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 »
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 »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Two weeks after many Californians came out of quarantine for a sunny Memorial Day weekend, cases of COVID-19 were on the rise in Sacramento County, according to local health officials. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, who is also a certified physician, held a telephone town hall Monday to let Californians know the health threat is far from over. "Sacramento is… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted today to provide urgently needed support for frontline health care workers, families, and small businesses. The Heroes Act, which passed the House of Representatives, would provide $900 million in relief funding for Sacramento County and $190 million to cities in CA-07 over the next two years."Our country is indebted to our brave frontline health… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, today applauded the inclusion of his Securing America from Epidemics (SAFE) Act in the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. The SAFE Act authorizes the United States to participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness… Read more »
Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), David Price (D-NC), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) introduced The Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act.Supported by over one hundred national service organizations, the legislation would provide a comprehensive, locally focused, national service strategy to address, move… Read more »
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, and Rep. Ted S. Yoho, DVM (R-FL), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the United States to participate in and lead international efforts to… Read more »
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) is leading a bipartisan effort with Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Bill Foster (D-IL) in urging the creation of a National Public Health Corps to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Public Health Corps would provide our state and local health departments with much needed dedicated personnel who can carry… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today voted to provide urgent relief to small businesses and health care providers in Sacramento County and across the country impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic."Our small businesses – the backbone of our country – have been hit incredibly hard by the coronavirus pandemic," said Rep. Bera. "I've been inspired by the resiliency of our small… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) yesterday sent a letter to House leadership outlining critical actions Congress and the Administration should take to halt the spread of and ultimately defeat COVID-19 in the United States and abroad."We cannot return to normal without the implementation of a national testing strategy that ensures all Americans who need a diagnostic test receive a… Read more »
