DemocratHouse · California District 5
Matsui, Robert T.
1979 first electedLeft office 200526 years servedBorn 1941M
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Based on bills Matsui, Robert T. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 15- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the same holding period for company stock acquired upon exercise of options as is applicable to company stock in its 401(k) plan, to require disclosure to shareholders of the amount of corporate perks provided to retired executives, and to provide parity for secured retirement benefits between the rank and file and executives. ↗
- Executive Accountability Act of 2002 ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 10 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for the payment of past-due SSI benefits to the ineligible spouse of a deceased beneficiary, or to a representative payee of a deceased beneficiary where such payee had furnished the beneficiary with the necessaries of life during the period for which such benefits were payable. ↗
- A bill to provide that a debt for a child support obligation which is assigned to a State is not dischargeable in bankruptcy. ↗
International Affairs
Cosponsored 11- A resolution urging the government of the Federal Republic of Germany to abolish the statute of limitations governing the prosecution of war crimes, or to amend the present statute of limitations to allow a period of time sufficient for the prosecution of those responsible for the horrors of the Holocaust. ↗
- A concurrent resolution relating to the recent curtailment of Jewish emigration by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. ↗
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 6Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 2Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 4Congress
Cosponsored 7Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the arson at three Sacramento, California, area synagogues on June 18, 1999, and affirming its opposition to all forms of hate crimes. ↗
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to modify certain procedures applicable to parole determinations, to require the United States Parole Commission to make available to State and local law enforcement agencies certain information regarding parolees, and for other purposes. ↗
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