Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
- Previous profession
- Corporate manager; Non-profit executive
- Military service
- U.S. Navy, 1989 to 1990, 1994 to 2004
- First public office
- 2018Elected to the 39th District for the 116th Congress on November 5, 2018
- Years in public office
- 5
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Cisneros has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Cisneros is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Cisneros votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Cisneros votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Cisneros votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Cisneros votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Cisneros votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Cisneros votes differently from most House Democrats on 1 of 60 Yes and No votes: No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.
When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
The annual defense policy law.
Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.
Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for Jocelyn Nungaray.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.
Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 4 laws.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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4 excerpts
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021December 8, 2025
Rep. Cisneros Unveils Health Care Action Plan
“Close the last major gap in protecting patients from surprise billings by increasing enforcement of the No Surprises Act (P.L. 116-260) and banning unexpected, high-cost charges for emergency ground ambulance transportation and guaranteeing patients and providers are shielded from financial shock in crisis situations.”
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Rep. Cisneros Unveils Health Care Action Plan
“Extend Medicare’s $2,000 annual prescription drug out-of-pocket cap—rising to $2,100 in 2026 under the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169)—and its $35 monthly insulin cap to individuals with private insurance.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActDecember 8, 2025
Rep. Cisneros Unveils Health Care Action Plan
“Congressional Republicans’ Big Ugly Law (P.L. 119-21), combined with recent policy changes pushed by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans, threatens to leave millions more without the care they rely on.”
- Rescissions Act of 2025June 12, 2025
Rep. Cisneros Supports Public Media, Condemns H.R. 4
“Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. released the following statement after voting against H.R. 4:”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $15,055,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e CA San Gabriel Ri Management Au Stormwater CaEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| City of Covina | Public Law 119-74 | Covina East San Gabriel Valley Police Communications ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of La Verne | Public Law 119-74 | Modernization of La Verne's Public Safety Dispatch Center & Response Infrastructure ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Monrovia | Public Law 119-74 | Monrovia Police Department's Critical Communication Center Upgrade to Regional Interoperability ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | City of Industry Regional Safety and Mobility ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $1,000,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | San Dimas Canyon Road Multi-modal Transportation Improvement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $850,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | East San Gabriel Valley Sustainable Multimodal Improvement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Baldwin Park, CA | Public Law 119-75 | Baldwin Park Family Services CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $3,150,000 |
| City of El Monte, CA | Public Law 119-75 | Pioneer Park Construction ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
| City of Glendora, CA | Public Law 119-75 | Sandburg Middle School Park Field and Track ConversionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,200,000 |
Show all 14
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Irwindale, CA | Public Law 119-75 | Irwindale Dan Diaz Recreation Center Improvements ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| City of West Covina, CA | Public Law 119-75 | Fire Station #1 ReplacementDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of La Puente, CA | Public Law 119-75 | La Puente Park Access Initiative ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $820,000 |
| City of South El Monte, CA | Public Law 119-75 | New Temple Park Facility ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $500,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: cisnerosforcongress.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
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Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 7, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Cisneros's campaign reports receiving $705,263.13 and reports spending $485,535.59, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CA39174as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $705,263.13 | Not published yet |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $485,535.59 | Not published yet |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $259,803.37 | Not published yet |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $5,452,550.00 | Not published yet |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CA39174as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $216,066.00 | Not published yet |
| Individuals, unitemized | $24,197.63 | Not published yet |
| Other political committees | $453,650.00 | Not published yet |
| Party committees | $0.00 | Not published yet |
| The candidate, contributions | $6,616.31 | Not published yet |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | Not published yet |
Committees
- CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00850420
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Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official record20 reports saved. 20 typed reports: rows Not checked yet.
- Report 20035390, filed September 10, 2026 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 381aa54d6cf81b15 - Report 20035190, filed September 4, 2026 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint a060aa732dbf467b - Report 20034906, filed July 2, 2026 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 3846d63d6cc21b4a - Report 20034713, filed June 8, 2026 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 4ab798bf963b4470 - Report 20034500, filed May 8, 2026 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint cc4fe643d4cf8946
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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