Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) announced the introduction of the No Budget, No Pay Act. This bipartisan legislation would prevent Congress from being paid unless it does its job and passes a budget and all 12 appropriations bills on time. While the federal government is currently shutdown, dysfunction in Washington, DC is not new. Since the last major… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after the Trump Administration and Pfizer announced a major price reduction agreement that will lower costs for Americans, including Medicaid recipients, in Southwest Michigan and across America. Pfizer also announced it has agreed to participate in the new direct-to-consumer TrumpRx.gov. This platform will allow… Read more »
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
