# Ami Bera

Ami Bera is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 6th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 6th district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001287
- FEC candidate IDs: H0CA03078

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001287 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

16% of Bera’s statements use bipartisan language, 1.6 times the House Democrat average of 9.8%.

## What Bera says (119th Congress (2025–27))

889 classified statements: 665 posts on X, 173 press releases, 35 Congressional Record speeches, 16 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bera | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.3% | 6.6% | 133 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 29.0% | 27.5% | 102 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 72.2% | 73.2% | 134 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 16.1% | 9.8% | 26 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 22.7% | 22.7% | 102 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.9% | 172 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (House Democrats 26%); International Affairs 24% (House Democrats 8.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 24% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.01), from 4,173 donors and 7,503 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.3% (96.4%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 319. 3.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 94 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10248: SERVICE for America Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10248
- H.R. 10223: End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10223
- H.Res. 1447: Recognizing that for 55 years, the Republic of Fiji has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and… (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1447
- H.R. 9728: Protecting America’s Diplomatic Workforce Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9728
- H.R. 9420: Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9420
- H.Res. 1280: Supporting the designation the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "Taiwanese American Heritage Week". (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1280
- H.R. 7999: Breakfast After the Bell Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7999
- H.Res. 1036: Expressing support for the annual designation of the first Saturday after the Spring Equinox as ''National Day of Play''. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1036
- H.R. 7198: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7198
- H.R. 6428: To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on participation in educational and cultural exchange programs. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6428

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.5M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 9.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2113419206356033870
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2113047853299892313
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2112569107900174761
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2112665851640111169
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2112287128361038301
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2111512607094161663
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2110891857806778511
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2111197442272031214
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2110768222853321193
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBera/status/2110780893824430211

## Links

- Official site: https://bera.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBera
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepAmiBera
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbera
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repamibera
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001287

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001287