Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today re-introduced the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, bipartisan legislation to provide critical mental health resources to our nation's first responders and health care providers.Studies show that first responders are at an elevated risk of suicide compared to other professions and more… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for the American Rescue Plan to deliver urgent support for Sacramento County families and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic."While the vaccination of millions of Americans and the steady decline in hospitalizations and deaths are welcome news, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put enormous strain on communities across the… Read more »
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), and Mark Green, M.D. (R-TN) today sent a letter to Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director (CDC) Rochelle Walensky encouraging them to monitor the data coming out of the UK and other countries that are extending the time between doses in… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to include in the upcoming COVID-19 relief package at least $16.5 billion for vaccination efforts, including $12 billion for community health centers and a $1 billion awareness campaign to ensure communities of color and other underserved communities are not left behind in the COVID-19 vaccine… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Representative Scott Peters (D-CA), and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today introduced bicameral legislation to dramatically scale up the United States' capacity to detect and respond to coronavirus variants.The United States is currently conducting sequence-based surveillance on approximately 0.3 percent of coronavirus cases, lagging far behind other… Read more »
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today applauded the decision by the Biden Administration to remain in the World Health Organization (WHO) and join COVAX, the global efforts to manufacture and equitably distribute a coronavirus vaccine."The United States has a long and proud history of leading international efforts on global health security. This leadership not only kept Americans safe at home,… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted today to provide urgently needed relief to American families and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 133, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, provides $900 billion in emergency coronavirus relief and sufficient funding to fund the federal government through Fiscal Year 2021."Even though we're almost a… Read more »
.—Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH) released the following statement in response to final rulemaking released Friday by the Trump Administration to modernize the Stark and Anti-Kickback statutes that work to prevent health… Read more »
The House of Representatives today passed Rep. 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 coronavirus and other highly infectious pathogens."Defeating the COVID-19 virus will be a monumental task and… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN), today introduced bipartisan legislation to provide critical relief to physicians responding to the COVID-19 pandemic who are scheduled to receive Medicare payment cuts next year. The Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 would ensure payments to these providers are kept stable at… Read more »
