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February 6, 2025

Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI03) introduced the Consistent Legal Expectations and Access to Records (CLEAR) Act, which clarifies that temporary organizations created under 5 USC 3161, like DOGE, are subject to FOIA. Given the breadth of power these organizations wield, they should be subject to the same standard of scrutiny and public information sharing that other agencies are beholden to. As it currently stands, DOGE does not need to comply with FOIA requests from the American public.

January 21, 2025
U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03), a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Coast Guard Subcommittee, released the following statement:
 
“I was disappointed to learn that after midnight, President Donald Trump abruptly fired Admiral Linda L. Fagan from her role as Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. I am proud to have worked with Admiral Fagan to encourage the acquisition of a new Great Lakes Icebreaker, critical to our mission here in the Great Lakes region.
December 30, 2024

The full end-of-term report is available here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03) celebrated the end of her first term in Congress by releasing a report highlighting her wins for West Michigan in the 118th Congress. She returned nearly $230M to West Michigan through federal grant dollars and successful casework.

Issues:Congress
December 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rapid-Line Inc. – located in the heart of Congresswoman Hillary Scholten’s (MI-03) district – has received a $254,236 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of the Democrats’ Investing in America agenda.

Issues:Energy
December 13, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Hillary Scholten’s proposed changes to the Department of Treasury’s Section 48 tax credit have been incorporated into the Department’s final rule. This clarified language is a boon for clean energy producers seeking to leverage agricultural operations to establish a green economy. 

Issues:Energy
December 11, 2024

WASHINGTON—Representatives Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Peter Stauber (MN-8) have joined forces to write a bipartisan

Issues:Economy
December 4, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Scholten’s bill, H.R. 9285, passed the United States House of Representatives. The bill would designate the Comstock Park Post Office as the “Captain Miguel Justin Nava Post Office.”

Issues:Veterans
December 3, 2024

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) has joined the Congressional Food Safety Caucus. The caucus, chaired by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, aims to centralize food safety, decrease foodborne illness and outbreaks, and increase inspection of imported foods. More information about the caucus is available here

Issues:Health
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Congresswomen Scholten & Salazar at World Relief Panel
November 14, 2024

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) joined forces with Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) to discuss the historic, bipartisan DIGNITY Act. The discussion took place on a panel hosted by World Relief, a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The DIGNITY Act, endorsed by the Problem Solvers Caucus, is one of the first meaningful, bipartisan bills to reform the United States’ broken immigration system.