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U.S. Representative — California's 31st District

Gilbert Cisneros

Democrat · California

Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 31st congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (29 on record)

  • H.R.7154 — Streamlining Small Business Contracts Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 20, 2026)
  • H.R.6976 — Duty Status Reform Act (Introduced, Jan 8, 2026)
  • H.R.6958 — PROTECT Military Families Act (Introduced, Jan 7, 2026)
  • H.R.6383 — Brandon Act Training and Protocol Act (Introduced, Dec 3, 2025)
  • H.R.6381 — GAP for Military Service Act (Introduced, Dec 3, 2025)
  • H.R.6384 — Defense Health Agency Prevention Services Enhancement Act (Introduced, Dec 3, 2025)
  • H.R.6382 — Return on Investment for Military Occupational Specialties Act (Introduced, Dec 3, 2025)
  • H.R.6355 — Corporal Fernando Ruiz Baltazar Posthumous Citizenship Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 2, 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.8592 — No WAR Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9904 — Deputy Darren Almendarez Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9943 — Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 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.9902 — Federal Naming Standards Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9875 — Protecting Childcare from Private Equity Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9803 — Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.2333 — Protecting Students with Disabilities Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)

Voting analysis

The tenure numbers here need reading carefully. Gilbert Cisneros was first elected at the end of the last decade but holds only two terms, which means the service is not continuous — a seat won, lost, and won back. The cohort label the site assigns him reflects the term count rather than the calendar.

First elected in 2019, now serving across 2 terms. Gilbert Cisneros falls in the mid cohort.

One subject, almost entirely

Defence and national security account for the overwhelming majority of his classified filings; the next category down is a fifth of the size. Four of the five named bills follow: a duty status reform, protection for military families, a training and protocol act carrying a personal name, and a measure on gaps in military service. Only the small business contracts bill belongs to his committee post, where he leads the minority on contracting and infrastructure.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Gilbert Cisneros's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (20), Commerce (4), Immigration (3), Congress (1), Families (1).

32
Bills sponsored
1198
Bills cosponsored

Of the 29 most recent of those, 28 currently sit at Introduced.

His filed total is small — one of the shorter records counted here — which makes the concentration sharper rather than softer. When a member files this little, what they do file says more.

Where he broke ranks

One amendment vote. Three yeses his caucus withheld: cashless bail reporting, a fuel retailing bill that failed, and a religious heritage restoration for fallen servicemembers. And one no it wanted, on the consolidated appropriations act, which passed.

2.3%
Votes against the Democrat majority
218
Roll calls where a party majority formed
154 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 5 roll calls where Gilbert Cisneros voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243
Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171
May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163
May 13, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
S.1318
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
On Passage · roll call 142
Apr 29, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
On Passage · roll call 45
Jan 22, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Below the California Democrats

His rate sits beneath the average of California's Democratic House members.

Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Gilbert Cisneros is below that average at 2.3%.

Attendance

Barely any roll calls pass without him.

0.9%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
2
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Gilbert Cisneros has 32 bills sponsored, 1198 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Small Business
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Intelligence and Special Operations
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Military Personnel
  • House Committee on Small Business: Contracting and Infrastructure (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Small Business: Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations

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