Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for H.R. 3807, the Relief for Restaurants & Other Hard Hit Small Business Act of 2022, legislation that will replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) and provide desperately needed relief to restaurants and small businesses in Sacramento County hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D (D-CA) released the following statement after being selected to serve on the Conference Committee for the America COMPETES Act."I am honored to be appointed by Speaker Pelosi to serve on the Conference Committee for the America COMPETES Act. This legislation presents a once in a generation opportunity to invest in America to ensure that the United… Read more »
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Jason Smith (R-MO) today reintroduced H.R. 3796, the Health Savings for Seniors Act, bipartisan legislation that would allow seniors covered under Medicare to continue using or create new Health Savings Accounts (HSA). Under current law, Medicare beneficiaries are prohibited from continuing to contribute to or opening a new health savings account;… Read more »
SACRAMENTO, CA – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) released the following statement on the deadly mass shooting in downtown Sacramento. "Yet again, the Sacramento community is mourning the victims of another horrific mass shooting. Janine and I send our deepest condolences to all the victims, their families, and our brave first responders and law enforcement who are working… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, today issued the following statement in response to news of two British judges withdrawing from Hong Kong's highest court. Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today voted for H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now Act, bipartisan legislation to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at no more than $35 per month in Medicare Part D and commercial health insurance. "As a doctor, I know firsthand that far too many Americans are burdened with skyrocketing prescription drugs costs," said Representative Bera, who… Read more »
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) announced today that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) awarded $2 million in grant funding to Carmichael Water District (CWD) to help fund the construction of the Engle/Garfield Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Well Project. The support of Representative Bera was essential in securing the drought… Read more »
Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Tracking Pathogens Act, legislation to enhance our nation's ability to prepare for future pandemics and strengthen our capacity to identify new viral threats through genetic surveillance and enhanced genomic sequencing."It's only a matter of time before we face our next pandemic," said Representative Bera,… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, released the following statement on reports of India considering buying Russian oil at a discounted rate."As the senior Indian American Member of Congress, I was deeply disappointed in India's abstention from the United Nations General… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today voted for H.R. 6968, the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act, bipartisan legislation to hold Russia accountable for its deadly invasion of Ukraine."Americans have watched in horror as Vladimir Putin has unleased unnecessary death and destruction in Ukraine, including the killing of innocent civilians and children, and the shelling of… Read more »
