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U.S. Representative — Rhode Island's 2nd District

Seth Magaziner

Democrat · Rhode Island

Democrat U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (45 on record)

  • H.R.9358 — Improving the Lives of the American People Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • H.R.8517 — Clean Energy Workforce Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.8518 — Domenic and Ed’s Law (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.7435 — DHS Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Ombuds Act (Introduced, Feb 9, 2026)
  • H.R.7436 — Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act (Reported, Feb 9, 2026)
  • H.R.7314 — Advancing Commonsense Policies Act (Introduced, Feb 2, 2026)
  • H.R.7315 — Advancing Policy Priorities Act (Introduced, Feb 2, 2026)
  • H.Res.1013 — Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. (Introduced, Jan 21, 2026)

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.9831 — Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.5692 — Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.8831 — Protecting Our Democracy Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.3367 — Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.4253 — Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.3045 — West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4382 — America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4588 — Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

Rhode Island sends two Democrats to the House, which makes the delegation comparison on this page the narrowest one the method allows — a group of two, one of whom is the subject. Magaziner sits above it.

Among the 2 Democrats in the Rhode Island delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.3%. Seth Magaziner is above that average at 3.3%.

Six crossings and an amendment

Almost every departure on his record is a yes his caucus withheld. He supported a bill on aid to enrolled students who do not exist, a war powers resolution, an expansion of veterans benefits, cashless bail reporting, fuel retailing, and a measure on deporting people convicted of fraud. The seventh is a lone amendment vote.

Five of the six passed; only the war powers resolution fell short. A member who keeps joining the winning side of bills his party opposes is doing something different from one who registers protest votes, and the tally reflects it.

3.3%
Votes against the Democrat majority
214
Roll calls where a party majority formed
93 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 7 roll calls where Seth Magaziner voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act
On Passage · roll call 217		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.Con.Res.84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201		Jun 4, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
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.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1958
Deporting Fraudsters Act
On Passage · roll call 94		Mar 18, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Trust and bicycles

His filings run to congressional trust — a measure restricting what members may hold and trade — alongside a bicycle bill, clean energy workforce development, a named law, and a broadly titled improvement act. He is ranking member on the homeland security subcommittee handling counterterrorism and intelligence, and none of the five touches that remit.

47
Bills sponsored
1083
Bills cosponsored

Of the 45 most recent of those, 42 currently sit at Introduced.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Seth Magaziner's cluster into: Health (5), Labor and Employment (5), Armed Forces and National Security (4), Congress (4), Education (4), Energy (4).

Tenure and attendance

Two terms place him in the lower reach of the middle band. He is away from the floor for a small but non-trivial slice of the roll calls.

First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Seth Magaziner falls in the mid cohort.

2.7%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
6
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Seth Magaziner has 47 bills sponsored, 1083 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Homeland Security
  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Homeland Security: Counterterrorism and Intelligence (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Homeland Security: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Energy and Mineral Resources
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries

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