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February 10, 2023

Today, Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the Asia Subcommittee on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the East Asia Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Asia Subcommittee on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep.


March 4, 2021

Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, expressed bipartisan support for expeditiously finalizing a mutually acceptable, comprehensive cost-sharing agreement with our South Korean allies before April 1.

Since 1991, Special Measures Agreements (SMA) have served as a pillar of the shared commitment to the defense of the Korean Peninsula by combined U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) forces


March 2, 2021

Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today re-introduced the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, bipartisan legislation to provide critical mental health resources to our nation's first responders and health care providers.


February 26, 2021

Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), and Mark Green, M.D. (R-TN) today sent a letter to Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director (CDC) Rochelle Walensky encouraging them to monitor the data coming out of the UK and other countries that are extending the time between doses in vaccines with two-dose series in order to give more individuals their first dose.

Issues: Health Care

February 26, 2021

Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for the American Rescue Plan to deliver urgent support for Sacramento County families and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.


February 8, 2021

Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to include in the upcoming COVID-19 relief package at least $16.5 billion for vaccination efforts, including $12 billion for community health centers and a $1 billion awareness campaign to ensure communities of color and other underserved communities are not left behind in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Issues: Health Care

February 4, 2021

Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Representative Scott Peters (D-CA), and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today introduced bicameral legislation to dramatically scale up the United States' capacity to detect and respond to coronavirus variants.

Issues: Health Care

January 28, 2021

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) was elected to again serve as Chairman of the influential House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation for the 117th Congress. Chairman Bera released the following statement on his election:


January 21, 2021

Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today applauded the decision by the Biden Administration to remain in the World Health Organization (WHO) and join COVAX, the global efforts to manufacture and equitably distribute a coronavirus vaccine.


December 22, 2020

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted today to provide urgently needed relief to American families and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 133, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, provides $900 billion in emergency coronavirus relief and sufficient funding to fund the federal government through Fiscal Year 2021.