Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has officially begun its audit of mail theft mitigation in Sacramento County.
This audit, launched in response to Congressman Bera’s request, addresses the growing concern over mail theft across the Sacramento region. The USPS Office of Inspector General is… Read more »
This morning, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) held a press conference alongside Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper, Sacramento Metro Fire Chief Adam House, and Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522 President Trevor Jamison urging the passage of the bipartisan Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act.
First introduced by Representative Bera in 2018, this legislation… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) sent a letter to the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to formally request an audit of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the USPS concerning the implementation and effectiveness of the Project Safe Delivery joint initiative in the Sacramento region, as well as the response to cluster mailbox… Read more »
The Sacramento Bee reports on Representative Bera's work to secure $25,000,000 in federal grant funding for the Capital SouthEast Connector project. Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) RAISE Grant Program awarded the Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority with a $25,000,000 grant for the Grant Line Road Safety Improvements Project.
“I am pleased to help secure this vital funding to modernize our infrastructure here in Sacramento County,” said… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) announced that he secured $32,787,591 in federal funding to support 15 local Sacramento-area projects in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding package that passed the House of Representatives today. The funding package previously passed the Senate and now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature into law.
“My top priority… Read more »
U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for a bipartisan legislative package that would increase funding for our nation’s law enforcement and public safety programs, while making concrete investments in mental health and community violence intervention resources.
The Bera-supported legislative package that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today included H.R.… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted to pass S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. This legislation recently passed the U.S. Senate with a bipartisan majority and now heads to the President's desk for his signature into law. "For decades, Congress has followed mass shootings with thoughts, prayers, and inaction," said Representative Ami Bera. "The American people… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, a package of bipartisan and commonsense provisions to reduce gun violence and save lives."Gun violence has reached a crisis point in our country. From Uvalde, Texas to our own communities in Sacramento, far too many lives are being taken and families ripped apart because of the gun violence… Read more »
SACRAMENTO, CA – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) released the following statement on the deadly mass shooting in downtown Sacramento. "Yet again, the Sacramento community is mourning the victims of another horrific mass shooting. Janine and I send our deepest condolences to all the victims, their families, and our brave first responders and law enforcement who are working… Read more »
