Former U.S. Representative

Tony CárdenasNo longer serving

California29th District · 118th Congress Official portrait of Tony Cárdenas
Bills introduced
187

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
3

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
3,093

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
6,682

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
205

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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

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.

Focus

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.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 8771On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 27, 2024
HR 8771On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 27, 2024
HR 8771On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 27, 2024
HR 8771On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 27, 2024
HR 8771On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 27, 2024
HR 8771On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 27, 2024
HR 8771On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 27, 2024
HR 8771On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 27, 2024

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Energy and Commerce CommitteeMemberJan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2025H.Res. 7 · End of the 118th Congress
Energy, Climate and Grid SecurityMemberListed Feb 2023 to Sep 2023Hearing, Feb 2023
HealthMemberListed Jan 2015 to Jul 2023Hearing, Jan 2015
Communications and TechnologyMemberListed Mar 2022 to Jun 2023Hearing, Mar 2022
Consumer Protection and CommerceVice ChairListed Jan 2015 to Oct 2022Hearing, Jan 2015
Communications and TechnologyMemberListed Feb 2019 to Oct 2021Hearing, Feb 2019
EnvironmentMemberListed Jan 2015 to Dec 2018Hearing, Jan 2015
Budget CommitteeMember2013–2015
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMemberJan 23, 2013 to Jan 3, 2015H.Res. 42 · End of the 113th Congress
Energy Policy, Health Care and EntitlementsMemberListed Feb 2013 to Dec 2014Hearing, Feb 2013
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Natural Resources CommitteeMemberJan 3, 2013 to Jan 3, 2015H.Res. 7 · End of the 113th Congress
Energy and Mineral ResourcesMemberListed Feb 2014 to Feb 2014Congressional Directory, Feb 2014
Water and PowerMemberListed Feb 2014 to Feb 2014Congressional Directory, Feb 2014
Indian and Alaska Native AffairsMemberListed Feb 2014 to Feb 2014Congressional Directory, Feb 2014

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2024$1.9 million$1.7 million$83,682$62,098$595$3,044$112,520$1.9 million
2023$1.9 million$1.4 million$108,856$207,326$45,404$30,674$151,905$1.9 million
2022$1.8 million$1.3 million$58,903$90,925$79,404$82,347$203,601$1.7 million
2021$1.5 million$1.1 million$16,634$197,560$508$22,376$168,225$1.5 million
2020$1.4 million$1.1 million$18,615$103,675$23,089$35,669$170,470$1.4 million
2019$1.3 million$977,112$53,277$116,400$22,271$40,241$127,003$1.4 million
2018$1.3 million$935,597$44,602$89,803$48,212$61,455$151,538$1.3 million
2017$1.3 million$890,225$65,104$97,711$3,091$32,716$168,577$1.3 million
2016$1.2 million$895,210$39,296$69,853$50,814$65,068$109,797$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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.