Financial Services Committee

Tonight, the House passed H.R. 4 – the Jobs for America Act – a package of 15 bills designed to strengthen the economy.  Included in the jobs package was H.R. 2274 authored by Congressman Huizenga. H.R. 2274 removes regulatory roadblocks surrounding the sale and transfer of small and mid-sized businesses.  The House jobs package passed by a vote of 253 to 163.  After the… Read more »

Last night, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5461 containing several provisions to reform Dodd-Frank including, the Mortgage Choice Act, legislation first introduced by Congressman Huizenga to help low and moderate income Americans attain a qualified mortgage.  Congressman Huizenga released the following statement after H.R. 5461 passed with strong bipartisan support by a… Read more »

Last night, the House adopted an amendment to H.R. 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for 2015 introduced by Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) that cut over $788 million from the IRS Enforcement Budget. The amendment was introduced as a response to the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Americans based on their political beliefs, as well as, the… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) delivered the House Financial Services Committee's Sunday Video Message on H.R. 5018, the Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act. H.R. 5018 was introduced by Rep. Huizenga and Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-05) last week. Additionally, the Financial Services Committee held a hearing this past Thursday on H.R. 5018 urging the Fed to adopt… Read more »

Today, during a hearing on H.R. 5018 - the Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) spoke candidly and assertively on the need for all Members of Congress to stand up and defend the constitutional standing of the Legislative Branch and its role in oversight of the Executive Branch. Huizenga cautions that it should not matter which party the… Read more »

Today, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee Vice Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) and Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee Chairman Scott Garrett (NJ-05) announced the introduction of H.R. 5018, the Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency (FRAT) Act.   "Over the past several years, the Federal Reserve has gained unprecedented power, influence, and… Read more »

This morning, during an interview with WHTC's Gary Stevens, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced his intention to use Congress' "power of the purse" to cut the IRS' funding by 10%.  The IRS has continued to act in a manner that is best described as bureaucracy run amok. From the agency's inability to produce emails of those under investigation, to the agency's outright… Read more »

Tonight, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 3211, the Mortgage Choice Act, authored by Congressman Bill Huizenga.  H.R. 3211 amends and clarifies the qualified mortgage definition in the Dodd-Frank Act thereby improving access to credit and qualified mortgages for low and moderate income borrowers while protecting consumers from bad loans.  Below are… Read more »

Today, the House Committee on Financial Services unanimously passed H.R. 3211, The Mortgage Choice Act of 2013, introduced by Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02). H.R. 3211 is a bipartisan piece of legislation that would amend and clarify the qualified mortgage definition in the Dodd-Frank Act thereby improving access to credit and qualified mortgages for low and moderate income borrowers… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced he will be holding a town hall meeting at the Walker North Community Center on Wednesday April 23, at 7 PM. Residents of the community are encouraged to attend and participate in a discussion with Congressman Huizenga on federal issues impacting Walker, Kent County, and West Michigan. Who: Congressman Bill Huizenga What: Town… Read more »