Representative · Michigan's 6th district

Debbie Dingell

Debbie Dingell is a Democratic representative for Michigan's 6th district, in Congress since 2015. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 21, and cast 456 of 459 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 6, 2015
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6753.1%21 of 675 · rank 126 of 43999%456 of 459 · rank 95 of 439850 became law26%157 of 598
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2225.2%63 of 1,222 · rank 88 of 44299%805 of 812 · rank 91 of 442600 became law25%144 of 569
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.6%6 of 997 · rank 294 of 44399%567 of 570 · rank 80 of 443531 became law9%40 of 455

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.40+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
  2. H.R. 6047: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026Yea
    May 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–179· Against party
  3. H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
    May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
  4. H.R. 9495: Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages ActYea
    Nov 12, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 256–145· Against party
  5. H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
    Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
  6. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
    Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
  7. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
    Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
  8. H.R. 1338: SAT Streamlining ActYea
    Jul 25, 2023· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 250–163· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: 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".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: 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".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

198 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced18995%
  2. Reported by committee10.5%
  3. Passed one chamber73.5%
  4. Became law10.5%

Policy areas

  1. Health77
  2. Environmental Protection16
  3. Public Lands and Natural Resources11
  4. International Affairs10
  5. Crime and Law Enforcement8
  6. Armed Forces and National Security7
  7. Commerce7
  8. Energy6

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10734 Title IX Take Responsibility Act of 2026
    Introduced· Oct 5, 2026
  2. H.Res. 1597 Expressing support for designation of the week of October 4, 2026, through October 10, 2026, as "World Space Week".
    Introduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Oct 1, 2026
  3. H.R. 10665 SOS Campus Act
    Introduced· Oct 1, 2026
  4. H.R. 10664 SUCCESS Act of 2026
    Introduced· Oct 1, 2026
  5. H.R. 10663 Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act
    Introduced· Oct 1, 2026
  6. H.Res. 1586 Recognizing and honoring the 27th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C.
    Introduced· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues· Sep 28, 2026
  7. H.R. 10547 PACE Access Improvement Act
    Introduced· Health· Sep 24, 2026
  8. H.Res. 1569 Recognizing the importance of protecting continuous Medicaid coverage for individuals undergoing active cancer treatment.
    Introduced· Health· Sep 21, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Michigan's 6th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$486.2M
Per resident
$632
Rank in Michigan
5 of 13
Contract actions
32K
New awards: 30.6K

By fiscal year

  1. 368.3MFY2017
  2. 479MFY2018
  3. 409.6MFY2019
  4. 439.3MFY2020
  5. 582MFY2021
  6. 457.3MFY2022
  7. 468.2MFY2023
  8. 509.3MFY2024
  9. 588.4MFY2025
  10. 486.2MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Defense Logistics Agency$174.6M36%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of the Army$92.6M19%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs$35.4M7.3%
  4. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office$29.2M6.0%
    Department of Commerce
  5. Environmental Protection Agency$22.8M4.7%
  6. U.S. Coast Guard$19.6M4.0%
    Department of Homeland Security
  7. Department of the Air Force$12.4M2.6%
    Department of Defense
  8. Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$10.6M2.2%
    Department of Justice

Top recipients

  1. AVFUEL CORP$155.8M32%
    29,868 awards
  2. ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC$75.7M16%
    68 awards
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$30.5M6.3%
    83 awards
  4. LOC PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC$28.6M5.9%
    75 awards
  5. CPA GLOBAL (LANDON IP) INC$25M5.1%
    9 awards
  6. TETRA TECH/MASON & HANGER JOINT VENTURE$16.6M3.4%
    8 awards
  7. KALITTA AIR LLC$10.1M2.1%
    8 awards
  8. THE STRATAGEM GROUP LLC$8.9M1.8%
    9 awards
  9. FLEXSYS INC$8.3M1.7%
    3 awards
  10. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT$8.3M1.7%
    5 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.2M
through Jul 15, 2026
Cash on hand
$414.9K
From committees
$747.6K
212 committees
From contractor PACs
$145.5K
40 PACs · 19% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$10KINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
general motors companygeneral motors company political action committee (gm pac)$10KGENERAL MOTORS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$652.9M
dte energy companydte energy company political action committee$10KDTE ENERGY COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$2.3M
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac$10KAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$1.2M
national community pharmacists associationnational community pharmacists association - pac$7,500NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
delta airlinesdelta air lines pac$7,500DELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$8.9M
ford motor companyford motor company civic action fund$6,500FORD MOTOR COAI match · 100% · the same organization$772.3M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$6,000AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$5,000NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$5,000HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.2M$747.6K$145.5K40 PACs · 19% of committee money
2024$1.6M$971.6K$205K53 PACs · 21% of committee money
2022$1.6M$802.4K$205.2K63 PACs · 26% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Michigan's 6th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Michigan's 6th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Michigan's 12th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Michigan's 12th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Michigan's 12th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Michigan's 12th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
debbiedingell.house.gov
Phone
202-225-4071
Office
102 Cannon House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.