Former U.S. Representative

Tony CárdenasNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Tony Cárdenas
187 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 116th at 41. In the 118th, 23 — 1 fewer than the median representative, who filed 24. Of the 187, 3 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 113th to 118th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
3,093

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
6,533

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 187 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from California. Born in San Fernando, Los Angeles County, Calif. , March 31, 1963. Graduated from San Fernando High School, San Fernando, Calif. , 1981. B. A. , University of California, Santa Barbara, Calif. , 1986. Realtor. Insurance agent. Member of the California state assembly, 1996-2002. Member of the Los Angeles, Calif. , city council, 2003-2013. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2025). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 10520Clean Commute for Kids Act of 2024Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Dec 19, 2024
HR 10419CARE for Behavioral Health Act of 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Dec 17, 2024
HR 6400To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend eligibility for certain payment increases for biosimilar biological products under the Medicare program.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Dec 17, 2024
HR 48519–8–8 Implementation Act of 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Dec 17, 2024
HRES 1503Expressing support for the designation of October 2024 as "National Youth Justice Action Month".Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.Sep 25, 2024
HR 9241Safeguarding Infants from Dangerous Sleep ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Aug 2, 2024
HR 8884Peggy Frank Memorial ActReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.Jun 28, 2024
HR 8626Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2024Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.Jun 5, 2024

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 3953Unsubscribe Act of 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.Jul 6, 2021
HR 3580Eviction Prevention Act of 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.Jul 6, 2021
HRES 47Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.Jul 6, 2021
HR 3665To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Diego, California, as the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and to support the designation of a component of such medical center in honor of Kathleen Bruyere.Became Public Law No: 117-98.Jul 2, 2021
HR 4341CARA 3.0 Act of 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Jul 1, 2021
HR 2193Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.Jul 1, 2021
HR 1581Build America’s Libraries ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.Jul 1, 2021
HRES 517Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution of 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1256, H. Res. 517 is considered passed House. (consideration: Jul 1, 2021

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.