Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) joined House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) and other Democratic members of the Committee in sending a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel, and National Security Agency Director Joshua Rudd.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, introduced the Protecting America’s Diplomatic Workforce Act, legislation to safeguard employees at the Department of State and other foreign affairs agencies from unjustified reductions in force.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06), a senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, released the following statement ahead of the vote on Representative Thomas Massie’s (R-KY-04) amendment to the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act that would prohibit funds in the bill from being used for Israel, including $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06), co-chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, introduced the Accelerating Innovation (AI) for Kids Act alongside fellow caucus co-chairs Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) and Mike Kelly (R-PA-16). This bipartisan legislation would accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve and transform pediatric cancer research, treatment options, and data storage.
SACRAMENTO, CA —U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) recently recognized Sacramento County student and Inderkum High School senior Juhie Parikh on the House floor after she won his office's congressional essay contest celebrating America's 250th birthday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Doe allowing the Trump administration to move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for Haitians and Syrians currently residing in the United States:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) joined his fellow members of the Democratic Doctors Caucus, Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Herb Conaway Jr., M.D. (NJ-03), Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Kelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03), and Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25), in introducing the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act, legislation to protect physicians providing legal abortion care from politically motivated prosecution and legal harassment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Kelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the SAFE Training for OB-GYNs Act, legislation to help ensure OB-GYN residents can receive comprehensive reproductive healthcare training regardless of where they complete their residency.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, on the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) reintroduced the Reproductive Health Care Training Act alongside Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Kelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) issued the following statement after the House passed the Senate-amended 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.