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U.S. Representative — Michigan's 3rd District

Hillary Scholten

Democrat · Michigan

Democrat U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.10005 — Data Center Resource Disclosure Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.10004 — Defending Our Energy and Water Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9818 — Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9714 — Capping Appointed Positions Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
  • H.R.9530 — Quiet Skies Act (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.9484 — Water Reservoir Transparency Act (Introduced, Jun 25, 2026)
  • H.R.9483 — Clean Ports for Commerce Act (Introduced, Jun 25, 2026)
  • H.R.9299 — Advancing Next-Generation Genetic Learning for Effective Resource Strategy Act (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — 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, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.777 — Closing the College Hunger Gap Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.6731 — Restore Trust in Government Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.108 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.121 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.122 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns. (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.5657 — Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.4797 — EATS Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.4717 — First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

One bill appears twice in Hillary Scholten's record with her vote reversed between the two rows: she supported an economic measure on the roll call that carried it, and opposed it on a separate roll call where it failed. Two departures, one subject, opposite answers.

4.9%
Votes against the Democrat majority
206
Roll calls where a party majority formed
46 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 10 roll calls where Hillary Scholten voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Passage · roll call 271		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 270		Jul 21, 2026FailedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.6047
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
On Passage · roll call 191		May 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171		May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6260
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
On Passage · roll call 169		May 14, 2026PassedAye (party: Nay)
H.Con.Res.96
Expressing support for law enforcement officers
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 165		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.2189
Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
On Passage · roll call 70		Feb 12, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Why that is less strange than it looks

A measure that returns to the floor is rarely identical when it does. The table above records questions, not positions, and a member can reasonably answer two versions of the same idea differently. It is worth naming because a defection count treats both rows as equal evidence of distance from the caucus, and they may not be.

The remainder of her record is a run of crossings on crime and public safety — expanded veterans benefits, bail reporting, a violent offenders bill, a resolution backing law enforcement, a de-escalation measure and a fuel retailing bill — plus two amendment votes she declined.

Above the Michigan Democrats

Michigan's Democratic House group holds a moderate internal average, which Scholten's rate exceeds.

Among the 6 Democrats in the Michigan delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.2%. Hillary Scholten is above that average at 4.9%.

What she legislates on

She is ranking member of the small business subcommittee on innovation and workforce development. Transportation leads her classified filings. The bills include disclosure of data centre resource use, defence of energy and water, improvements to women's business centres, a competitiveness measure, and transit apportionment flexibility.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Hillary Scholten's cluster into: Transportation and Public Works (10), Government Operations and Politics (8), Commerce (6), Agriculture and Food (4), Environmental Protection (4), Health (2).

59
Bills sponsored
702
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

In her second term, she sits mid-scale. She is absent somewhat more often than the chamber's typical member, a figure that reports attendance only.

First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Hillary Scholten falls in the mid cohort.

6.4%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
14
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Hillary Scholten has 59 bills sponsored, 702 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Small Business
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Small Business: Contracting and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Small Business: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Small Business: Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Water Resources and Environment

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