Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) released the following statement on today's announcement of an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates"I welcome today's announcement of an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize relations, including Israel's commitment to suspending annexation. This is a promising step towards stability and peace in the Middle… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation released the following statement on the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing."Seventy-five years ago, the world witnessed the unimaginable consequences inflicted from the use of a single atomic bomb in Hiroshima. Despite the hundreds of thousands who… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, today chaired a subcommittee hearing on the Rohingya crisis."While no longer in the media spotlight, the Rohingya people continue to endure a systematic campaign of persecution, forced disappearance, rape, and murder. Congress must continue to shine a spotlight… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today hailed the passage of the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The bill, written by the late Congressman John Lewis and cosponsored by Congressman Bera, would establish an exchange initiative between the United States and India to study the work and legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther… Read more »
Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed Congressman Ami Bera's (D-CA) Securing America From Epidemics (SAFE) Act, which would authorize U.S. participation in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a public-private partnership developing vaccines for coronavirus and other highly infectious pathogens."I'm honored that the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted today for the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House of Representatives in a strong bipartisan vote. The NDAA provides the annual budget for the Department of Defense (DOD)."I'm proud to vote to provide a much-needed pay increase for our brave servicemembers while also funding a strong and smart national… Read more »
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation yesterday held a briefing for Members of the Subcommittee to discuss gaps and next steps on biosecurity, threat reduction, and biotechnology advancements. Experts on the call included Dr. Beth Cameron, Vice President for Biological Policy and Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative and former NSC Senior… Read more »
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to pass Representative Ami Bera's (D-CA) bipartisan Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, legislation that would provide additional mental health resources to our nation's first responders responding to the COVID-19 pandemic."In spring 2018, Sacramento-area firefighters told me that they lacked the resources to tackle mental… Read more »
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) announced the winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition.First place winner Allison Hakes graduated this Spring from Folsom High School. Her acrylic on cardstock artwork entitled "Tonight, We Time Travel" will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year, alongside winning pieces from every congressional district in… Read more »
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation released the following statement after President Trump formally withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO)."Communities around the United States are grappling with increasing cases of coronavirus and instead of funding a national testing… Read more »
