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May 19, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) released the following statement after voting for legislation to create a bipartisan 9/11-type commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.

May 19, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today voted for the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to address the rising number of hate crimes directed towards the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The legislation, which passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support, now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature into law.

May 12, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) that would provide critical mental health resources to our nation’s first responders and health care providers.

May 11, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Representative Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, reintroduced the Taiwan Fellowship Act.

May 3, 2021 Press Release

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) announced that restaurants in Sacramento County will be able to apply for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund beginning Monday, May 3, at 9:00am PT. Applicants can register on the U.S.

Apr 29, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC –Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, today co-chaired a joint House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Apr 28, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) released the following statement after President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress.

Apr 27, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the four leaders of Congress’s foreign relations subcommittees on Asia launched the #LetTaiwanHelp campaign to urge the World Health Organization (WHO) to invite Taiwan to participate in the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA). Representative Ami Bera, M.D.

Apr 26, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, released the following statement on the surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in India.

“My heart breaks over the tragedy unfolding in India, including the thousands of lives lost per day to the COVID-19 virus.