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July 18, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Gil Cisneros (D-CA-31) and Congressman Brian Jack (R-GA-03) introduced a bill, the Small Business Administration (SBA) IT Modernization Reporting Act of 2025, that would enhance the SBA’s ability to develop, implement, and manage IT modernization projects while mitigating potential risks in order to better serve small businesses.

Issues: Congress Economy

July 16, 2025

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Representatives Gil Cisneros (D-CA-31) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) reintroduced the Fight for the American Dream Act, legislation that allows participants of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program to serve in the United States military and provides them a pathway toward U.S.

Issues: Veterans

July 16, 2025

WASHINGTON — Late last night, Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31), former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Naval officer, and member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), secured 22 legislative priorities in a mark-up of the bipartisan, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).


July 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and Sam Liccardo (CA-16) have conveyed a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing strong opposition to reported efforts to potentially rename the USNS Cesar Chavez, a Navy cargo ship honoring the civil rights icon and military veteran. 


July 3, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) released the following statement and voted no on House Republicans’ “One Big Ugly” Bill: 


June 17, 2025

House Democrats are demanding information from the Department of Defense about an incident in which Marines detained a civilian in Los Angeles last week.


June 17, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted W. Lieu (CA- 36) led 34 House Democrats to condemn the reports that U.S. Marines detained a U.S. citizen and veteran last Saturday. 


June 14, 2025

Rep. Judy Chu, who represents Pasadena and surrounding and who led a congressional delegation that was denied entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center last week, is demanding accountability from federal immigration officials.

Chu, along with Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr. and Rep. Derek T. Tran, sent a letter dated June 11 to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons condemning the agencies for blocking their ‘legally authorized oversight visit’ to the San Bernardino County facility.


June 13, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) led a letter to Administrator Kelly Loeffler, expressing strong opposition to her decision to relocate the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Regional Office out of Los Angeles. This move follows her previous announcement to move six other SBA Regional Offices out of major metropolitan areas with high concentration of small businesses.

Issues: Economy

June 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons condemning the agencies for unlawfully blocking their legally authorized oversight visit to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County, California.