Congress

Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and Jack Bergman (MI-01) introduced the bipartisan Duty Status Reform Act which would reduce the Reserve Component’s (RC’s) duty statuses from roughly 30 to four. This change would create a coherent structure, ensuring our servicemembers receive equitable benefits and pay when called to service. The bill is cosponsored by Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Ted Lieu (CA-36) and Congressman Sam Graves (MO-6).

Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) in the House and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in the Senate introduced the PROTECT Military Families Act, a bicameral bill that aims to protect military families from deportation and forced separation detrimental to military morale and mission readiness. The Senate bill was also co-sponsored by SVAC Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).

Washington, D.C. — Rep. Gil Cisneros unveiled his Health Care Action Plan, a commonsense agenda to address the Republican healthcare crisis by lowering healthcare costs, expanding access to high-quality care, and protecting the programs millions of working Americans and seniors rely on.

Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Gil Cisneros (D-CA-31) and Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) introduced a bipartisan bill, the Corporal Fernando Ruiz Baltazar Posthumous Citizenship Act, that would grant symbolic, honorary posthumous U.S. citizenship to select Filipino noncitizens who served and died in the U.S. military during World War II. 

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) introduced the Cut the Burden, Keep the Benefits Act. This bill supports small businesses across the country by giving them an opportunity to voice not only regulatory concerns, but all government actions that affect them, including tariffs and on healthcare. 

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the House voted unanimously to pass the Small Business Administration (SBA) IT Modernization Reporting Act, bipartisan legislation sponsored by Reps. Gil Cisneros (D-CA-31) and Brian Jack (R-GA-03). The bill will enhance the SBA’s ability to develop, implement, and manage future IT modernization projects and mitigate potential risks to improve the SBA’s ability to better serve small businesses. 

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) released the following statement after voting against a government funding bill that failed to lower healthcare costs for millions of Americans: 

Los Angeles, CA – Hours after the government shutdown, Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) toured a Planned Parenthood Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley (PPPSGV) health center in Baldwin Park and a community health center in West Covina to see the impact of the Republican healthcare cuts. During these visits, Rep. Cisneros heard directly from patients and providers about the devastating effects of rising premiums and federal funding cuts to the healthcare system.