Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting in support of a five-year farm bill. Specifically, this legislation reduces input costs, strengthens risk management tools, and expands food processing capacity, all while investing in the rural infrastructure that supports Southwest Michigan’s economy and agricultural community.
Importantly, this… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the introduction of H.R. 8283, the Deterring American AI Model Theft Act. Companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic have all indicated publicly that they have faced “distillation” attacks from State-backed Chinese AI companies. These attacks systematically extract and steal critical data, such as model weights, architectures, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced that communities across Southwest Michigan will receive federal funding from the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations legislation. Specifically, the communities of Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Holland, Jenison, Kalamazoo, and Portage will receive federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through Community… Read more »
Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3447, the Chip Security Act, introduced by Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI). This legislation passed by a unanimous vote of 42-0.
The Chip Security Act requires advanced chip manufacturers to implement technical security measures to detect and prevent smuggling to unauthorized countries and end-users. This… Read more »
Yesterday, Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) Co-Chairs Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), in addition to Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), and Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), led the BFF Steering Committee to introduce the bipartisan House Resolution (H.Res.981) establishing a clear fiscal goal: reducing the federal budget deficit to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) or lower. Known as the “3%… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) introduced H.R. 6720, the Fostering the Availability in Rural Markets of (FARM) Home Loans Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would improve housing affordability in rural communities. By updating the numerical definition of what constitutes a rural community – raising it from a population of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after President Trump announced the restoration of attainable fuel standards.
The Biden Administration used fuel economy standards to implement a de facto EV mandate. This decision by the Biden Administration caused prices to rise for consumers and made it more expensive to make cars, trucks, SUVs,… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after it was announced the Department of Energy was awarding $400 million to Holtec in order to build two small modular reactors or SMRs at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.
With this announcement, Southwest Michigan will be on the cutting edge of the next generation of nuclear energy in America. Holtec’s plans… Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting to end the Democrat Shutdown and reopen the federal government.
“This shutdown was totally avoidable and unnecessary. I hope Democrats in Washington take a long hard look in the mirror. Their actions denied our military families their paychecks, denied food to low-income families, and jeopardized the… 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 »
