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“obtained her law degree from the University of Maryland Thurgood Marshall School of Law”source
Career
“began her own career as a social worker. She worked with people affected by issues of housing and homelessness.”source
Public service
“an attorney who proudly served in the U.S. Department of Justice”source
“Congresswoman Scholten is a fourth-generation West Michigander”source
“currently serving her second term in Congress as the Representative of the 3rd district of Michigan”source
“Representative Hillary Scholten serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the House Committee on Small Business.”source
Legislation
HR 10133sponsor
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure cost sharing for a drug does not exceed the nationwide average of consumer purchase prices for such drug.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-08-20
HR 10134sponsor
Local Health Care Protection Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-08-20
HR 10004sponsor
Defending Our Energy and Water Act
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-07-30
HR 10005sponsor
Voting Record
278 yea335 nay29 missed1 present
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Passed (214-208)
yea2026-07-23
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Current candidates reconstructed from state election-authority records. Certification or a complete final ballot list is still pending.
Hillary ScholtenDemocratic· this member· state primary ballot
$2.3M raised
Terri DeBoerRepublican· state primary ballot
$552K raised
Ryan CushmanRepublican· state primary ballot
$116K raised
Joe JockGreen· state general filing unofficial
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Source: Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections. State-authority record. Synced daily.
Campaign Finance
2026 cycle$2.3M
Small donors $170KLarge individual $1.4MPACs $695K
Spent $1.3MCash $1.4M
2024 cycle$5.3M
Small donors $525KLarge individual $3.2MPACs $1.4M
Spent $4.9MCash $350K
2022 cycle$3.8M
Small donors $694K
Committees
House Committee on Small Business
Contracting and Infrastructure
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development
Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Aviation
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Water Resources and Environment
Activity Timeline
LegislationVotes
HR 10134: Local Health Care Protection Act of 2026
sponsor
2026-08-20
legislation
HR 10133: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure cost sharing for a drug does not exceed the nationwide average of consumer purchase prices for such drug.
sponsor
2026-08-20
legislation
HR 10004: Defending Our Energy and Water Act
sponsor
2026-07-30
legislation
HR 10005: Data Center Resource Disclosure Act
sponsor
2026-07-30
legislation
Service History
House, Dist. 32025-01-03, 2027-01-03Democrat
House, Dist. 32023-01-03, 2025-01-03Democrat
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BillsTracked · 277
Sponsored or cosponsored bills tracked from Congress.gov.
VotesTracked · 643
Roll-call positions parsed from official chamber XML.
CommitteesTracked · 8
Standing assignments from the @unitedstates project.
Campaign financeTracked · 4
Top-line FEC numbers per election cycle.
Press releasesTracked · 10
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“she joined the Justice Department through the Attorney General Honors Program”source
Family
“the first woman and mother ever to represent Michigan’s Third District in Congress”source
Also stated
“She is raising her two boys and the family dog, Smoky, on the southeast side of Grand Rapids.”source
“went on to clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in their special unit focused on immigration issues”source
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Data Center Resource Disclosure Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-07-30
HR 9818sponsor
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the women's business center program, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
2026-07-21
HCONRES 114cosponsor
Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-07-21
HR 9714sponsor
To limit the total number of schedule C and schedule G positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-07-15
HRES 1427cosponsor
Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-07-13
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HR 9570cosponsor
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Lovett Street in Charlotte, Michigan, as the "Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building".
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2026-07-02
HRES 1408cosponsor
Recognizing the State of Michigan's contributions to the United States on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Union.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-06-30
HR 9530sponsor
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to prohibit certain cell phone voice communications on aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-06-29
HR 9483sponsor
To require the Corps of Engineers to carry out advanced planning for dredging activities in areas with known PFAS contamination, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-06-25
HR 9484sponsor
To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study on the effect of new commercial and industrial water users on the amount of water maintained by Corps of Engineers reservoirs, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-06-25
HR 9401cosponsor
To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-06-23
HR 9299sponsor
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to award amounts to eligible entities to develop and carry out programs to incorporate eDNA monitoring techniques into and use eDNA monitoring techniques in carrying out sport fish surveys, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-06-11
HR 9077sponsor
To direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate hormone variability and hormone testing, respectively, in women with respect to perimenopause.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-05-29
HR 9041cosponsor
To establish programs to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and incentivize the use of bicycles in transit, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-05-26
HR 8999sponsor
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the "Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building".
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2026-05-21
HR 8998sponsor
To require the Transportation Research Board to evaluate innovative hull designs and the use of alternative material construction technologies to enhance operational fleet performance and payload capacity of waterborne transit systems.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-05-21
HRES 1317sponsor
Expressing support for the designation of May 24 as "National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day" or "National AMT Day" to commemorate the work of aviation maintenance professionals.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-05-21
H R 8800
Agreed to (232-199)
nay
2026-07-22
H R 8800
Failed (175-254)
nay2026-07-22
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Failed (213-216)
yea2026-07-22
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Passed (216-212)
nay2026-07-22
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Stop Insider Trading Act
Failed (211-218)
yea2026-07-22
Stop Insider Trading Act
Passed (232-198)
nay2026-07-22
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Passed (216-214)
nay2026-07-22
Value Over Cost Act
Passed (421-1)
yea2026-07-21
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)
Passed (213-209)
nay2026-07-21
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)
Passed (214-211)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Failed (65-361)
nay2026-07-21
Large individual $2.2M
PACs $632K
Spent $3.8MCash $10K
2020 cycle$3.8M
Small donors $856KLarge individual $2.1MPACs $505K
Spent $3.8MCash $27K
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
yea
2026-07-23
vote
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
nay
2026-07-23
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-22
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-22
vote
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H R 8800
nay
2026-07-22
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-22
vote
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
yea
2026-07-22
vote
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
nay
2026-07-22
vote
Stop Insider Trading Act
yea
2026-07-22
vote
Stop Insider Trading Act
nay
2026-07-22
vote
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
nay
2026-07-22
vote
HR 9818: To amend the Small Business Act to improve the women's business center program, and for other purposes.
sponsor
2026-07-21
legislation
HCONRES 114: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.
cosponsor
2026-07-21
legislation
Value Over Cost Act
yea
2026-07-21
vote
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)
nay
2026-07-21
vote
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
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