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).
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.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 243 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.5625 Cashless Bail Reporting Act On Passage · roll call 171 | May 14, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163 | May 13, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S.1318 Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act On Passage · roll call 142 | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 On Passage · roll call 45 | Jan 22, 2026 | Passed | Nay (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.
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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