I will continue to work to make Congress a better and safer environment for women staffers.

Hillary J. Scholten · Michigan · Democratic

policy impact 0.45 specificity 0.45 extraction confidence 82%

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

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We have been working tirelessly to address the pervasive sexual misconduct on the Hill and will continue to work to make Congress a better and safer environment for women staffers.

Scholten and other Democratic Women's Caucus leaders committed to continuing work to address sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill and improve safety for women staffers in Congress.

Democratic Women’s Caucus Leaders Statement on Vote to Censure Rep. Chuck Edwards | Democratic Women's Caucus
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The Democratic Women’s Caucus statement names Hillary Scholten as a vice chair joining the statement on the Edwards censure vote. It says Edwards was found to have violated House rules on sexual harassment and hostile workplace conduct, urges censure, calls for his resignation, and says the caucus will continue working to make Congress safer for women staffers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Scholten publicly joined caucus leadership action seeking accountability for sexual harassment of women staffers and explicitly recommitted to making Congress safer. This is concrete continued work, though not proof of a comprehensive institutional reform being enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

Democratic Women’s Caucus Leaders Statement on Vote to Censure Rep. Chuck Edwards | Democratic Women's Caucus
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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The Clerk recorded H. Res. 1498, 'In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards,' as passed 413-2 on September 1, 2026. The roll call lists Rep. Scholten, Democrat of Michigan, voting Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Scholten took an official House vote in favor of censuring a member over the Edwards allegations matter, a concrete accountability action related to making Congress safer for women staffers. It supports partial delivery/ongoing effort rather than full resolution of the broader workplace-safety promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call 292, H. Res. 1498
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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

Scholten took concrete same-term action tied to the promise: she joined Democratic Women’s Caucus leadership in calling for accountability and safer conditions for women staffers, and she voted for H. Res. 1498 censuring Rep. Chuck Edwards in a sexual-harassment and hostile-workplace matter. Because the claim is broad and the evidence shows continued advocacy and accountability action rather than a completed, comprehensive reform of congressional workplace safety, this supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%