U.S. Representative — California's 6th District
Ami Bera
Democrat · California
Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 6th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9728 — Protecting America’s Diplomatic Workforce Act (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
- H.R.9420 — Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- H.R.7999 — Breakfast After the Bell Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 19, 2026)
- H.R.7198 — Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 22, 2026)
- H.R.6428 — To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on participation in educational and cultural exchange programs. (Reported, Dec 4, 2025)
- H.R.6126 — United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Nov 19, 2025)
- H.R.4391 — Minerals Security Partnership Authorization Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2025)
- H.R.4390 — U.S. Diplomatic Posture Review Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 15, 2025)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9963 — North Korean FAKER Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- H.R.9929 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9858 — To establish the Critical Minerals Innovation Partnership, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9827 — Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.J.Res.63 — Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial as the "Arlington House National Historic Site". (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.6327 — Rural Housing Regulatory Relief Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.5509 — Safe Step Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.8076 — PREDICT Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
Voting analysis
Ami Bera's classified filings collapse into two subjects. Health leads and international affairs follows close behind; after those two, every remaining category on his list drops to a couple of items or fewer. Records on this site more usually spread across four or five substantial areas. His is a pair of tall columns and then nothing much.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Ami Bera's cluster into: Health (21), International Affairs (19), Agriculture and Food (2), Government Operations and Politics (2), Armed Forces and National Security (1), Arts, Culture, Religion (1).
The two columns, in bills
The named filings divide along exactly that line. On the international side: protection for the diplomatic workforce, and a required report on participation in educational and cultural exchange programmes. On the health side: reproductive health care training, access to general surgery, and school breakfast served after the bell.
He is ranking member on the foreign affairs subcommittee for East Asia and the Pacific, which accounts for one column. Nothing on this page accounts for the other, and the page is better for leaving it unexplained rather than inventing a reason.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 45 currently sit at Introduced.
Where he broke ranks
Three amendment votes. Three crossings, on a main street economic bill, an expansion of veterans benefits, and a religious heritage restoration for fallen servicemembers. And one refusal, on a shrimping measure. All three crossings and the shrimping bill passed.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.6955 Main Street Act On Passage · roll call 271 | Jul 21, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 258 | Jul 21, 2026 | Agreed to | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.6047 Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act On Passage · roll call 191 | May 21, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.2071 Save Our Shrimpers Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 156 | May 12, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 151 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 144 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| S.1318 Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act On Passage · roll call 142 | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
Below the California Democrats
His rate is lower than the average the California Democrats keep among themselves.
Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Ami Bera is below that average at 3.2%.
Tenure and attendance
Seven terms beginning at the start of the last decade. He turns up for all but a handful of votes.
First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Ami Bera falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Ami Bera has 118 bills sponsored, 1961 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs: East Asia and Pacific (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: National Intelligence Enterprise
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: National Security Agency and Cyber
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