Representative · California's 6th district
Ami Bera
Ami Bera is a Democratic representative for California's 6th district, in Congress since 2013. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 10, and cast 446 of 463 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2013
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 1.5%10 of 675 · rank 263 of 439 | 96%446 of 463 · rank 338 of 439 | 260 became law | 32%102 of 316 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 0.6%7 of 1,222 · rank 384 of 442 | 97%823 of 847 · rank 230 of 442 | 190 became law | 32%97 of 299 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 3.7%37 of 997 · rank 58 of 443 | 99%553 of 561 · rank 170 of 443 | 240 became law | 12%38 of 312 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.25+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Jul 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 270–155· Against party
- Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
- May 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–179· Against party
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
- Apr 29, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–191· Against party
- Jan 9, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 263–147· Against party
- H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025YeaDec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
69 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced6696%
- Passed one chamber34.3%
Policy areas
- International Affairs32
- Health24
- Agriculture and Food2
- Arts, Culture, Religion2
- Government Operations and Politics2
- Armed Forces and National Security1
- Education1
- Energy1
Latest activity
- H.R. 10248 SERVICE for America ActIntroduced· Immigration· Sep 3, 2026
- H.R. 10223 End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2026Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 2, 2026
- 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 expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific.Introduced· International Affairs· Jul 22, 2026
- H.R. 9728 Protecting America’s Diplomatic Workforce ActIntroduced· International Affairs· Jul 16, 2026
- H.R. 9420 Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026Introduced· Health· Jun 24, 2026
- H.R. 3429 US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation ActPassed one chamber· International Affairs· Jun 9, 2026
- H.Res. 1280 Supporting the designation the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "Taiwanese American Heritage Week".Introduced· Arts, Culture, Religion· May 13, 2026
- H.R. 2488 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, California, as the "Grantland Johnson Post Office".Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Apr 29, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to California's 6th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $394M
- Per resident
- $521
- Rank in California
- 33 of 52
- Contract actions
- 3,185
- New awards: 2,229
By fiscal year
- 2.7BFY2017
- 2.4BFY2018
- 2.1BFY2019
- 2.1BFY2020
- 2.1BFY2021
- 2.3BFY2022
- 2.4BFY2023
- 2.4BFY2024
- 1.1BFY2025
- 394MFY2026
Top buyers
- Defense Microelectronics Activity$139.3M35%Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs$117.3M30%
- Department of the Navy$71.7M18%Department of Defense
- Department of the Air Force$26.9M6.8%Department of Defense
- Defense Logistics Agency$11.9M3.0%Department of Defense
- Bureau of Reclamation$5.3M1.3%Department of the Interior
- Department of the Army$4.9M1.2%Department of Defense
- Federal Aviation Administration$3.2M0.8%Department of Transportation
Top recipients
- BLACKWATCH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$124.2M32%5 awards
- KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INC$84.5M21%16 awards
- OVERWATCH AMOROSO LLC$19M4.8%1 award
- JOURNEY VIA GURNEY, LLC$11.3M2.9%5 awards
- AMOROSO OVERWATCH LLC$8.9M2.3%1 award
- MCCLELLAN JET SERVICES, LLC$8.3M2.1%757 awards
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$6.8M1.7%2 awards
- 2 awards
- RED ONE MEDICAL DEVICES LLC$6.3M1.6%37 awards
- CAPE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INC$6.3M1.6%4 awards
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $1.3M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $1.8M
- From committees
- $683.2K
- 196 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $159K
- 52 PACs · 23% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac | $10K | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $1.1B |
| pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i | $10K | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization | $4.8M |
| american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians | $10K | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization | $92K |
| eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee | $7,500 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $286.4K |
| american psychiatric associationamerican psychiatric association political action committee | $5,500 | AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $645K |
| american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee | $5,000 | AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization | $78.5K |
| abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee | $5,000 | ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $90M |
| united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac) | $5,000 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $685.7K |
| l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac | $5,000 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $115.4M |
| comcast corporationcomcast corporation & nbcuniversal political action committee - federal | $5,000 | COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $453.1K |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3M | $683.2K | $159K52 PACs · 23% of committee money |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $771.7K | $199.3K56 PACs · 26% of committee money |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $829.7K | $237.5K57 PACs · 29% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · California's 6th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · California's 6th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · California's 7th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · California's 7th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · California's 7th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
- House · California's 7th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
- House · California's 7th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- bera.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-5716
- Office
- 172 Cannon House Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.