Today, the House of Representatives passed Representative Ami Bera's (D-CA) Securing America From Epidemics (SAFE) Act. The SAFE Act would authorize United States participation in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a public-private partnership developing vaccines for COVID-19 and other highly infectious pathogens that could become the next global pandemic. The… Read more »
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act, which included key legislation authored by Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation. The EAGLE Act includes Bera-led H.R. 3972, the Taiwan Peace and Stability Act, H.R. 3084, the Taiwan… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), former Chief Medical Officer for Sacramento County, today sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock urging the FDA to grant full approval for COVID-19 vaccines as quickly as possible. The letter comes amid a worrying spike in COVID-19 cases in unvaccinated populations across the country.In the letter,… Read more »
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) applauded House passage of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, bipartisan legislation that will reauthorize surface transportation, transit, rail, and water infrastructure programs for the next five years.
In the bill, Rep. Bera secured $19 million in federal funding to directly… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today released the following statement after voting to establish a Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol."January 6 was a dark day in our nation's history. The violent storming of the U.S. Capitol was a direct assault on our democracy, resulting in multiple deaths and over 140 law enforcement officers injured.It was… Read more »
Today, on the one-year anniversary of the promulgation of the intentionally-vague national security law in Hong Kong, the four leaders of Congress's foreign relations subcommittees on Asia sent a letter to President Biden regarding the continued crackdowns on freedoms of speech and press in Hong Kong.In the letter, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign… Read more »
Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Deborah Ross (D-NC) led over 30 House colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas recommending the DHS strengthen protections for children and young adults who have grown up in the United States as dependents of long-term work visa holders – a group known as the Documented… Read more »
To mark Pride Month, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) yesterday hosted a virtual roundtable with South Asian LGBTQ groups."Yesterday, I had the privilege to meet with LGBTQ leaders in the South Asian community to hear their powerful stories and discuss ways in which we can elevate the voices of the South Asian LGBTQ community," said Representative Bera, the longest-serving Indian… Read more »
Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, led a bipartisan group of national security leaders in Congress in introducing the bipartisan H.R. 3972 - Taiwan Peace and Stability Act, legislation that signals a path forward on U.S. policy… Read more »
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) announced he secured $19 million of funding for transportation projects in California's 7th Congressional District through the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, legislation that will reauthorize surface transportation, transit, rail and safety programs for the… Read more »
