MATSUI, ROBERT T. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 3719), H576 [24FE]

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H5470 [9JY]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H3016 [13MY]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4928 (see H.R. 3831), H5072 [24JN]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 4312), H3392 [19MY]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3094 [17MY]

California: authorize an additional district judgeship for the eastern district (see H.R. 5274), H8858 [7OC]

———authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3439 (see H.R. 4469), H3539 [20MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see H.R. 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458), H3539 [20MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H514 [11FE]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 4863), H7443 [22SE]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6557 [21JY]

Courts: convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, and authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska, and for the eastern district of California (see H.R. 5273), H8857 [7OC]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H2919 [12MY]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 5374), H9962 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H3781 [3JN]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7443 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of State: establish an Office To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4230), H3441 (see H.R. 4230), H3541 [20MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5402 [8JY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 4186), H2265 [21AP]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H2549 [4MY]

———increase awareness and education about hepatitis C (see H. Res. 633), H3441 (see H. Res. 633), H3541 [20MY]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1116 [16MR]

Earl B. Gilliam/Imperial Avenue Post Office Building, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5364), H9745 [16NO]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H830 [3MR]

Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building, West Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 5147), H7736 [28SE]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H1370 [23MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H4647 [21JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H1230 [17MR]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H701 [26FE]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H1116 [16MR]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H2550 [4MY]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H3781 [3JN]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H633 [25FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4894 [23JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H5908 [15JY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H4171 [15JN]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H2549 [4MY]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H1484 [24MR]

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4140), H2152 [2AP]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H927 [9MR]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 564), H1229 [17MR]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1322 [18MR]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H4392 (see H. Res. 615), H4507 [17JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 4937, 4938), H6702 [22JY]

McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H2657 [5MY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H8859 [7OC]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H633 [25FE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in California (see H.R. 3964), H1071 [11MR]

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4437), H3438 (see H.R. 4437), H3538 [20MY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H2727 [6MY]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2550 [4MY]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H1791 [31MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H3821 [8JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H2154 [2AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 4355), H4171 [15JN]

———expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that may pose a significant public health threat (see H.R. 4258), H3094 [17MY]

OMB: require designation of a senior official as the Chief Privacy Officer (see H.R. 4414), H3437 (see H.R. 4414), H3537 [20MY]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: support ongoing work in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence (see H. Con. Res. 425), H4647 [21JN]

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689, 699, 700), H5793 [14JY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H4766 [22JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 664), H3821 [8JN]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 375), H5072 [24JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H9051 [8OC]

Smithsonian Institution: support collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, AZ (see H.R. 4509), H3780 [3JN]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 4234), H2482 [28AP]

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie): tribute (see H. Res. 695), H4927 (see H. Res. 695), H5071 [24JN]

Taxation: clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2814), H4894 [23JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 4206), H2371 [22AP]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of certain qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 4113), H3821 [8JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H1370 [23MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H37 [20JA]

Textile industry and fabrics: enforce textiles and apparel safeguard with respect to imports from the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5026), H6898 [8SE]

Trade Act: amend relative to identifying trade expansion priorities (see H.R. 4120), H2019 [1AP]

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3015 [13MY]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1370 [23MR]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H1484 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Broad, Eli: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 99), H4647 [21JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H10891 [24NO]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10891 [24NO]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2796 [11MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1561 [25MR]

Center for Youth Citizenship: tribute, E1553 [8SE]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, H10891 [24NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, E1195 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), E1195 [21JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10891 [24NO]

Holocaust: remembrance, E644 [22AP]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (H. Res. 713), E1404 [16JY]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1200 [17MR]

Israel: independence anniversary, E677 [27AP]

Johnson, Charles W., III: tribute (H. Res. 651), H3404 [20MY]

Johnson, Muriel: Sacramento, CA, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Sacramentan of the Year Award recipient, E91 [3FE]

Memorial Day: observance, H3500 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4792, H4798 [23JN]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Senator Lions Club, E192 [24FE]

———tribute to Let Freedom Ring—Bells Across America event, E1546 [8SE]

Sacramento River Cats (baseball team): tribute, E1812 [6OC]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), Senate amendment, H457, H461 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H461 [11FE]

Taxation: increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3466 [20MY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4405 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4405 [17JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1546 [8SE]

Votes: position on missed, H9177 [9OC], E1945 [11OC], E2080, E2132 [20NO]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (H. Res. 56), H783 [3MR]

Tributes

Chan, Daniel S., E545 [20AP]

Compton, Gerald, H3500 [20MY]

Covell, Norm D., E1492 [22JY]

Fontenette, Teresa, E42 [23JA]

Greer, Douglas R., E1554 [8SE]

Hein, John, E546 [20AP]

Hodgkins, Francis I. (Butch), E481 [30MR]

Itogawa, Eugene, E2059 [18NO]

Kinser, Adam G., H3500 [20MY]

Opper, Sy and Estelle, E90 [3FE]

Thompson, Steve, E1549 [8SE]

Yee, Jimmie, E2061 [18NO]