A Republican-supported bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) that would hold Iran accountable and limit the regime’s terrorism financing passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, advancing to the U.S. Senate on April 16 for consideration. “Tonight, Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral bill offered on Feb. 6 by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) would reauthorize and increase funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, put in place in 2010 Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on Jan. 18 led six of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that seeks to address the high labor costs facing farmers in Michigan and across the country. Rep. Moolenaar sponsored the Supporting Farm Operations Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), French Hill (R-AR), Andy Barr (R-KY), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) on Jan. 18 offered legislation that would bolster congressional oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “Policies should Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) led 20 of their Republican colleagues in calling on the U.S. State Department to provide Congress with a report on how it plans to address the deaths of Nigerian Christians killed Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) led 74 of his colleagues in urging congressional appropriators to suspend the annual adjustment to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), the required wage that farm employers must pay H-2A workers. “In 2024, the H-2A Read more…
Rural Americans would receive a refundable tax credit for buying communications signal boosters under bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI). The Broadening Online Opportunities through Simple Technologies (BOOST) Act, H.R. 6554, which Rep. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) on Nov. 30 offered legislation that would protect the rights of all parties to an adoption proceeding by connecting existing state registries and ensuring timely notifications so that birth parents are Read more…
Certain countries of concern would be denied specific green energy tax benefits under legislation led by U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and John Moolenaar (R-MI). “Congress and the federal government should be promoting pro-growth tax policy that supports American businesses Read more…
The Iranian government would be prevented from accessing the U.S. financial system under legislation sponsored on Oct. 11 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) The bill “cuts off the Iranian regime’s access to our financial system while protecting American taxpayers Read more…
A bipartisan commission on fiscal responsibility and reform would be established under a bipartisan bill introduced on Sept. 28 by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI). “The only way to get our nation’s fiscal house in order is for Congress to Read more…
The U.S. House Rules Committee on Monday advanced an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) that would block any funding for the Biden administration’s proposal to charge a $600 per petition Asylum Program Fee on employers who need Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and French Hill (R-AR) and U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) led their colleagues in requesting information about a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they say could harm broker-dealers, investment advisors, and Read more…
To protect Americans’ savings and retirement accounts, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined several of her Republican colleagues to introduce legislation that would ensure asset managers are in the business of maximizing returns for investors, not pushing their own political Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Aug. 31 led a bipartisan congressional delegation, known as a CODEL, to meet with America’s allies and partners in Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands. “As America’s adversaries grow increasingly emboldened, now is the time Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) voiced concern that recent actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board could subvert progress made by Congress to establish a payment stablecoin regulatory regime. Specifically, the lawmakers say that the Fed’s Read more…
The Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Private Fund Advisers rule to enhance the regulation of such advisers and update the existing compliance rule that applies to all investment advisers falls short, according to U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Steve Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) this week led 15 of their Republican colleagues in expressing “deep concern” to the Biden administration about recent news reports that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would only restart counternarcotics cooperation Read more…
Several Republicans last week launched the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) in an effort to help reign in the nation’s rising debt and set a path forward for a solid fiscal future. U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ron Estes (R-KS), Bill Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Andy Barr (R-KY) on June 15 introduced legislation that would amend securities law to require that when issuers disclose information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that such information only be material to Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to voice concerns with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the breakdown in the functioning of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which is responsible for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on May 17 led more than a dozen congressional members in introducing a bipartisan bill that would authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to direct drug companies to conduct pediatric cancer trials on combination Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of 34 other lawmakers calling on the Biden administration to help America’s potato growers gain access to the Japanese market, which could result in an additional $150 million per year Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and David Valadao (R-CA) joined a bipartisan contingent of 32 other lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to work with its Japanese counterparts to eliminate Japan’s frozen blueberry tariffs in an effort to help support Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on May 5 relaunched the bipartisan House PFAS Task Force for the 118th Congress. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), also called “forever chemicals,” pose serious risks to human health and the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on April 20 led 41 Republicans in introducing legislation that would prohibit certain financial service providers from denying persons involved in “politically unpopular businesses” from having fair access to their financial services. “Banks should make Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and a fellow Republican on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee are frustrated with what they call insufficient efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to comply with their document request related to charges Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Bryan Steil (R-WI) on March 27 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would authorize the next step in the decades-long modernization of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) electronic delivery rules while providing strong investor Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Andy Barr (R-KY), and Young Kim (R-CA) want their concerns answered about supervisory activity conducted prior to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The Santa Clara, Calif.-headquartered SVB, which the Federal Reserve jointly supervised Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to change course on its recent reclassification of southwest Michigan counties that failed to meet the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Read more…
Legislation championed and led by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) to block the U.S. Department of Labor rule greenlighting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing in employer-sponsored retirement plans narrowly passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. “Americans are Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) this week demanded that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provide them with records and other information related to its proposed climate disclosure rule. “The Enhancement and Standardization of Read more…
Five bills recently proposed by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) are part of a concerted effort by the congressman to counter the Chinese Communist Party, which he says “represents the greatest geopolitical challenge of our lifetime.” “The United States must Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) applauded action by the U.S. House of Representatives, which on Jan. 30 passed their bipartisan financial services-related bills. The House on Monday voted 419-0 to approve the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) this week unveiled three separate pieces of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives: the Inflation Prevention Act, the State and Local Tax (SALT) Fairness Act, and the Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act. “I Read more…
In an effort to push back against unnecessary bureaucracy at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), French Hill (R-AR), and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) offered legislation this week that would require the agency to periodically review Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Andy Barr (R-KY) on Dec. 2 introduced legislation that would limit the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ability to establish more disclosure requirements on public companies, including for climate-related risks. The Mandatory Materiality Requirement Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led eight of his Republican colleagues in requesting details about Project Hamilton, an initiative to research the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by a Federal Reserve bank. Project Hamilton is a collaboration Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) is working with a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are engaging with Canadian legislators to address a backlog of applications for a program that allows pre-screened travelers expedited processing when entering the United States and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led 22 of his Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee in voicing concerns that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) may be politicizing its examination appeals process. Previously, the FDIC established the Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently joined nine of his Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee to urge increased oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac activities by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). “America’s housing finance Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) is among two dozen Republican members on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee who joined together to provide comments on the possibility of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Federal Reserve in January Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and every Republican member on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee aims to improve federal oversight of the COVID-19-related Emergency Rental Assistance program. “The Emergency Rental Assistance Accountability and Transparency Act [of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) on March 7 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would direct the U.S. Secretary of State to provide Congress with a briefing and report on any support the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has given Russia Read more…
A package of bills introduced by Republicans on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee aims to further isolate Putin’s regime from the international financial system as payback for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO), Andy Barr (R-KY), Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) on Feb. 15 led 18 Republicans in introducing legislation that would amend current federal law to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from requiring taxpayers to provide biometric information. “Too often we have seen the Read more…
The U.S. Treasury Secretary would be banned from using facial recognition technology to access any American’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) online account under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI). “The IRS’ desire to use facial recognition software should Read more…
A final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could unintentionally add to the nation’s current labor and supply chain issues, according to Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and 11 of his GOP congressional colleagues. The lawmakers are Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on Jan. 20 sponsored a resolution that would designate a week in January as National School Choice Week, a companion resolution to one introduced by U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Mitt Romney (R-UT). “Parents Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers requesting that the Biden administration permit H-2A farmworkers from South Africa to temporarily travel to the United States to supplement labor shortages on American farms. “Due to ongoing workforce Read more…