Ami Bera

Overview

Ami Bera is a Democratic U.S. Representative from California whose voting record reflects a moderate-liberal approach to legislating. With 544 recorded votes across a wide range of policy areas, he has established a track record that leans progressive on labor, education, and foreign policy while showing more mixed patterns on environment and energy, budget, and immigration issues. On healthcare — an area where Bera, a physician by training, has been particularly active with 63 recorded votes — he has supported measures like the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. In defense and foreign affairs, he has voted in favor of legislation in all 11 foreign policy votes on record and supported 75% of defense-related measures, including veterans' care bills and War Powers Resolution measures regarding U.S. military involvement in Lebanon. His budget and spending votes show a pattern of opposing Republican-led fiscal proposals, voting against the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget and continuing appropriations measures. On environment and energy, his 32.4% yea rate suggests he frequently opposes legislation in this category, which in the current Congress often involves rolling back environmental regulations — consistent with his vote against a measure disapproving EPA rules on California engine pollution standards. Bera's voting patterns on labor (80% yea), education (70% yea), and taxation (66.7% yea) reflect alignment with mainstream Democratic positions, while his lower yea rates on immigration (37.5%) and banking/finance (20%) indicate he frequently opposes measures brought to the floor in those areas under Republican leadership.

Key Positions

• •Consistently supports healthcare access legislation, voting yea on motions related to the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act.
• •Voted unanimously yea on all 11 foreign policy measures on record, indicating strong support for U.S. engagement in international affairs.
• •Supported veterans' legislation, including the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, and voted yea on 75% of defense-related measures.
• •Opposed the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget resolution and continuing appropriations measures, voting nay on 77.4% of budget-related bills.
• •Voted against a congressional disapproval resolution targeting California EPA engine pollution standards, supporting the state's authority to set its own environmental rules.
• •Supported the Ratepayer Protection Act and the Water Resources Development Act, showing selective support for energy and infrastructure measures.
• •Voted yea on War Powers Resolution measures regarding U.S. Armed Forces in Lebanon, supporting congressional oversight of military deployments.
• •Supported labor-related legislation in 80% of recorded votes, the highest yea rate among his policy categories with sufficient data.