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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 – Last week, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, secured key policy victories and $115 million in authorized investments for West Michigan in the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2026 markup. The bill now moves from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to a vote on the full House floor. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) introduced the Capping Appointed Positions (CAP) Act, which would place a reasonable limit on the number of political staff a president can place throughout the federal government without Senate approval. This legislation would help prevent the increasing politicization of federal agencies and provide a commonsense check on the president’s power while preserving a robust civil service.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced $3,950,656 for medical research and mental health care initiatives across West Michigan. The funding is through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) led a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding answers on the June 16th death of Airman First Class Keon McDaniel of Grand Rapids.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), Rick Crawford (R-AR-01), Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), and Rob Bresnahan (R-PA-08) introduced H.R. 9530, the Quiet Skies Act. The bipartisan legislation would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to finalize a ban on in-flight calls on commercial planes within 180 days of enactment. 

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) released a statement on the death of Airman First Class Keon Talik McDaniel of Grand Rapids, who died during the influenza outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced she has introduced two bills to protect and strengthen water resources in Michigan and across the country. The Water Reservoir Transparency Act–introduced alongside Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13)–would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to assess how new commercial and industrial users are impacting water reservoirs.