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 1230Food Deserts ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.Apr 3, 2023
HR 1637Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Mar 30, 2023
HR 12Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Mar 30, 2023
HR 2374New Way Forward ActReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Mar 29, 2023
HR 2370Access to AEDs ActSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2042)Mar 29, 2023
HRES 191Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as "National Leading Entertainment and Arts through Diversity Month" or "National LEAD Month", and empowering underrepresented communities to take the lead within the entertainment industry.Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.Mar 27, 2023
HR 1238Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.Mar 23, 2023
HR 1723Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Mar 22, 2023

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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.