Debbie Dingell

U.S. Representative · Democratic · Michigan

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Measurements held — 6 of 7 available

423
votes on record
95
attendance
3745
positions scored
9
committees
322
disclosed funders
3
co-voting peers
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Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Sep 16, 2026 · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments
Yea
Retire through Ownership ActSep 16, 2026 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yea
Water Resources Development Act of 2026Sep 16, 2026 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yea

Debbie Dingell

U.S. Representative · house · MI · Incumbent

Democratic

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Governance22 issues · 384 bills

Government Scope291 bills
no state at alltotal state ownership of production and property
Authority ↔ Liberty185 bills
no state at all: liberty without governmentstate authority
Pace / Legitimacy of Change59 bills
institutional continuitysystemic change
Open records59 bills
publish government records proactively, easily, without a requestrecords available only on request or at agency discretion
Proceduralism51 bills
representative-substantiveprocedure-as-content / direct

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Hierarchy ↔ Anti-Hierarchy41 bills
mutual aid / voluntary associationhierarchical authority
Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)37 bills
power at the lowest competent levelnational standards, preemption
Transparency ↔ State secrecy20 bills
no state secrecy power at all, government may never suppress disclosureexecutive discretion over what stays secret
Institutional trust ↔ Institutional distrust (v7 #46/#47 carried over)14 bills
defer to expert and professional institutionsinstitutions are captured; restructure or defund
Political violence5 bills
never justifiedsometimes justified
ID to register or vote4 bills
require ID or proof of citizenship to register or to votedo not
Documentary proof of citizenship to register3 bills
require itno citizenship requirement at all — noncitizens allowed to register and vote
Experts and scientists3 bills
trust themcaptured
Universities3 bills
restore funding and standingrestructure or defund
Confrontation vs civility in politics3 bills
eliminationist violence against opponents; assassination and armed insurrection as politicscivility and compromise
Capitalism2 bills
positivenegative
Mail voting1 bills
ban mail voting entirely except rare medical absenteeexpand
Members of Congress trading stocks1 bills
full bandisclosure is enough
The Epstein files1 bills
release in fullagencies decide
Expanding the Supreme Court1 bills
nopack the Court immediately to guarantee a desired ruling
Who commands law enforcement1 bills
county sheriff is the supreme law enforcement authority, able to override even state and federal officersthe President, nationally
Socialism1 bills
positivenegative

Foreign Policy15 issues · 72 bills

Conflict Posture50 bills
total non-resistance: no force, even in defencetotal war: destroy the enemy society until unconditional surrender
Moral-Community Scope38 bills
parochial / nationaluniversal / cosmopolitan
Who authorizes war11 bills
the President may fight without a voteCongress must authorize
The Iran war6 bills
keep using forceoppose; limited strikes at most
Force short of war4 bills
the President's to useCongress must authorize that too

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US aid to Ukraine4 bills
keep or increaseend it
Sanctions on Russia4 bills
tightenlift for a settlement
America's role in the world4 bills
superpower; activeconcentrate at home
The Israel relationship3 bills
unconditional allianceits influence is a problem
Development aid3 bills
restore it, reformedkeep the cuts or eliminate
Humanitarian relief abroad3 bills
fund itnot with US tax money
Size of the military3 bills
keep or growreduce
US military aid to Israel2 bills
keep or increasecondition, cut or end
NATO2 bills
favor ita burden; US interests alone
Military action against Venezuela (the Maduro capture)2 bills
justifiedunauthorized

Economy23 issues · 71 bills

Economic Coordination51 bills
no state: unregulated markets, no taxationstate / common ownership, redistribution
Fiscal discipline ↔ Fiscal expansion15 bills
balance the budget; debt is a moral hazarddeficits are an instrument
Unions6 bills
stronger unions, faster first contractsright-to-work, weaker collective bargaining
Endangered Species Act6 bills
strengthen itnarrow it
A Fed digital dollar (CBDC)5 bills
allow itban it

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Who sets tariffs4 bills
the President, by emergency powerCongress only
Deficits4 bills
balance first, even at the cost of tax cuts or programsgrowth or programs first; deficits are a tool
Financial rescues of allied governments3 bills
strategic and worth itno foreign bailouts
Concentration ↔ Dispersal of economic power2 bills
no antitrust at all, monopoly and trusts are a natural, lawful right of ownersbreak up and publicly own concentrated industries, nationalize monopolies
Wall Street buying family homes2 bills
ban or cap itleave it
Rent control2 bills
government ownership of rental housing, rent set by stateno rent control
Crypto framework2 bills
friendly frameworkstrict rules first
Wildfire and forest management2 bills
active logging and thinninglimit logging and let forests recover naturally
Taxes on high earners1 bills
raise top rate to 94%keep them where they are, or cut them
Medicaid funding1 bills
protect itcut its growth
Zoning1 bills
state/federal override to build morelocal control
Sports betting1 bills
legal and lightly regulatedlimits, ad rules or rollback
The tipped minimum wage1 bills
end the tip creditkeep it
Ethanol mandate (Renewable Fuel Standard)1 bills
keep or expand it, including year-round E15repeal it
EV charger funding1 bills
keep itrescind it
Federal money for city transit1 bills
fund itcut it or leave it to the states
Oil, gas and mining on public land1 bills
expand leasingrestrict it
Grazing on public land1 bills
protect ranchers' accessrestrict it

Social Issues29 issues · 49 bills

Permitting reform (NEPA)12 bills
require review for more categories, with public suits to enforce itcut it and build
Mass deportation6 bills
deport entire ethnic groups by ancestry, no individual process at allcriminals first, with due process
Border security as a priority6 bills
extremely importantabolish ICE and border enforcement entirely
Fossil fuels6 bills
ban all extraction of fossil fuelsall of the above
Transgender athletes5 bills
by gender identityby sex at birth

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Legal recognition of gender identity5 bills
law must recognize a third, non-binary sex/gender category, not just male-to-female switchingsex at birth is what the law recognizes
EV mandates and clean-car standards4 bills
keep themno mandates
Gun rights ↔ Gun regulation (v7 #18 carried over)3 bills
abolish virtually all gun laws; no licensing, no restrictions even on who may ownregulate ownership and carry
Police funding3 bills
fund and hire moremove money to social services
Gender-affirming care for minors2 bills
protect accessrestrict
DEI programs2 bills
they remedy discriminationmake them illegal
Religious exemptions from general laws2 bills
broadnarrow or none
Nuclear power2 bills
government should build and own nuclear plants directly as public poweroppose
Detention while cases are decided1 bills
detain without hearing based on ancestry alone, not tied to case reviewno
Legal immigration levels1 bills
reduceincrease
Abolishing ICE1 bills
keep itabolish it
Advanced chip sales to China1 bills
allowban
Soda and candy on SNAP1 bills
keep them outlet people choose
Marijuana1 bills
legalize or reschedulekeep it illegal
IVF1 bills
expand accessrestrict
Child care1 bills
public investmentcash to parents instead
Criminal penalties for women seeking an abortion1 bills
criminalize the womanno criminal penalty for the woman
Same-sex marriage1 bills
recognizednot recognized
Affirmative action1 bills
keep itend it
Gender roles1 bills
men must dominate women by law; women barred from public life, male headship enforcedit is not
Cash bail1 bills
keep itend it
Parental notification of social transition1 bills
parents toldschools keep confidence
Gender-identity lessons in early grades1 bills
noneinclusive lessons
Environmental rules1 bills
ban harmful economic activity outright regardless of jobs lostthey cost jobs

Values & Identity8 issues · 28 bills

Basis of the Polity12 bills
civic-territorialmembership by race or blood, denied by law to others
Source of Moral Order7 bills
official atheism: religion excluded from public legitimacyreligious / metaphysical
Modernity & Time7 bills
remake human nature itself through planned technologysacred-tradition / cyclical time
Tribal status: political or racial4 bills
political: tribes are governments; membership is a political classificationracial: tribal membership is an ancestral, racial classification
Means a movement may use for its aims2 bills
lawful politics onlyany means the cause requires, up to armed attacks that reach civilians

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Government in languages other than English2 bills
provide itEnglish only
What makes someone American1 bills
a creed: anyone who embraces the founding principlesa people: a shared heritage, culture and ancestry
Returning land to tribes1 bills
return all public/federal land to tribal control, not just trust acquisitionsterminate tribal trust lands and dissolve reservations entirely

Environment2 issues · 21 bills

Policy-Frame Legitimacy14 bills
reject industrial civilization itselfaccepts the policy/industrial frame
Extraction ↔ Conservation10 bills
extract all resources without limit, seize or open any land including protected and tribal land for drilling/miningend extraction entirely, keep fossil fuels and minerals in the ground, abolish industrial exploitation of nature

Identity & Rights4 issues · 14 bills

Privacy ↔ Surveillance11 bills
warrant requirement, data minimisationmass warrantless surveillance of citizens by race or suspected disloyalty
One federal database on citizens2 bills
total federal surveillance database on every citizen, mandatory biometric national IDno
AI safety rules2 bills
minimalguardrails and liability
Pornography2 bills
no restriction on pornography at all, full repeal of obscenity lawredefine obscenity

The network

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Top disclosed sources$1.7M

ACTBLUEpac$29k2% of total
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PEOPLEpac$20k1% of total
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERALpac$20k1% of total
DTE ENERGY COMPANY PACpac$20k1% of total
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY PACpac$20k1% of total

From public filings · disclosure, not judgement · both parties shown identically

7 of 321 disclosed funders have taken a public position on a bill we have placed on our scale — together about 4.7% of the PAC money this candidate has raised. What follows is those funders in their own filed words, not a score, and not a claim about this candidate.

NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10k
- Against African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10k
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$9k
AT&T INC. FEDERAL PAC$8k
- For Gerald’s Law Act
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC$8k
THE HOME DEPOT PAC$5k
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$3k
- For NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025

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Debbie Dingell

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Who funds Debbie Dingell

voted No on Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".

voted Yes on National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026

voted Yes on Water Resources Development Act of 2026

voted Yes on Ratepayer Protection Act

voted Yes on Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

voted Yes on Retire through Ownership Act

voted No on PROOF Act

voted No on Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

voted No on Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".

voted Yes on Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act

voted Yes on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

voted Yes on Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act

voted Yes on Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025

voted Yes on GUARD Act

voted Yes on Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025

voted Yes on National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025

voted Yes on Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025

voted No on Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026

voted No on Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025