Former U.S. Representative

Robert T. MatsuiNo longer serving

District CA‑5 Party Democratic In office 1979–2005

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

709

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

7,314

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

140

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

17 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 107th at 15. In the 108th, 2 — 11 fewer than the median representative, who filed 13. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 108th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from California. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. , September 17, 1941. Graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento, Calif. , 1959. A. B. , University of California, Berkeley, Calif. , 1963. J. D. , Hastings College of Law, University of California, San Francisco, Calif. , 1966. Lawyer, private practice. Councilman, Sacramento, Calif. , city council, 1971-1978. City representative, Sacramento Regional Advisory Board of Justice Planning, Sacramento, Calif. , Area Civil Defense and Disaster Council, and Sacramento-Yolo Port District Board of Elections. Vice mayor, Sacramento, Calif. , 1977. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses. Served until his death on January 1, 2005 (January 3, 1979-January 1, 2005). Died on January 1, 2005, in Bethesda, Md. Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.

Focus

Drawn from the 17 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Finance and Financial Sector 7
Taxation 7
Commerce 6
Economics and Public Finance 6
Labor and Employment 6
Social Welfare 6
Foreign Trade and International Finance 5
Income tax 5

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 17.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HRES 310	On Motion to Table	No	Jun 9, 2005
HJRES 27	On Passage	Nay	Jun 9, 2005
S 2845	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Aye	Dec 7, 2004
HCONRES 528	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 6, 2004
HR 4818	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Nov 20, 2004
HR 5382	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Nov 20, 2004
HRES 866	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Nov 20, 2004
HRES 853	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Nov 20, 2004

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HJRES 99	Providing for the appointment of Eli Broad as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Jun 21, 2004
HR 892	Sacramento Public Safety Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	Feb 26, 2003
HR 5432	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.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 24, 2002
HR 5088	Executive Accountability Act of 2002	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jul 10, 2002
HR 4857	Child Support Reinvestment Act of 2002	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 4, 2002
HR 4780	Rejection of Social Security Privatization Act of 2002	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	May 21, 2002
HR 4671	Social Security Widow's Benefit Guarantee Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.	May 17, 2002
HR 4226	To suspend temporarily the duty on Bio-Set Injection RCC.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 15, 2002

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5374	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30777 Rancho California Road in Temecula, California, as the "Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building".	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	Nov 17, 2004
HR 5364	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5505 Stevens Way in San Diego, California, as the "Earl B. Gilliam/Imperial Avenue Post Office Building".	Became Public Law No: 108-475.	Nov 16, 2004
HR 4249	San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.	Oct 8, 2004
HR 5277	PROTECTION Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 5274	To create an additional judgeship for the eastern district of California, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 5273	To convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, to create an additional judgeship for the district of Nebraska and for the eastern district of California, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 3859	Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2004	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 5147	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23055 Sherman Way in West Hills, California, as the "Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building".	Became Public Law No: 108-408.	Sep 28, 2004

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Nov 24, 2004	Further Continuing Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2005	House floor
Nov 20, 2004	Personal explanation	Written statement
Nov 20, 2004	Personal explanation	Written statement
Nov 18, 2004	Tribute to Jimmie Dee	Written statement
Nov 18, 2004	Tribute to Eugene ``gene'' Itogawa	Written statement
Oct 11, 2004	Personal explanation	Written statement
Oct 9, 2004	Personal explanation	House floor
Oct 6, 2004	Tribute to the 2004 River Cats	Written statement

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Ways and Means CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Ways and Means Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 25 · End of the 108th Congress
Social Security	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Sep 2004	Hearing, Feb 2001

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.