Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today reintroduced the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act during Mental Health Awareness Month. This critical bipartisan legislation aims to provide essential mental health resources to our nation’s first responders and health care providers who are at an elevated risk of suicide compared to other professions. "Our fi... Read More »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) today announced the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 6th Congressional District. “I am thrilled to announce Nicole Wang from Mira Loma High School as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for her work titled War Between Two Great Powers,” said Representative Bera. “My office received a number of beautiful submiss... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), re-introduced their bicameral Affordability is Access Act. This legislation would ensure that once the FDA determines an over-the-counter birth control option to be safe, insurer... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – On International Nurses Day, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), a physician by training, and Jen Kiggans (R-VA), a geriatric nurse practitioner, introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring frontline health care workers and the important role they play in strengthening health systems and saving the lives of millions of people around the world. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,... Read More »
Today, as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the US-ROK alliance and welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to Washington, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA) and Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) introduced the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023. This bipartisan bill would reauthorize, update and improve the North Korean Huma... Read More »
LINK: The United States and South Korea alliance: An enduring friendship in the… Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of traveling to South Korea with my House Foreign Affairs Committee colleagues. On April 27, I will have the honor of welcoming President Yoon Suk Yeol as he addresses a joint meeting of Congress during his visit to the United States. President Yoon‘s visit commemorates the 70th ... Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Young Kim (R-CA), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Buddy Carter (R-GA), and Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming United States support for South Korea. The resolution: Welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the United S... Read More »
The U.S. must develop specific tools to help allies and partners around the world counter China's economic coercion, Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) told Axios. Why it matters: The idea of a mutual economic defense pact is gaining traction , as more governments become concerned about the ability of small and mid-size democracies to withstand pressure from an economic juggernaut like China. A bill under ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Andy Barr (R-KY) today reintroduced the Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language (EXCEL) Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen Chinese linguistic, cultural, and regional expertise needed to outcompete the People's Republic of China (PRC). "The United States and our allies and partners face significant geostrategic challenges fr... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – On World Tuberculosis Day, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Co-Chairs of the House Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus, reintroduced the End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. "As a doctor, I have seen firsthand the devastating impact that tuberculosis has on fa... Read More »
Sacramento Business Journal Read More Sacramento International Airport is getting a little help from the federal government in building its $1.3 billion expansion. On Monday, Rep. Ami Bera ( D-Sacramento) announced that the airport had won an $11.7 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. Read More »
CBS13 LINK: New pedestrian walkway at Sacramento International Airport Congressman Ami Bera announced a grant of $11.7 million for a new pedestrian walkway that will connect Concourse B at SMF to Terminal B. Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) announced that he helped secure $11.7 million in federal funding for the Concourse B expansion project at Sacramento International Airport (SMF). The federal grant, made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which Bera championed and voted for in November 2021, will support the design and construction of a new pedestrian walkway connect... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Tom Cole (R-OK), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement announcing their introduction of H.R. 1135, the Countering Economic Coercion Act of 2023, whi... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) introduced the Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act, bicameral legislation to simplify health care enrollment for Americans by allowing them to enroll in coverage when they file their federal tax returns. “As a doctor who has cared for our nation’s patients, I have seen first-hand how stressful and overwhelming it can be to sign up for hea... Read More »
