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April 28, 2023

Today, as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the US-ROK alliance and welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to Washington, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA) and Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) introduced the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023.

This bipartisan bill would reauthorize, update and improve the North Korean Human Rights Act, which became law in 2004 to promote human rights and freedom in North Korea.  


April 24, 2023

Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Young Kim (R-CA), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Buddy Carter (R-GA), and Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming United States support for South Korea.

The resolution:   


April 7, 2023

Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) announced that he helped secure $11.7 million in federal funding for the Concourse B expansion project at Sacramento International Airport (SMF).


April 7, 2023

Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Andy Barr (R-KY) today reintroduced the Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language (EXCEL) Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen Chinese linguistic, cultural, and regional expertise needed to outcompete the People's Republic of China (PRC).


February 23, 2023

Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Tom Cole (R-OK), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement announcing their introduction of H.R.


February 17, 2023

Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) introduced the Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act, bicameral legislation to simplify health care enrollment for Americans by allowing them to enroll in coverage when they file their federal tax returns.

Issues: Health Care

February 10, 2023

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.


February 10, 2023

Today, Representative Ami Bera (CA-07) voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that authorizes annual programming and spending for the Department of Defense and other U.S. national security programs. The NDAA passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support and includes four amendments authored by Rep. Bera.


February 10, 2023

U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) and Scott Peters (CA-52) today introduced comprehensive legislation to strengthen our ability to detect and prevent antimicrobial resistant ‘superbugs.'

Over two million Americans are sickened every year with antimicrobial-resistant infections, caused when germs develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. The economic cost of antimicrobial resistance to the U.S. economy have ranged as high as $20 billion in excess direct health costs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Issues: Health Care

February 10, 2023

Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the Sacramento County Health Department $15,264,533 in funding to improve its public health infrastructure and strengthen its ability to recruit and retain public health care workers. The funding is provided through the American Rescue Plan, which Rep.

Issues: Health Care