I will work to get the standards and weight limits for Michigan roads in line with the rest of the country, advocate for Michigan’s fair share of road funding from the federal government, and make sure the roads get fixed the right way.

In Congress, I am working to get the standards and weight limits for our Michigan roads in line with the rest of the country; advocate for Michigan’s fair share of road funding from the federal government; make sure the roads get fixed the right way, with the right materials. The first time.

Scholten commits to road-standard changes, fair federal road funding, and higher-quality road repairs.

Priorities - Hillary Scholten for Congress
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This includes securing critical infrastructure investments and eliminating transportation barriers in isolated communities

Scholten commits to securing infrastructure investments and reducing transportation barriers in isolated communities.

About | Representative Hillary Scholten
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Current 23 U.S.C. 127 sets an 80,000-pound federal interstate gross-weight limit but preserves exceptions, including: "With respect to the State of Michigan, laws or regulations in effect on May 1, 1982, shall be applicable."

The federal truck-weight framework still contains Michigan-specific grandfathering rather than aligning Michigan road weight standards with most other states. I found no official evidence of an enacted change removing or harmonizing that exception during Scholten's service.

never same_term

23 U.S. Code § 127 - Interstate System
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The official press-release index says Scholten introduced the Roadway Resiliency Act, which "would establish an interagency working group to study and improve nationwide best practices for roadway management in inclement weather."

Scholten took a concrete roadway-management legislative action in April 2026. This shows effort on roads, but it does not address Michigan road weight limits or prove roads were fixed.

partial later_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Hillary Scholten
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee membership page lists "Hillary Scholten" under Democrats and identifies her district as "MI-3."

Service on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is relevant to the promise to work on road standards and federal transportation funding, but committee membership alone is not delivery of the promised policy outcomes.

partial later_term A for effort

Membership | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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Scholten's office says it will review Community Project Funding requests and "may submit that request to the relevant subcommittee," while also aiming to support projects through "the CPF process and other funding mechanisms."

Her office maintained a process to advocate for federal project funding, including potentially transportation-related requests. This supports effort toward fair-share federal funding but does not prove road-weight alignment or completed road repairs.

partial later_term A for effort

FY 2026 Appropriations and Community Project Funding Guide | Representative Hillary Scholten
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 64 as passed, 339-85, on concurrence in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366; the vote list records "Scholten Democratic Michigan MI Yea."

Scholten voted for the FY2024 appropriations package associated with community project funding. This supports federal-funding effort and partial delivery, but not the specific Michigan road weight-limit promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 64 | H. Res. 1061, House Clerk
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FTA lists a Michigan award to Harbor Transit Multi-Modal Transportation System for a multi-modal operations center, zero-emission fleet transition infrastructure, electric vans and charging stations, totaling "$16,252,400."

A federal transportation grant in Scholten's district area was awarded during her term. It supports partial progress on bringing federal transportation dollars to West Michigan, but it is transit-focused and does not fix road weight standards.

partial same_term

FY24 FTA Bus and Low- and No-Emission Grant Awards
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 77%

FHWA states the IIJA provides about "$350 billion for Federal highway programs" over FY2022-FY2026 and that most funding is apportioned to states by federal-law formulas.

Michigan continued receiving formula highway funding under the preexisting IIJA framework. Because the law predates Scholten's House service, this is background for federal road funding rather than evidence that she delivered the promised fair-share change.

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Funding | FHWA Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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The official press-release index lists "Rep. Scholten Secures $11.5M for Community Projects Across West Michigan" on March 6, 2024.

This is evidence of federal community-project funding secured during Scholten's first term. The visible record does not establish that the money aligned Michigan road standards, changed truck weight limits, or directly fixed roads.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Hillary Scholten
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 68%