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WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), member of the House Small Business Committee, introduced the Currency Options, Information, and Navigation (COIN) Act. This legislation would direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create learning modules to help small businesses learn how to evaluate the use of digital assets, such as cryptocurrency, for their operations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), member of the House Small Business Committee (SBC) and Vice Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, introduced the Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2026 alongside Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03). This bill would reauthorize the Women’s Business Center (WBC) program to ensure that women entrepreneurs across the country have access to essential advisi
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Main Street Competes Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) and Derek Schmidt (R-KS-02).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), member of the House Small Business Committee, secured a critical provision in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The provision ensures that certain Department of Defense (DoD) contracts are actually reaching small defense contractors, which will strengthen both America’s national security and small business economy.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Investing in All of America Act, bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) and Dan Meuser (R-PA-09), was signed into law on May 19 as Public Law 119-92. Congresswoman Scholten’s new law expands access to capital for small businesses, particularly those in rural and low-income communities and those supporting America’s national security sector.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the Main Street Competes Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) and Derek Schmidt (R-KS-02), passed unanimously out of the House Small Business Committee (SBC).
WASHINGTON, DC – This month, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) introduced the Small Business Administration Artificial Intelligence Adoption Reporting Act (SBA AI Adoption Reporting Act). The legislation would direct the SBA to implement its recent findings on how to best improve its AI uses for contracting and research programs. Rep. Scholten requested the study that produced these findings last Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – This month, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) led a letter with her colleagues in the Lowering Costs Caucus urging President Trump to immediately address the energy affordability crisis straining household budgets across the country. The members highlighted how the Trump administration's policies, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) and chaotic tariffs, are driving these skyrocketing costs.
WASHINGTON, DC – This month, U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07) introduced the Main Street Business Resource Integration and Development for Growth and Equity Act (Main Street BRIDGE Act). The legislation would strengthen collaboration between federal agencies to help disadvantaged small businesses access the technical assistance and additional tools they need to grow and thrive.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids will receive $307,000 through NeighborWorks America. The funding will support Dwelling Place’s efforts to lower housing costs, expand the local housing supply, generate new economic opportunities, and revitalize West Michigan neighborhoods.