Matsui is the representative for California’s 7th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2023. Matsui is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. She is 78 years old.
She was previously the representative for California’s 6th congressional district as a Democrat from 2013 to 2022; and the representative for California’s 5th congressional district as a Democrat from 2005 to 2012.
![Photo of Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA7]](/static/legislator-photos/400663-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Matsui.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Matsui is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Matsui has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 29, 2023. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Doris Matsui sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Matsui was the primary sponsor of 15 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 7669 (117th): Drug Shortages Shelf Life Extension Act
- H.R. 1931 (117th): Japanese American Confinement Education ActNorman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act
- H.R. 4966 (117th): Healthier and Greener Schools Act of 2021
- H.J.Res. 27 (117th): Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- H.R. 941 (117th): TRANSPLANT Act of 2021
- H.R. 1202 (117th): FASTER Act of 2021
- H.R. 5668 (116th): MODERN Labeling Act of 2020
Does 15 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Matsui sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (39%) Science, Technology, Communications (18%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Energy (9%) Labor and Employment (7%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Matsui recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 230: Recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to …
- H.R. 1513: FUTURE Networks Act
- H.R. 1412: Digital Equity Foundation Act of 2023
- H.R. 1092: BENEFIT Act of 2023
- H.R. 8858 (117th): Digital Equity Foundation Act of 2022
- H.Con.Res. 104 (117th): Recognizing September 11, 2022, as a “National Day of Service and Remembrance”.
- H.R. 8573 (117th): Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Mar 2005 to Mar 2023, Matsui missed 124 of 12,161 roll call votes, which is 1.0%. This is on par with the median of 1.6% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
