Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, Bill Huizenga (MI-02), sent a letter to Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) requesting she join Committee Republicans’ investigation of the Biden Administration’s… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) released the following statement after voting against President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s multi-trillion-dollar spending spree known as the Buy Back Voters Act.
“This out-of-control spending spree could have been stopped by blocking passage of the infrastructure bill,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga. “Democrats tied the infrastructure bill to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, released the following statement regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) misguided decision regarding proxy advisors.
“Yesterday, the Gensler SEC took another unfortunate step to repeal important market protections relating to the… Read more »
During a Financial Services Committee hearing, Congressman Bill Huizenga explained how the United States must not only address the challenges China creates but confront them. Huizenga detailed that America must rely on its strengths of innovation and entrepreneurship that continue to power our economy. Additionally, Huizenga discusses that China must be held accountable for its actions… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) announced he has cosponsored two separate pieces of legislation designed to stop the IRS from gaining access to the private financial data of law-abiding Americans.
“The Biden Administration’s desire to empower the IRS to collect more data on the private lives and spending habits of Americans should be rejected,” said Congressman Bill Huizenga.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Ranking Member of the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets Subcommittee, announced the introduction of the Streamlining Public Company Accounting Oversight Act.
This bill amends Sarbanes-Oxley by moving the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) under the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) joined more than 140 legislators in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig to express his concern with a recent IRS data collection proposal that will increase tax information reporting requirements on financial institutions. Specifically, this radical proposal would… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Rep. French Hill (AR-02), and Rep. Andy Barr (KY-06) released the following joint statement after Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler indicated that he’s directed the SEC “to develop a mandatory climate risk disclosure rule proposal for the Commission’s consideration by the end of the year.”
“Before requiring any type… Read more »
U.S. small businesses were among the hardest hit by the pandemic. Many were shut down by state and local governments while their employees were displaced, and their customers barred from entry. Meanwhile, their business was diverted to “essential” big box stores and Amazon and their supply and distribution chains were disrupted. Now, small businesses are also struggling because they must… Read more »
On Friday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY) were officially appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve as co-chairs of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group. The Inter-Parliamentary Group is comprised of a coalition of elected leaders from both countries committed to advancing dialogue on policies of mutual… Read more »
