1852 [5AP]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H2967 [11MY]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H5843 [11JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (see H.R. 3388), H647 [6MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1589 [29MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3103), H165 [1FE] (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H998 [14MR]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H6355 [17JY]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H4220 [12JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7366 [7SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H5955 [12JY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H6052 [13JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H4121 [8JN]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4121 [8JN]

———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), H511 [16FE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H998 [14MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1285 [22MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require nursing facilities to be air conditioned to receive funding (see H.R. 4898), H7652 [14SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7933 [20SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3172 [16MY]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H1285 [22MR]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H2771 [9MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8406 [27SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5084 [23JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7128 [26JY]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H7578 [13SE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1852 [5AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6051 [13JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7578 [13SE]

———rename the National Museum of American Art (see H.R. 5214), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H454 [15FE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H6051 [13JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H7366 [7SE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H2967 [11MY]

———improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H4174 [9JN]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4651), H5085 [23JN]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H3172 [16MY]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7212 [27JY]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3778, 3779, 3780, 3781, 3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3790, 3791, 3792, 3793, 3794, 3795), H630 [1MR]

———steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H2341 [13AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———application of excise taxes on air transportation relative to amounts paid for mileage credits for individuals residing outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4470), H3926 [6JN]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 4383), H5241 [27JN]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 4308), H2338 [13AP]

———encourage the granting of employee stock options (see H.R. 4972), H7128 [26JY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1690), H2411 [2MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 5506), H10534 [23OC]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———increase the aggregate cost of certain reusable pallets and containers and related property (see H.R. 4916), H6718 [20JY]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2431), H4674 [19JN]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4192), H1851 [5AP]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H1164 [21MR]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H11955 [4DE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H4784 [20JN]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3309 [17MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H2655 [8MY] (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 5486), H10256 [18OC]

———treatment of part-time employees who are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3708), H572 [29FE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H931 [13MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H8407 [27SE]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H8469 [28SE]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H757 [8MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3049 [15MY]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H632 [1MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H342 [10FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H2655 [8MY]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5843 [11JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H7503 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (see H.R. 4729), H5083 [23JN]

Tariff: ultraviolet dye (see H.R. 3716), H572 [29FE]

Taxation: payment of fellowship benefits to pension plan participants (see H.R. 5466), H9900 [12OC]

———treatment of tax-exempt use property leased to foreign persons or entities (see H.R. 5213), H7871 [19SE]

Remarks

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4703, H4705, H4706 [20JN]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7548 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3671 [24MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3426 [19MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5222 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8424 [28SE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2584 [4MY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6518 [19JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), H7342 [7SE]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Mosaic Law Congregation, E72 [7FE]

———anniversary of St. Andrews African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1409 [6SE]

———flood control projects funding, H5222 [27JN], H8424 [28SE]

Sacramento County, CA: mass transit projects funding, H3426 [19MY]

Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (S. 2498), H10014 [17OC]

———rename the National Museum of American Art (S. 3201), H10014 [17OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H584, H597 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1442, H1445, H1447 [28MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, H582 [1MR]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4857), E1270 [19JY]

———improve the payment system for representation of claimants (H.R. 4633), E956 [9JN]

Taxation: disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (H.R. 1264), H6381 [18JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H294 [10FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3842, H3849 [25MY], H7156 [27JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7156 [27JY]

Statements

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R. 4844): by, E1244 [14JY]

Tributes

Dixon, Julian C., H12054 [8DE]

Jacobs, John, E1019 [15JN]

Marriott, Richard H., E1036 [19JN]

Miyashita, Mary, E1387 [27JY]

Mouer, Jim, E2017 [29OC]

Packard, Representative, E1920 [25OC]

Payne, Walter F., E2125 [5DE]

Russell, David E., E2063 [2NO]

Uzelac, Ronald, E903 [6JN]

Yee, Jimmie R., E2091 [13NO]