On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 3189, the Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act introduced by Congressman Bill Huizenga by a vote of 33 to 25. Rep. Huizenga’s legislation reforms the Federal Reserve by making the institution more accountable and transparent to the American people. “With the Federal Reserve having more power and responsibility than ever before, it is imperative the Fed changes its opaque structure and becomes more transparent and accou... Read more

Rep. Bill Huizenga talks Iran during tele-townhall The Holland Sentinel, Andrea.Goodell, July 26. 2015 A tele-townhall with Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, drew 7,300 listeners Thursday evening, July 23. Many of the questions centered around a recently signed nuclear deal with Iran during the third in a series of similar calls to voters in the 2nd Congressional District. Huizenga’s office calls constituents from a purchased list of voters in the 2014 general election, although it doesn’t detail p... Read more

House panel OKs using remade auto parts in gov’t fixes The Detroit News - Melissa Nann Burke - July 22, 2015 A House panel on Wednesday approved legislation by Rep. Bill Huizenga that aims to trim the nearly $1 billion in federal vehicle repair costs each year by encouraging the use of remanufactured auto parts. With the OK of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the bill could next be taken up by the full House. Huizenga is a third-term Republican congressman from Zeeland. The Sena... Read more

House Republican’s Proposal Takes Aim at Fed Powers Rep. Bill Huizenga unveils draft of bill that would alter how central bank conducts monetary policy The Wall Street Journal - Pedro Nicolaci Da Costa, July 21, 2015 12:53 p.m. ET A House Republican has unveiled another legislative proposal to curb the Federal Reserve’s powers, the latest in a spate from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R., Mich.) has posted his draft of a bill that would alter how the Fed conducts both ... Read more

Tomorrow, Congressman Huizenga will chair a Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee hearing examining proposals to reform the Federal Reserve. The hearing will include a vigorous discussion on Congressman Huizenga's legislation to reform the Federal Reserve. This legislation is currently in draft form and has not been officially introduced. A copy of the fed reform discussion text is available here. This hearing will be a continuation of the committee's work to make "the Fed" more transparent as ... Read more

On Thursday July 9th, Congressman Bill Huizenga is holding a live telephone town hall with West Michigan residents at 7:15 PM. Congressman Huizenga will answer questions from residents in Kent and Ottawa Counties, however all residents of the Second District are welcome to participate. To sign up for Thursday's telephone town hall click here. Congressman Huizenga is also holding a telephone town hall with residents of Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana counties on Wednesday July 8th. For... Read more

On Wednesday evening, Congressman Huizenga will hold a live telephone town hall with residents of Muskegon, Oceana, Lake, Mason, and Newaygo counties. While thousands of residents will receive a call asking them to participate, unfortunately, not every resident will be contacted. If you live in one of these counties and would like to participate in tomorrow night's town hall discussion, you can join the conversation by calling (toll free) 855-312-2107. The town hall will begin at 7:15 PM and que... Read more

Congressman Huizenga issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision on King v. Burwell: “Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court amounts to little more than another bailout for President Obama and those in Congress who support ObamaCare. While this decision does not change the fact that ObamaCare has failed to provide the health care flexibility and choice Americans deserve at prices they can afford, it does highlight the recklessness in which Democrats wrote the law and how the Cour... Read more

Today, the House passed H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which included a bipartisan amendment from Congressman Huizenga (MI-02) and Congressman Kildee (MI-05) encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include the benefits of clean energy storage in their emissions calculation under the Clean Power Plan. The EPA has proposed a rule that would penalize the State of Michigan for operating Ludington Pumped Storage. Michigan would have to count the energy used to fill the Ludi... Read more

Today, Congressman Huizenga voted in support of Trade Promotion Authority, also known as TPA, to increase congressional oversight and transparency of potential trade agreements negotiated by the President. “There is a great deal of misinformation surrounding Trade Promotion Authority. TPA is not a trade agreement; rather, it is an important tool that strengthens Congress’ role throughout the trade negotiation process. At the start, TPA sets 150 negotiating objectives for the President to abide b... Read more