[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MATSUI, DORIS O. (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations
are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military
forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H2813
[16MY]
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the
housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798),
H4685 [9JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal
plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H571 [7FE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res.
621), H1914 [17AP]
Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers
overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants
and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their
physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2647 [10MY]
Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R.
4389), H1976 [18AP]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's
History Museum: establish (see H.R. 6421), H6060 [14SE]
Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization (see H. Res. 823),
H7425 [20DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and
grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3808 [19JN]
------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H.
Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to
due process, the court system, and will not be detained
indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2447 [8MY]
Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing
secondary education programs teaching high school students
about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R.
6390), H5999 [13SE]
------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct
Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1642 [27MR] (see H.R. 4816),
H2813 [16MY]
------make grants to State-based science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) networks to expand STEM education
(see H.R. 6517), H6275 [21SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network
(see H.R. 6163), H6152 [19SE]
------increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at
allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools,
and other programs, and promote education in palliative care
and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6062 [14SE]
------provide States with incentives to require elementary and
secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to
administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H2813 [16MY]
------reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-
related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce
infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H2447
[8MY]
Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and
gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that
all petroleum products produced from such leases will be
offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1916
[17AP]
------provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee
stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R.
6484), H6273 [21SE]
Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for
the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
(TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 5976), H3914
[20JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries
individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the
Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H5009 [18JY]
Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation
assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce
State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H6279 [21SE]
Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism,
bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against
Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh
Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to
increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or
forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 2738),
H966 [27FE]
Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and
impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to
European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating
terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7425 [20DE]
FCC: require reallocation and auction for commercial use of
certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R.
4817), H2203 [26AP]
FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified
infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H1101 [29FE]
Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition,
licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk
purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]
Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for
seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6280 [21SE]
------expand and support strong home care workforce and make
long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for
seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H. Res. 759),
H5707 [2AU]
------prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood
(see H.R. 6702), H7424 [20DE]
Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person''
to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32),
H2033 [19AP]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
------provide for visas for certain advanced science,
technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R.
6412), H6060 [14SE]
Information technology: preserve and advance the
multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has
thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7360 [19DE]
Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt
issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in
financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125),
H2813 [16MY]
Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon
intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]
International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res.
713), H5079 [19JY]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear
weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic
pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res.
568), H1572 [26MR]
Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome
anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]
------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the
President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this
relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R.
4133), H1847 [16AP]
James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego,
CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain
View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2033 [19AP]
Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital
toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for
coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543),
H220 [31JA]
------provide for coverage and payment for complex
rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H7469 [30DE]
------repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R.
1546), H115 [23JA]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see
H.R. 3858), H441 [2FE]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation
(see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H.
Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H.
Res. 605), H1805 [29MR]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H.
Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]
National Women's Rights History Project Act: reauthorize
appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H5526 [31JY]
Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA:
designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040),
H1154 [5MR]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure
requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other
entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley,
CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6623 [4DE]
Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of
clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H6535 [29NO]
Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA:
designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters
(see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide
assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in
renewable energy (see H.R. 288), H5525 [31JY]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall
elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1846 [16AP]
------treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the
same gender as marriage for purposes of determining
entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]
Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes,
makes available for consumer use a machine capable of
producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco
products (see H.R. 4134), H1741 [28MR]
------promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see
H.R. 860), H5630 [1AU]
------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2288 [27AP]
------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement
savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously
(see H.R. 6494), H6536 [29NO]
Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception
to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II
veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage
(see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
------improve ability of health care professionals to treat
veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H5131 [23JY]
------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863
[12JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1641
[27MR]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting
for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see
H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]
------require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R.
5816), H3103 [17MY]
------require States to establish minimum early voting period
and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer
than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an
election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6397 [15NO]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised
of waste (see H.R. 1375), H1101 [29FE]
Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers
whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by
pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see
H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Army: clarify authority to correct erroneous Army College Fund
benefit amounts (see H.R. 6123), H4863 [12JY]
Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning and
construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and
Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 6689), H7360
[19DE]
Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management
projects (see H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for
levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
FEMA: allow rebuilding of certain structures located in special
flood hazard zones (see H.R. 6614), H6535 [29NO]
Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health
services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services
(see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]
SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business
concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R.
4185), H1304 [8MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Army: clarify authority to correct erroneous Army College Fund
benefit amounts (H.R. 6123), H4864 [12JY]
Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning and
construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and
Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (H.R. 6689), H7360
[19DE]
Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management
projects (H.R. 4353), H1845 [16AP]
------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for
levees (H.R. 5831), H3162 [18MY]
FEMA: allow rebuilding of certain structures located in special
flood hazard zones (H.R. 6614), H6535 [29NO]
Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health
services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services
(H.R. 5989), H3975 [21JN]
SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business
concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (H.R.
4185), H1305 [8MR]
Remarks
Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary,
E1426 [3AU]
Asian Pacific State Employees Association: tribute to
scholarship fund, E636 [24AP]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E812
[16MY]
California: anniversary of Central Valley Flood Protection
Board, E94 [31JA]
------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best
available science relative to certain water-related concerns,
H1071 [29FE]
Corps of Engineers: authorize certain flood risk management
projects (H.R. 4353), E1041 [12JN]
------review policy guidelines on vegetation management for
levees, H3354 [31MY]
Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan
guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from
pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6011 [14SE]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend
and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R.
3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H909
[17FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325),
H3354 [31MY]
------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res.
667), H3283 [31MY]
FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional
oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 3310), H3232,
H3233 [30MY]
FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance
Fund, H4610 [29JN]
Friends of Light Rail and Transit (organization): anniversary,
E1669 [28SE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E1125 [21JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care
related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724),
H4717 [10JY]
House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6745
[12DE]
Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (H. Res. 839), H7338 [19DE]
Japanese American Citizens League: tribute to Sacramento, CA,
chapter community awards dinner honorees, E1783 [16NO]
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for
physicians, H909 [17FE]
------study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin
(IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish
demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer
IVIG in the home (H.R. 1845), H7305 [19DE]
Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School,
express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel
and first responders who responded to shootings (H. Res. 833),
H6820 [17DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079),
consideration (H. Res. 724), H4717 [10JY]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety,
motor carrier safety, transit, and Highway Trust Fund programs
pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348),
consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4610 [29JN]
Sacramento, CA: anniversary of NeighborWorks (organization)
Homeownership Center Sacramento Region, E1442 [3AU]
------anniversary of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church,
E1033 [8JN]
------authorize improvements to flood damage reduction
facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers,
H3283 [31MY]
------Natomas Levee Improvement Project funding, E1041
[12JN]
------tribute to Pioneer House veterans, E860 [18MY]
------tribute to Sacramento African-American Art Collective,
E443 [26MR]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R.
1837), H1071 [29FE]
------address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837),
consideration (H. Res. 566), H1034 [29FE]
Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H909 [17FE]
Teichert, Inc.: anniversary, E1406 [3AU]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment
compensation, H909 [17FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6673 [5DE]
Tributes
Fong, Robert K., E1863 [3DE]
Godmintz, Arnie, E1781 [16NO]
Harris, Brice W., E1437 [3AU]
Payne, Donald M., E330 [7MR]
Rigsby, Rob, E1357 [31JY]
Sheedy, Sandy, E1861 [3DE]
Sullivan, John V., H1638 [27MR]
Williams, Ephraim, E1033 [8JN]