Press Releases

Washington, DC – Last night, Rep. Gil Cisneros voted yes on the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. The bipartisan legislation included a critical investment in southern California manufacturers, a 3.8% raise for servicemembers, support for our allies abroad, and much needed oversight to hold Secretary Hegseth accountable. 

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, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) and New Democrat Coalition National Security Working Group Chair Gil Cisneros (CA-31) issued a statement following the release of an unclassified Inspector General report

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.