Michigan
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Kristen McDonald Rivet

D

U.S. Representative · Michigan

Last updated

May 11, 2026

Next election

November 2026

Votes cast

375

On record

Bills sponsored

0

Including co-sponsored

Ledger entries

375

All actions

Policy pillars — derived from activity record

Electoral integrity

4 actions

McDonald Rivet opposes citizenship verification requirements for voter registration, reflecting a conviction that electoral integrity safeguards should not impose documentation burdens that risk disenfranchising eligible voters.

Criminal justice

21 actions

McDonald Rivet supports enhanced penalties for drug trafficking and data-driven approaches to officer safety while consistently opposing measures that expand law enforcement discretion, restrict juvenile justice reforms, or weaken police accountability mechanisms.

Fiscal policy

36 actions

McDonald Rivet opposes major federal spending frameworks and appropriations measures, reflecting resistance to expansive government fiscal commitments and multi-year budget authorities.

Healthcare

13 actions

McDonald Rivet demonstrates consistent support for expanding healthcare access and services across underserved populations, particularly rural communities, veterans, and individuals with substance use and mental health conditions.

Education

10 actions

McDonald Rivet demonstrates strong support for expanding educational access and opportunity across diverse populations, including rural students, territorial residents, and workers in career pathways, while prioritizing adequate professional support services for vulnerable student populations.

Economy and labor

24 actions

McDonald Rivet demonstrates a consistent commitment to expanding worker protections and union organizing rights while supporting targeted small business assistance and access to capital through regulatory streamlining.

Environment and energy

87 actions

McDonald Rivet demonstrates strong support for environmental conservation through consistent backing of ecosystem restoration, invasive species management, and protection of public lands from fossil fuel extraction, while opposing measures that would weaken pollution safeguards or facilitate mining and energy infrastructure development in ecologically sensitive areas.

Immigration

16 actions

McDonald Rivet demonstrates a mixed immigration stance, supporting humanitarian protections for specific vulnerable groups like Haitian nationals while simultaneously voting for numerous enforcement-focused measures including increased deportation powers, criminal penalties for unauthorized entry, and expanded detention and scrutiny of immigrant populations.

National security and foreign policy

44 actions

McDonald Rivet supports targeted national security measures focused on financial oversight, maritime defense, and counterterrorism while opposing broader military spending increases and unilateral executive authority in defense matters.

Civil rights and liberties

18 actions

McDonald Rivet demonstrates a strong pro-civil rights voting pattern by consistently supporting measures that protect religious freedom, combat discrimination and violence against marginalized communities, advance Native American sovereignty and cultural rights, enhance consumer privacy protections, and affirm transgender students' autonomy over their identity expression.

Social policy

12 actions

McDonald Rivet demonstrates a progressive social policy orientation focused on expanding government support for vulnerable populations including veterans, housing security, child and elder care access, and consumer safety protections.

Technology and data

17 actions

McDonald Rivet supports technology advancement and innovation when paired with robust government oversight, regulatory frameworks, and security protections rather than unrestricted private sector development.

Civil liberties and government power

2 actions

McDonald Rivet favors strengthening judicial authority as a counterweight to unchecked executive and legislative power.

Government accountability and transparency

56 actions

McDonald Rivet supports government accountability and transparency through mechanisms that strengthen congressional oversight of executive agencies, enhance public disclosure requirements, protect whistleblowers, and establish performance standards for federal personnel, while opposing legislative efforts that would expand Congress's power to rapidly reject regulations without substantive review.

Infrastructure and public investment

11 actions

McDonald Rivet demonstrates consistent support for direct federal investment in public infrastructure, prioritizing projects that enhance community resilience, preserve public resources, and reduce financial barriers to essential services like water delivery and utilities.

Activity ledger — most recent first

Mar 25, 2025

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1048) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern, and for other purposes. — This bill would block energy efficiency standards for commercial refrigeration equipment, undermining efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Voted no

Mar 4, 2025

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 11) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources". — This bill enables Congress to exercise its constitutional oversight power by allowing votes to disapprove specific federal agency rules, reinforcing legislative checks on executive branch regulatory authority.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Feb 24, 2025

SPUR Act — This bill advances small business economic opportunity by requiring federal agencies to track and report on contracts awarded to underrepresented small business owners, including veterans and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Economy and laborMinimum wage↗ Source
Voted yes

Feb 12, 2025

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Feb 12, 2025

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Feb 11, 2025

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes. — This bill would make it easier for Congress to quickly review and reject last-minute regulations issued by outgoing administrations, increasing legislative oversight of executive agency actions.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Jan 22, 2025

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. — This bill would streamline environmental reviews to speed up forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk through vegetation removal and forest thinning on public and tribal lands.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Voted no

Jan 21, 2025

MAPWaters Act of 2025 — This bill advances environmental stewardship by improving public access to information about federal waterways, which can help people better utilize and care for these natural resources.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 21, 2025

Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act — This bill directs federal resources toward constructing a public monument on the National Mall, representing a public investment in commemorative infrastructure.

Infrastructure and public investmentTransportation and roads↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 16, 2025

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act — This bill would make it easier to deny entry to and deport immigrants convicted of or admitting to certain violent crimes, particularly those involving women and children.

ImmigrationBorder policy↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 15, 2025

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States. — This bill would create a special tax rule for certain Taiwan residents earning U.S. income, potentially reducing federal tax revenue from this specific group.

Fiscal policyFederal and state taxation↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 15, 2025

POWER Act of 2025 — This bill enables federal funding for utilities to combine power restoration with hazard mitigation improvements, increasing public investment in infrastructure resilience.

Infrastructure and public investmentTransportation and roads↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 14, 2025

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.

Civil rights and libertiesVoting rights↗ Source
Voted no

Jan 14, 2025

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.

Civil rights and libertiesVoting rights↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 14, 2025

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring federal agencies to publicly disclose detailed information about disaster assistance spending on a regular basis.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 13, 2025

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act — This bill requires FEMA to study ways to reduce paperwork burdens on disaster applicants while reporting its findings to Congress, which increases oversight and transparency in federal disaster assistance processes.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 13, 2025

Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring a publicly-funded company to disclose executive compensation details to Congress and the public.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 9, 2025

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act — This bill would protect Americans from prosecution by the International Criminal Court and use sanctions to deter foreign cooperation with ICC investigations, asserting U.S. sovereignty in national security matters.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted no

Jan 7, 2025

Laken Riley Act — This bill would require immigration authorities to detain immigrants arrested for certain theft-related crimes and allow states to sue the federal government over immigration enforcement decisions.

ImmigrationBorder policy↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 3, 2025

House roll call vote

Present

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