Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Ami Bera supports careful monitoring and aggressive enforcement to address Medicare fraud and abuse. He aims to close loopholes, catch people committing fraud, and direct recovered resources toward lower premiums and better care.
Context: The page cites estimates of more than $60 billion in annual Medicare fraud and abuse; it does not specify enforcement measures.
Ami Bera opposes privatizing Medicare and supports protecting the program for seniors and future generations. He also supports working across party lines to reduce waste, abuse, and fraud in Medicare.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Ami Bera opposes efforts to privatize Social Security and supports keeping the program as a guaranteed promise for people who have worked and served their communities.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Bera supports investing in stem cell research and in keeping resulting medical innovations in the United States. He presents this investment as a way to pursue medical breakthroughs and create jobs across Northern California.
Context: The passage does not specify funding levels or a particular research program.
Bera supports expanding electronic decision support to help physicians and patients make treatment decisions. He also proposes a claims-processing system for physicians and investment in tools to reduce administrative costs and prevent criminal and wasteful fraud.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Bera supports addressing healthcare waste and fraud through more communication, transparency, and accountability. He favors giving caregivers, medical staff, and patients tools to monitor the system, alongside shared information, consumer choice, and market competition, rather than increased government control.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Bera supports investing in programs to recruit and retain healthcare professionals in underserved areas, as part of strengthening access to care in rural communities.
Context: The proposal identifies underserved areas but gives no further eligibility or program details.
Bera supports expanding telehealth services and investing in broadband infrastructure so patients in rural communities can connect with providers regardless of distance.
Context: The proposal focuses on connecting patients in rural communities with providers.
Ami Bera supports expanding access to primary care providers, specialists, and essential hospital services in rural communities. He says reliable care should not depend on where someone lives, including in rural and mountain communities in CA-03.
Context: The stated geographic focus is rural and mountain communities in CA-03.
Bera supports exploring enhanced oil recovery to increase production from existing oil fields while clean and renewable technologies are developed. He describes it as a possible compromise, not a long-term solution, and contrasts it with offshore projects that he says take a decade or more to produce new oil.
Context: The source presents enhanced oil recovery as a possible approach and does not specify a particular implementation plan.