Rashida Tlaib's Record on AI

Rashida Tlaib's Position on AI

Rashida Tlaib formally supports a moratorium on construction and upgrades of covered AI data centers. Her documented sign of that position is her original cosponsorship of H.R. 9442, the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which the GovInfo bill status record dates to June 24, 2026.

The pause in that bill is conditional. Under the introduced text, construction or upgrading would halt upon enactment and end only after laws set product review, worker and benefit-sharing protections, utility and environmental protections, community approval, no subsidies and union labor standards. The text sets no fixed one-year expiry.

Her sponsored bill has a different reach. H.R. 9939, the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act, lists her as sponsor as of July 23, 2026, and would prohibit construction and operation of covered AI data centers on federal land.

The record also contains evidence that points the other way. Tlaib was recorded Nay on the House motion to suspend the rules and pass the AI for Main Street Act on January 20, 2026. She was recorded Yea on the House motion to suspend the rules and pass the TAKE IT DOWN Act on April 28, 2025.

A nay vote does not show why she cast it. The TAKE IT DOWN Act covers nonconsensual intimate imagery, including certain AI-made forgeries, and it does not regulate AI as a whole.

Her support for the moratorium comes from the cosponsorship record. The sources cited here do not include a personal spoken quotation about H.R. 9442.

Background at a Glance

Tlaib was born in Detroit on July 24, 1976, and was 50 years old on November 4, 2026. The Congressional Directory supplies the birth date and current office.

The table separates her current office from the office she sought in the 2026 election. The Directory edition is dated February 20, 2026, so it cannot confirm the November results.

Background and Political Leaning

Tlaib was born and raised in Detroit. Her official biography describes her as the eldest of 14 children and the daughter of Palestinian immigrants. Those family details come from her office's own biography and have not been independently verified here.

The biography also describes her as the first Muslim woman elected to the Michigan Legislature in 2008, and as a Sugar Law Center attorney before she entered Congress. It does not explain how those roles shaped her AI positions, and this page does not supply that link.

The Congressional Directory lists a bachelor's degree in political science from Wayne State University in Detroit, earned in 1998, and a J.D. from Cooley Law School in Lansing, earned in 2004. It lists her occupation as lawyer and her service as staff of the Michigan House of Representatives in 2007 and 2008. It then lists her as a member of that chamber from 2009 to 2014.

The biography dates her election to the Legislature to 2008, while the Directory lists her membership beginning in 2009. These career entries are historical, and they do not establish her current committee assignments in the 119th Congress.

Her party is Democratic. The sources cited here do not establish a finer ideological label, so this page does not assign one based on her party, background or votes.

Statements and Actions on AI

Tlaib's personal statement on AI in the sources cited here appears in her July 23, 2026 release on AI data centers on federal public lands. The release opposes harmful AI data center buildout on federal public lands. It names public health, environmental effects and local democratic voice as her concerns.

In that release she writes that "data centers are not welcome in our communities." The line describes what residents tell her. It is not a measured survey, so it reports her account of local sentiment and does not prove universal community opposition.

A July 23, 2025 release from Representative Greg Casar's office introduced the Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act and quotes Tlaib: "It is shameful that companies would use our neighbors' sensitive personal information against them to raise prices." Her objection concerns companies using sensitive personal information to raise individual prices or offer a worker a lower wage. The release reports her documented position, and it does not independently establish the harms it alleges.

Two oversight letters name her as a participant, and neither includes a personal quotation. On April 16, 2026, Representative Daniel Goldman's office listed her as a signatory to a letter about ICE use of Palantir-developed technologies. That is formal participation in joint oversight, not an individual statement or a finding of unlawful surveillance.

On November 5, 2025, Representative García's office listed her as a cosigner of a letter to Delta's CEO about AI use in ticket pricing. A cosigner of a joint request is not a solo quotation. The letter does not prove unlawful conduct and does not ban airline pricing algorithms.

Policies Supported and Opposed

Tlaib has formally backed bills that would pause covered AI data center construction, bar those facilities on federal land, require public site disclosure and address AI-driven price and wage practices. Her two recorded House votes on AI bills split, with a yea on the TAKE IT DOWN Act and a nay on the AI for Main Street Act.

A covered data center is one used for AI models at scale, or one over 20 megawatts with high-density racks of at least 20 kilowatts or liquid or immersion cooling. The definition does not automatically cover every server facility.

H.R. 9442 would also require quarterly public Energy Department reports on financing, water, power, emissions, wastewater, cooling chemicals, noise, jobs, agreements and subsidies. Verification powers would include inspections and subpoenas. The bill would also restrict exports of computing infrastructure for covered AI uses to countries without comparable safeguards. The bill is introduced text, not law, and the cosponsorship record documents her support for it.

H.R. 8488, the AI Data Center Site Selection Transparency Act of 2026, would require public and local-official disclosure at least 180 days before a definitive development step. It also calls for multilingual outreach and developer-funded independent environmental analysis, limits nondisclosure agreements, and treats violations as unfair or deceptive practices under the FTC. The bill is a disclosure regime, and it does not ban construction.

The AI for Main Street Act, as passed by the House 395 to 14 on January 20, 2026, would require small business development centers to help businesses evaluate and use AI. The help would include information, guidance, training and outreach. Section 3 authorizes no additional funding. The bill was received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on January 26, 2026, and her nay does not show her view of that assistance program. The Clerk's roll call 33 record and the Clerk's roll call 104 record carry the two House votes.

Current Office and the 2026 Election

Tlaib's current office is U.S. Representative for Michigan's 12th District. Fox News reports that the Associated Press called that district for her on November 4, 2026.

The report describes her as reelected. That is an attributed call, and the sources cited here include no certification record. The gap is an evidence limit, not a finding that certification has failed to occur. This page also cites no vote totals.

The Congressional Directory cannot confirm November results because its edition is dated February 20, 2026. The sources cited here do not list a separate district for a future term, so the District 12 call is the only district result this page reports.

Scope and Open Questions

Her record supports specific AI restrictions, but it does not establish opposition to AI in general. The sources cited here show formal support for particular data center and price-practice measures, plus one yea and one nay on House AI bills.

The limits are concrete. Among the bills cited here, the TAKE IT DOWN Act is the only one that became law, and the other measures show referral or House passage without enactment. The two roll calls do not cover her full voting history, and a Not Voting or absent entry would establish neither opposition nor motive. The record also does not explain why she cast the January 20, 2026 nay.

Several questions remain open. The sources cited here include no personal statement endorsing AI innovation or its benefits, and joint letters are not solo quotations. Because the bills here were referred rather than passed, their current status can change after the dates recorded in this page.

To check whether H.R. 9442 has moved since its June 24, 2026 referral, open the GovInfo bill status record for H.R. 9442. For the bill text, use the Congress.gov text of H.R. 9442.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Rashida Tlaib's data center moratorium bill become law?

No. The bill's latest recorded action is its June 24, 2026 referral, and no enactment is recorded.

Did Rashida Tlaib vote for the TAKE IT DOWN Act?

Yes. The Clerk's roll call 104 record shows her recorded Yea on the House motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill on April 28, 2025.

The House vote was 409 to 2. The measure became Public Law 119-12 on May 19, 2025, after the Senate passed it by unanimous consent on February 13, 2025.

Does Rashida Tlaib oppose AI in general?

The record does not establish that. Her formal support covers specific data center restrictions and AI-related price and wage practices, and she voted Yea on the TAKE IT DOWN Act.

The sources cited here show no personal position against AI as a whole, and they also show no personal endorsement of AI innovation.