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May 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) issued a statement following House passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, comprehensive legislation aimed at increasing housing supply, lowering housing costs, and expanding access to homeownership for working families across the country.


May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, issued a statement on the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: 


May 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Andy Barr (KY-06), co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, issued the following joint statement after Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed a special defense budget that represents an important step toward strengthening Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities and reinforcing deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region, while underscoring the need for continued investment in Taiwan’s defense priorities:


May 13, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) along with Representatives Michael McCaul (TX-10), Young Kim (CA-40) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as “Taiwanese American Heritage Week.”


May 13, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously voted to advance the Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies (DOMINANCE) Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Young Kim (CA-40) to strengthen U.S. energy security, reduce reliance on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for critical minerals, and build more resilient supply chains with trusted allies and partners.


May 13, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) led a group of 14 House Democrats in a letter to the State Department demanding answers regarding the Department’s rationale for their reduction in force (RIF) process that resulted in the dismissal of approximately 1,350 Civil and Foreign Service employees. 


May 12, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02), alongside U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), announced the launch of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional International Exchanges Caucus.

The members are launching this caucus to bolster engagement and support for international exchange programs, particularly those administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).


April 23, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), the longest-serving Indian American Member of Congress, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post attacking Indian immigrants and labeling India a “hellhole”:


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April 15, 2026

Rancho Cordova broke ground Thursday on a new phase of Mather Veterans Village, adding 70 housing units for low-income and homeless veterans in the county. 

The development — a partnership between Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, Mercy Housing California and Nation’s Finest Veterans Services — already has 100 permanent housing units and 47 transitional units for homeless veterans at Mather Air Force Base, which opened in 1918 and closed in 1993. 


March 26, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s passage of his bipartisan legislation, H.R. 6428, with Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) to strengthen American leadership through educational and cultural exchange programs.