PR · NON-VOTING HOUSE MEMBER

Pablo José Hernández

DemocratPuerto RicoCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source

What they said 5

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (5)In office (5)

While serving · commitment · Original date not established

Agriculture & food

Seek federal agricultural emergency status for drought-hit municipalities

AI-assisted summary

Hernández is seeking action from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare 29 Puerto Rico municipalities agricultural disaster areas because of drought. The stated concern is drought damage to crops and farmland, as well as reduced access to water for agricultural producers.

Context: The source describes an effort to obtain the designation, not an approved declaration.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Agriculture & food

Transition Puerto Rico from PAN to SNAP

AI-assisted summary

Hernández is advancing legislation to transition Puerto Rico from the Nutrition Assistance Program (PAN) to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill would bring SNAP to Puerto Rico; it remains a proposal rather than an enacted change.

Context: The source reports that the bill has 60 House co-sponsors and a Senate co-sponsor; it does not describe the transition’s implementation details.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Healthcare

Support a bipartisan bill to reduce Medicare drug costs

AI-assisted summary

Hernández introduced a bipartisan bill intended to reduce prescription medicine costs for Medicare beneficiaries. The passage identifies the bill’s goal but does not describe how it would lower costs.

Context: The passage does not give the bill’s provisions or say whether it became law.

While serving · commitment · Original date not established

Healthcare

Address Puerto Rico’s Medicaid funding cliff

AI-assisted summary

Hernández has made congressional work to address Puerto Rico’s projected 2027 Medicaid funding cliff a priority. He convened a briefing with health experts, congressional staff from both parties, and Medicaid-related representatives to raise the issue’s urgency and advance work on it.

Context: The passage does not specify a funding proposal or other legislative mechanism.

While serving · Original date not established

Energy & environment Transportation & infrastructure

Prioritize Puerto Rico’s electricity and water systems over status debates

AI-assisted summary

Hernández says Puerto Rico’s government should focus more on fixing electricity and water service than on changing the island’s political status. This states a priority for government action rather than a specific funding or repair plan.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.