Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) today introduced the End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2022 to strengthen U.S. efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) worldwide.
The bipartisan legislation directs the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to align U.S. tuberculosis control efforts with goals established by the international community.… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D (CA-07) today voted for H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act, which would protect the right of Americans to obtain and use contraceptives.While the right to use contraceptives remains constitutionally protected, the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson could be used to reconsider and overturn other fundamental rights, including the right to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today released the following statement after voting for two critical pieces of reproductive health care legislation, H.R.8296 - Women’s Health Protection Act and H.R.8297 - Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act. Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which eliminates the constitutional rights to reproductive health care established by Roe v. Wade in 1973."The Supreme Court's decision today to overturn Roe v. Wade is a devastating blow to women's rights and reproductive health… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) that would provide critical mental health resources to our nation's first responders and health care providers. The HERO Act was included in passage of the Restoring Hope for Mental… Read more »
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), introduced the Affordability is Access Act (AAA) to ensure that people across the country can access and afford over-the-counter birth control options and plan their own reproductive lives, on their own terms. Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for two urgent pieces of legislation to address the current infant formula shortage in the United States, H.R. 7790, Supplemental Funding Legislation to Address Infant Formula Shortage and H.R.7791, Access to Baby Formula Act.Today's vote follows a May 17 letter that Congressman Bera joined more than 140 of his colleagues in urging… 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 »
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 »
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 »
