Congressman Bill Huizenga (HIGH-zen-guh) represents Michigan's 4th Congressional District. This district stretches along the shores of Lake Michigan to Battle Creek to include all of Allegan and Van Buren Counties as well as portions of Berrien, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and Ottawa Counties. Michigan's 4th Congressional District is home to beautiful beaches, a diverse array of agriculture, and a strong manufacturing base.
Congressman Huizenga is an original member of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF), a group founded during the 118th Congress that is dedicated to sounding the alarm about our nation’s unsustainable debt trajectory and working together to get control of our fiscal future. Huizenga serves as the Republican Co-Chair, working with the group’s members to elevate the debt issue while providing Members with opportunities to improve the fiscal policy debate in Congress. The group began informally in 2020 and has since engaged in bipartisan collaboration to put forward ideas that address our growing debt and exploding interest costs. This included the introduction of the Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 to create a bipartisan, bicameral fiscal commission to propose recommendations on significantly improving our nation’s medium and long-term fiscal trajectory.
Since 2017, Congressman Huizenga has been elected by his colleagues to serve as a Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force. This bipartisan group fosters cooperation and support for policies and programs that enhance the environmental health of the Great Lakes while also ensuring the full economic potential of the Great Lakes region is realized. As a bipartisan leader on the Great Lakes, Huizenga has successfully rallied bipartisan support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), a program that is vital to preserving and protecting the Great Lakes ecology while also promoting opportunities for the Great Lakes economy. The GLRI has had multiple success stories across Michigan and throughout the Great Lakes basin.
Congressman Huizenga is also a founding member of the bipartisan PFAS Task Force. The goals of the Task Force include educating members of Congress and the public about the potential impacts of PFAS, crafting bipartisan legislation to help communities recover from PFAS contamination, and working to determine the proper health and safety levels of PFAS. Bill believes residents in Southwest Michigan and across the nation deserve to know the truth and the full picture about the health risks as well as the sources of PFAS and PFOAS.
In the 119th Congress, Huizenga will also lead the following bipartisan caucuses and groups: the US-Canada Interparliamentary Group, the Northern Border Caucus, the Congressional Burma Caucus, and the Congressional Study Group on Europe.
During the 119th Congress, Congressman Huizenga will serve as the Vice Chair of the House Financial Services Committee. As Vice Chair, Rep. Huizenga’s robust experience across the committee’s jurisdiction will help drive policy initiatives and assist with overall operation of the committee. Federal agencies under the purview of the Financial Service Committee include the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Reserve, the Department of Treasury, and the Government Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie & Freddie), to name a few.
Congressman Huizenga will also serve as a member of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, and the newly created Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity Task Force. Rep. Huizenga has previously served on each of the House Financial Services Subcommittees, including Housing, Community Development, and Insurance; Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, and Monetary Policy and Trade. During the 118th Congress, Huizenga served as the Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, where he oversaw all agencies, departments, programs, and matters within the Financial Services Committee’s jurisdiction.
For the first time, Congressman Huizenga will also lead a subcommittee on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Huizenga will chair the Subcommittee on South & Central Asia, which geographically has regional jurisdiction over Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Additionally, this Subcommittee will have oversight of important State Department bureaus and programs, including the Bureau of Educational and Culture Affairs and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Huizenga will also serve as a member of the Subcommittee on Africa for the 119th Congress.
Huizenga's interest in public service began when he was a young boy. When the family was gathered around the dinner table, his father would encourage thoughtful discussions surrounding business and politics. Huizenga went on to attend Holland Christian High School and later received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Calvin College. After college, Bill began his career as a realtor and entrepreneur. Today, he co-owns Huizenga Gravel Inc. located in Jenison, MI.
Prior to serving Michigan's 4th Congressional District, Congressman Huizenga represented Michigan's 2nd Congressional District from January 2011 until January 2023.
Congressman Huizenga is a lifelong resident of Ottawa County, where he currently resides with his wife and children.
