Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, issued a statement following his vote against the House Republicans’ State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill: “As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, I have the privilege of traveling around the Indo-Pacific region to meet with de... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement following the Supreme Court’s decision in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States: “Today’s Supreme Court decision provides temporary relief for millions of women across America. “However, today’s ruling leaves the door open to further attacks on reproductive rights. “Let me be clear: the federal emergency medicine la... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) RAISE Grant Program awarded the Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority with a $25,000,000 grant for the Grant Line Road Safety Improvements Project. “I am pleased to help secure this vital funding to modernize our infrastructure here in Sacramento County,” said Representative ... Read More »
This week, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, was part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation to India where he met with His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, in Dharamshala, India. Following his meeting with the Dalai Lama, Representative Bera was honored at a felicitation ceremony hosted by the Central Tibetan ... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), John Thune (R-SD), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) reintroduced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation streamlines the prior authorization process under Medicare Advantage (MA... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that Sacramento City Unified School District has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive $2,440,000 in rebate funding to purchase 8 electric school buses. The Clean School Bus Rebate Program, funded through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, will help accelerate the transition to zero-emission veh... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced the Delivering Unified Access to Lifesaving Services (DUALS) Act of 2024 to improve coverage for individuals jointly enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, also known as dual eligibles. Similar legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tom Carper (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX),... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced $7,589,194 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support Sacramento’s City and County Housing Authorities. These funds were provided through HUD’s Capital Fund Program to support local Public Housing Authorities’ efforts to build, renovate, and modernize public housing developments. “I am pleased to... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, issued a statement following the inauguration of Dr. Lai Ching-te as Taiwan’s fifth democratically elected President: “As a Taiwan Caucus Co-Chair and a strong advocate for robust U.S.-Taiwan relations, I extend my warmest congratulations to Dr. Lai Ching-te on his inaug... Read More »
Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed out of markup the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3012), a bipartisan bill led by Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Ranking Member Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) to reauthorize and update the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 which became law to promote human rights and freedom in North Korea. “North Korea’s ... Read More »
On the 28th of this month, we commemorate a historic milestone in the US-Philippines bilateral relationship—the 10th anniversary of the US-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca). A decade ago, President Barack Obama and President Benigno S. Aquino III convened at the historic Malacañan in Manila to sign this pivotal agreement. At a joint press conference, Obama declared, “We’re ... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released the following statement after voting for a series of bipartisan security supplemental bills which provide critical security assistance to Ukraine and Israel, bolster security and stability in the Indo-Pacific, and deliver essential humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza: “I am proud to vote to advance these critical pieces of bipartisan leg... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Young Kim (R-CA), Ranking Member and Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, and Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement to welcome Philippine President Bongbong Marcos to the United Stat... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), and Andy Barr (R-KY), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the United States’ commitment to Taiwan and commemorating the 45th anniversary of the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA). The resolution is cosponsored by a bipartisan grou... Read More »
U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, today issued the following statement regarding the outcomes of the United States-Japan summit: "I extend my congratulations to President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for their successful summit, which has resulted in over 70 agreements. This achievement underscore... Read More »
