Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) released the following statement after voting against the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), alongside Congressman Rob Bresnahan (R-PA-08), introduced the Fatigued Pilot Protection Act to close a long-standing gap in aviation safety rules and ensure all commercial pilots operate under the same rest standards.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bipartisan bills led by U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) to help small businesses responsibly and effectively use artificial intelligence tools to grow, compete, and protect their operations.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) introduced the Small Business Defense Contract Protection Act to ensure that Department of Defense (DoD) contracts intended for small businesses are actually reaching small defense contractors to strengthen both America’s national security and our small business economy.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), alongside U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), announced introduction of the bipartisan Honoring Vocational Education Act to ensure workers who pursue job training programs, trade schools, union apprenticeships, and other technical pathways are fully recognized in federal workforce data.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten reintroduced her bipartisan Justice for Exploited Children Act alongside Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07). This legislation would increase both civil and criminal penalties for companies that violate child labor standards established in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten announced that she will launch a new Congressional Dialogue series in 2026. The program will consist of a number of community conversations, each focused on a different issue relevant to West Michigan, including health care, housing, immigration, data centers and protecting our environment. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amidst a growing affordability crisis, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten, a founder of the Lowering Costs Caucus (LCC) in Congress, announced her end-of-year showcase of legislation to lower costs for American families. The highlighted LCC-endorsed legislation could help lower the cost of housing by tens of thousands of dollars per family; the cost of baby products by hundreds of dollars; the cost of health care by up to tens of thousands per person; and much more.