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This week, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), and Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) led a bipartisan letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) urging them to rapidly deploy COVID-19 antibody tests that have met accuracy and safety standards as rapidly and widely as possible.
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan emergency relief package for American families and small businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus.
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted today for emergency funding to keep Sacramento County safe from the spread of coronavirus.
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), former Chief Medical Officer for Sacramento County, released the following statement after public health officials confirmed that an individual is being treated for COVID-19 at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento County. This is the first known case in the U.S. of a person getting the virus without foreign travel or close contact with a known infected individual.
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, announced today the second subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus outbreak. Witnesses will include U.S. government officials who have led the response to the virus.
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today unanimously voted in a committee markup to pass Representative Ami Bera's (D-CA) bipartisan Grid Security Research and Development Act. The bill will next move to the House floor for consideration.
The New Democrat Coalition (NDC), the largest ideological House Caucus, endorsed two pieces of health care legislation introduced by Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. The two bills, the Pathway to Universal Coverage Act and the Easy Enrollment Act, give states the tools they need to boost coverage and simplify enrollment.
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, announced the first congressional hearing on the coronavirus outbreak.
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted today for two appropriations packages to avoid a government shutdown and keep the government funded through FY2020.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee today selected Rep. Ami Bera (CA-07) to serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation. Bera released the following statement.
"I am honored to chair the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation. Asia is one of the most important and consequential regions of the world and the United States has deep and enduring ties to the continent.