I will protect and fund the Women’s Business Center program so women entrepreneurs can continue accessing advising and technical training services.

Hillary J. Scholten · Michigan · Democratic

spending impact 0.62 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 91%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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The FY2026 explanatory statement says the agreement provides $330,000,000 for SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs, including $27,000,000 for Women's Business Centers (WBC).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official appropriations material shows the Women’s Business Centers program was funded for FY2026, supporting continued advising and technical assistance services. No materially newer official action was found in the Aug. 14-16, 2026 lookback window.

partial same_term

Congressional Record - Explanatory statement regarding H.R. 7006, FY2026 appropriations
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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On Jan. 14, 2026, the House passed H.R. 7006, the FY2026 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, by 341-79; Rep. Scholten voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Scholten took a concrete same-term vote for the appropriations vehicle whose explanatory statement funded WBC at $27 million. This supports partial fulfillment because it shows funding support, though not a standalone permanent protection or reauthorization.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 28 on H.R. 7006
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

The Women’s Business Center program did receive FY2026 funding: the enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 included the Financial Services and General Government funding package, and official materials specify $27 million for WBC. Scholten supported earlier House vehicles that contained or advanced this funding, including voting yea on H.R. 7006 and the initial H.R. 7148 passage. However, she voted nay on the final House concurrence that became Public Law 119-75, and the record provided does not show that she sponsored, wrote, or uniquely secured a standalone protection or permanent reauthorization. The promised outcome was materially advanced and the program was funded in her term, but candidate-specific credit is limited, so partial is more appropriate than delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%