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Tlaib, Rashida

Democratic · MI · U.S. Representative for Michigan's 12th Congressional District

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Rashida Tlaib currently represents Michigan's 12th Congressional District in the U.S. House and previously served in the Michigan House.

Where Tlaib, Rashida stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (2 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (3 records), Labor Rights (1 record),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record), National Defense (1 record)

Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 12

Campaign Finance Information · United States Representative, Congressional District 12 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$2,713,214
Spent
$3,067,129
Cash on hand
$3,909,639
Debts
$0

Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • NOT EMPLOYED$2,773,942
  • PHYSICIAN$1,530,936
  • ATTORNEY$451,518
  • BUSINESS OWNER$390,918
  • ENGINEER$187,192

Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support
  • Introduced a bill to ban large AI data centers on federal land, including military bases. It also orders existing ones removed and the sites cleaned up.

    July 23, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Introduced the Make DTE Pay Act to raise penalties on utilities that seek rate increases near a Clean Air Act violation. She named DTE Energy directly.

    May 7, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 3 support
  • Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.

    June 9, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Introduced a resolution with Rep. Sara Jacobs calling on Congress to end child poverty. More than 9.7 million U.S. children lived in poverty as of 2024.

    May 21, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Wrote a Michigan law easing the paperwork for the property tax poverty exemption. People not required to file tax returns can now submit an affidavit instead.

    May 16, 2012Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 support
  • Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.

    June 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support
  • Wrote the Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act, signed into law in 2020. It makes it a federal crime to steal federal retirement money paid on behalf of someone else.

    March 18, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support
  • Wrote a Michigan law easing the paperwork for the property tax poverty exemption. People not required to file tax returns can now submit an affidavit instead.

    May 16, 2012Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 4 support
  • Introduced the Find Our Families Act, requiring Homeland Security to run an accurate online locator for everyone held by ICE and Customs and Border Protection.

    June 18, 2026Supports Immigration

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Rashida Tlaib introduced the Ban Warehouse Detention Act to prohibit DHS and ICE from converting warehouses and other non-traditional facilities into immigrant detention centers.

    April 23, 2026Supports Immigration

    Source: theverge.com · researched July 6, 2026

  • Voted to pass H.R. 1689, which orders Homeland Security to grant Haitians temporary protected status for 18 months, shielding them from immigration detention. It passed the House 224-204.

    April 16, 2026Supports Immigration

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Voted against passing H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, making federal officers detain immigrants here unlawfully who are charged with theft or burglary. The House passed it 264-159; the Senate's broader version, S. 5, became law instead in January 2025.

    January 7, 2025Supports Immigration

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act, sending aid to Ukraine and certain European countries, setting up a reconstruction fund and penalizing Russia. It passed the House 226-195.

    June 4, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Her Housing Our Communities Act became law inside a larger bipartisan housing package. It gives local and state governments federal grants to build more affordable housing.

    July 13, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — National Defense

National Defense · 1 oppose
  • Introduced 26 amendments to the annual defense bill. They covered nuclear weapons cuts, limits on ICE, human rights conditions on military aid, and AI data centers.

    June 30, 2026Opposes National Defense

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support
  • Introduced 26 amendments to the annual defense bill. They covered nuclear weapons cuts, limits on ICE, human rights conditions on military aid, and AI data centers.

    June 30, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 2 support
  • Introduced the FAIR Credit Act to help victims of predatory lending, fraud and financial abuse repair their credit reports.

    July 9, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Introduced the Bank Failure Accountability Act to claw back pay from bank executives whose risk-taking breaks the law or sinks their bank.

    June 26, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy

Peaceful Foreign Policy · 5 support
  • Voted yes on a resolution ordering the President to pull U.S. forces out of hostilities with Iran. It passed the House 214 to 208.

    July 23, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Forced a second House vote on pulling U.S. forces out of hostilities in Lebanon. The resolution failed 189 to 235.

    June 30, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Introduced 26 amendments to the annual defense bill. They covered nuclear weapons cuts, limits on ICE, human rights conditions on military aid, and AI data centers.

    June 30, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Rashida Tlaib sponsored a Lebanon war-powers resolution seeking to compel the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Lebanon; the House voted on and defeated the resolution.

    June 4, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: nypost.com · researched July 6, 2026

  • Reintroduced a resolution recognizing the Nakba, the mass expulsion of Palestinians during the creation of Israel, and Palestinian refugees' rights.

    May 14, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: tlaib.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — General

General · 6 records
  • Voted against passing H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, setting Defense Department policy, troop levels and equipment purchases. It passed the House 216-212.

    July 22, 2026

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.

    May 22, 2025

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Voted against passing H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.

    April 10, 2025

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Voted against censuring Rep. Al Green of Texas. The censure passed the House 224 to 198.

    March 6, 2025

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

  • Wrote a Michigan law setting sentencing guidelines for notary public violations. It passed both chambers without a no vote and Governor Snyder signed it.

    October 20, 2011

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched August 2, 2026

  • As a Michigan state representative, she introduced the state's 2010-11 courts budget, about $258.8 million. Governor Granholm signed it as Public Act 167.

    September 23, 2010

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched August 2, 2026

Track record — Candidate Ethics

Candidate Ethics · 1 record
  • The House censured her by a vote of 234 to 188. The resolution accused her of promoting false narratives about the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.

    November 7, 2023

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026

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Profile last researched September 13, 2026.