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U.S. Representative — Michigan's 8th District

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Democrat · Michigan

Democrat U.S. Representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (18 on record)

  • H.R.9560 — No Profiting from Public Service Act (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9474 — Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 25, 2026)
  • H.R.8698 — Lower Prices at the Pump Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
  • H.R.8305 — Working Parents Tax Relief Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 15, 2026)
  • H.R.8056 — Military Financial Literacy Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 24, 2026)
  • H.R.7437 — BASICS Act (Introduced, Feb 9, 2026)
  • H.R.7069 — Affordable Food and Energy Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 14, 2026)
  • H.R.6720 — FARM Home Loans Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 15, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8730 — Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.7545 — Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.8644 — Stop Subsidizing Private Jets of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.R.5408 — Faster Labor Contracts Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.2512 — Hot Foods Act of 2025 (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.8403 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food. (Introduced, Apr 21, 2026)

Voting analysis

Kristen McDonald Rivet voted for the farm bill her caucus opposed. She is one of several Democrats on this site to do so — a New York freshman and a Washington member also crossed on it — and in each case agriculture or food features in their own filing record. A farm bill splits a caucus along a line that has nothing to do with ideology and everything to do with what grows in a district.

6.3%
Votes against the Democrat majority
205
Roll calls where a party majority formed
27 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

Her other departures run the same direction: a main street economic act, wider veterans benefits, bail reporting, a violent offenders bill, a resolution supporting police, and fuel retailing. One refusal, on daylight saving, and two amendment votes.

The 10 most recent of 13 roll calls where Kristen McDonald Rivet voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Passage · roll call 271		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238		Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.6047
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
On Passage · roll call 191		May 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171		May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6260
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
On Passage · roll call 169		May 14, 2026PassedAye (party: Nay)
H.Con.Res.96
Expressing support for law enforcement officers
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 165		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7567
Farm, Food, and National Security Act
On Passage · roll call 154		Apr 30, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Prices, parents, schools

Agriculture tops her short list of classified subjects. The filings themselves are pocketbook measures almost throughout: lower prices at the pump, tax relief for working parents, local food in schools, financial literacy for the military, and a bar on profiting from public service.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Kristen McDonald Rivet's cluster into: Agriculture and Food (3), Armed Forces and National Security (2), Taxation (2), Transportation and Public Works (2), Commerce (1), Crime and Law Enforcement (1).

18
Bills sponsored
337
Bills cosponsored

Of all 18, 18 currently sit at Introduced.

Above the Michigan Democrats

Her figure clears the state's six-member Democratic House group. She carries no gavel, which is the norm at this end of the departure ranking.

Among the 6 Democrats in the Michigan delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.2%. Kristen McDonald Rivet is above that average at 6.3%.

Tenure and attendance

First term. Her absence rate is well above what most pages on this site record.

First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Kristen McDonald Rivet falls in the freshman cohort.

6.4%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
14
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Kristen McDonald Rivet has 18 bills sponsored, 337 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • House Committee on Agriculture: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit

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