Last week, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a comprehensive reauthorization of the State Department. This is the first time programs at the State Department have been thoroughly reviewed and reauthorized in over 20 years. The reauthorization was comprised of eight bills including H.R. 5251, introduced by Congressman Huizenga, to modernize and reauthor... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $2,256,268 in federal funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to support producing, researching, and promoting specialty crops grown in Michigan. Huizenga has been a vocal leader in Congress for Michigan’s specialty crop growers and has been supportive of the S... Read More »
Today, Congressman Huizenga announced the introduction of the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act of 2026. This legislation ensures Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement personnel defending our borders and interior are actively paid in the event of a government shutdown. Past shutdowns have forced critical homeland security personnel to work without pay, undermining morale and readiness... Read More »
Today, South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the introduction of H.R. 5271, the Pakistan Freedom and Accountability Act. This bipartisan legislation is co-led by South and Central Asia Subcommittee Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) as well as Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI), Julie Johnson (D-TX), and Jefferson Shreve (R-IN). The bill is cosponsored by Rep... Read More »
On Friday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan American Decade of Sports Act. Over the next 10 years, the United States will be the center of the sporting world as the host of several major international competitions: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2031 Men’s and 2033 Women’s Rugby Worl... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the U.S. House passed H.R. 1917, the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act. This bipartisan legislation, introduced by Congressman Huizenga, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI), would establish a program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to work with state and tribal government... Read More »
Today, House Financial Services Committee Vice Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the House passed historic legislation to transform the digital asset ecosystem. First, the House passed the CLARITY Act to improve our nation’s digital asset market structure. The CLARITY Act passed by a bipartisan vote of 294 to 134 and now heads to the U.S. Senate. The House then p... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting in support the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House by a vote of 218-214. The One Big Beautiful Bill will now head to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law. “Today, Congress delivered on the promises President Trump and House Republicans made to the American people to stop the largest tax inc... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the reintroduction of the Clear the ROADS (Reckless Obstructions and Dangers on Streets) Act. The Clear the ROADS Act is a direct response to the increasing trend of unlawful traffic-obstructing protests that have been deployed across the United States. News reports highlight how rioters and those protesting the removal of criminal illegal immigran... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, announced the introduction of H.R. 3719, the Restoring American Freedom Act. This commonsense measure bans employees at the State Department from silencing the free speech of American citizens by explicitly stating that no taxpayer dollars can be used to unconstitutionally limit t... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced he was joined by over 100 of his colleagues on a letter recently sent to House Appropriations leaders requesting an H-2A visa guestworker wage freeze in upcoming appropriations legislation. This simple policy fix would lower input costs for the agricultural community and save family farms across the nation. The level of support for freezing the H-2... Read More »
Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the Army Corps of Engineers announced their FY 2025 Work Plan which includes funding for the harbors of Holland, Saugatuck, St. Joe, and South Haven. “Our harbors and rivers are an enormous source of economic activity for communities across Michigan,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “This funding will help ensure th... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party John Moolenaar (R-MI), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR), House Intelligence Committee Member Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), House Inte... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced that communities across Southwest Michigan will receive federal funding from the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations legislation. Specifically, the communities of Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Holland, Kalamazoo, and Portage will receive federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)... Read More »
Today, Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) Co-Chairs Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) announced the reintroduction of H.R. 3289, the Fiscal Commission Act. Passed by the House Budget Committee in 2024, this bill would finally address our national debt crisis by establishing an equally bipartisan/bicameral Fiscal Commission. The Commission must craft a proposal that fixes our fiscal situ... Read More »
