I will keep working to protect and expand critical federal investments for vulnerable children and family reunification services.

I will keep working to protect and expand these critical federal investments.

Scholten commits to continue protecting and expanding federal funding that supports foster care, counseling, and family reunification services for unaccompanied immigrant children.

Congresswoman Scholten Announces $3.8 Million to Support Bethany Christian Services in Grand Rapids | Representative Hillary Scholten
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Congress.gov records H.R.9076 as becoming Public Law 118-258 on January 4, 2025; its summary says Title I reauthorized through FY2029 child and family services, including Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services and MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families programs.

The enacted child-welfare law extended key federal child and family services programs through FY2029, directly aligning with protecting federal investments for vulnerable children and family services.

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H.R.9076 - Supporting America’s Children and Families Act, Congress.gov
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House Clerk Roll Call 423 was on H.R.9076, Supporting America’s Children and Families Act; the bill passed 405-10, and Scholten voted Yea.

Scholten personally voted to pass the child and family services reauthorization bill that later became law.

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House Clerk Roll Call 423, H.R.9076
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The U.S. Code section for Promoting Safe and Stable Families defines family reunification services as services to facilitate safe, timely reunification and strengthen stability after reunification.

This establishes that the federal child-welfare program Scholten voted to reauthorize includes the family reunification services named in the promise.

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42 U.S.C. 629a - Definitions, Promoting Safe and Stable Families
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House Clerk Roll Call 102 passed the H.R.2882 funding package 286-134; Scholten is listed as voting Yea.

Scholten voted for the FY2024 appropriations bill that funded HHS child, family, child-care, Head Start, and refugee/entrant assistance accounts.

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House Clerk Roll Call 102, H.R.2882 / FY2024 Further Consolidated Appropriations
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Public Law 118-47 appropriated $6.327 billion for refugee and entrant assistance, $8.746 billion for Child Care and Development Block Grants, and $12.272 billion for Head Start within Children and Families Services Programs.

The enacted funding law provided major federal investments for vulnerable children, child care, Head Start, and unaccompanied-children-related refugee assistance programs after Scholten voted yes.

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Public Law 118-47 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
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Scholten’s official site says she announced $207,898 for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in West Michigan, with funds to Michigan Family Resources and Muskegon Area Intermediate School District.

Her office reported continuing federal Head Start investments reaching district providers in 2026, supporting the promise to keep working to protect child-focused federal investments.

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Representative Hillary Scholten |
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