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Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) applauded House passage of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, bipartisan legislation that will reauthorize surface transportation, transit, rail, and water infrastructure programs for the next five years.

In the bill, Rep. Bera secured $19 million in federal funding to directly support transportation projects in Sacramento County.

Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) announced that he helped secure $735,000 for three Sacramento-area community funding projects meant to bolster our region's access to a safe and reliable water supply.

Funding for these projects were included in the House Energy and Water Development, and Interior-Environment Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bills, which passed the House of Representatives today.

Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) announced that he secured in the House Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations package $450,000 to support critical job training programs for Sacramento-area young adults on the autism spectrum.

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted to help pass the bipartisan H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act which protects and strengthens the U.S. Postal Service and the right to vote. The Delivering for America Act prohibits the Postal Service from implementing any changes to operations or level of service it had in place on January 1, 2020, and provides $25 billion in critical funding to support the Postal Service.

Bill would require at least 70 percent of Ambassador appointments be from career Foreign Service and Civil Service ranks

Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today released the Strengthening Traditional American Diplomacy Act (STAND Act) which would require that at least 70 percent of ambassador appointments come from career Foreign Service and Civil Service ranks of the Department of State.

Sacramento, CA – Congressman Ami Bera (CA-7) announced a major, multi-million dollar grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today to improve Sacramento Mather Airport. The grant of $3,742,000 will be used to resurface pavement areas and upgrade drainage systems that will improve the airport's safety and efficiency.

Four years after landmark legislation that led to Congress passing America's budget on time after years of partisan gridlock, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) helped reintroduce the No Budget, No Pay Act.

Today, Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), pushed back against the US Department of State's announcement that it would cut off funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which provides maternal and women's health care in 150 countries, including Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia.

US funding to UNFPA in 2016 went to pregnancy check-ups, family planning, midwife training, and HIV/AIDS prevention in some of the world's most conflict-ridden areas.