# Rashida Tlaib

Democrat Representative · MI-12 [Official site ↗](https://tlaib.house.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/T000481.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20T000481&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20T000481%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

3 press releases on AI $32K from AI-industry employees and PACs

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Said and voted

### What they said

toward oversight Oct 14, 2026

Tlaib introduces a bill to ban federal funding for AI-enabled mass surveillance and facial recognition technologies like Flock cameras.

“INKSTER, MICH. – U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the Get the Flock Out of Our Communities Act today with community leaders in front of a Flock camera in Inkster, Michigan, whose city offici…”

[Source ↗](https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/rep-tlaib-introduces-bill-to-remove-and-prohibit-flock-cameras-mass-surveillance-technologies)

toward oversight Sep 25, 2026

Tlaib reintroduces legislation to impose a moratorium banning government use of facial recognition and biometric technology due to racial bias and surveillance concerns.

“WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced the reintroduction…”

[Source ↗](https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/reps-jayapal-tlaib-pressley-and-sens-markey-merkley-reintroduce-legislation-to-halt-government-use-of-facial-recognition-and-other-biometric-technology)

toward oversight Jul 23, 2026

Tlaib calls for a permanent ban on AI data centers on federal lands to stop pollution, rising energy costs, and Big Tech giveaways.

“WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act, a new bill that permanently bans large AI data centers and associated infrastructure on land…”

[Source ↗](https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/rep-tlaib-introduces-a-bill-to-ban-ai-data-centers-on-federal-lands) [cites HR.9939 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/b4712fdaaf066c31)

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

### How they voted

NAY Sep 16, 2026

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

YEA Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/4e1afa79062efed0)

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

NAY Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0738d91905dc4b0e)

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

NAY Jun 29, 2026

[KIDS Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/66fd8f27dd804f2b)

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

NAY Jan 20, 2026

[AI for Main Street Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/e27463e864c986ac)

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

YEA Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0100b757ace90999)

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

NAY Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/a25c2a752d51bf81)

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

YEA Sep 10, 2025

[Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/568b5e8fcd2727ab)

motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219

## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$32K

From employees and investors, personally

$0

From company PACs

### By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

### Largest gifts

| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Fatima Kardar | MICROSOFT | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808511116) |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Fatima Kardar | MICROSOFT | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808509530) |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Ala Hassan | MICROSOFT | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808509349) |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Yousef A. Khalidi | MICROSOFT | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808510193) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | Syed S. Qadri | NVIDIA | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159791331464) |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Ala Hassan | MICROSOFT | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808509997) |
| Sep 28, 2025 | Osama Hamdan | GOOGLE | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159791329924) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Mohammad Alaqrabawi | MICROSOFT | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808510014) |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Nick Martin | AMAZON WEB SERVICES | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808509648) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Ala Hassan | MICROSOFT | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159791330263) |
| May 3, 2026 | Saeed Mahameed | NVIDIA | $625 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875942888) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | Syed S. Qadri | NVIDIA | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159791331461) |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jafar M. Al-Kofahi | MICROSOFT | $250 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875942094) |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Sarmad Bokhari | GOOGLE | $250 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808511161) |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Ahmed Awadallah | MICROSOFT | $250 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601319808509917) |

Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.