The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 28 passed a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Sam Graves (R-MO) that would provide a discretionary spending limit adjustment for full utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on Oct. 23 sponsored the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019 along with six Republican cosponsors. If enacted, H.R. 4818 would impose sanctions on entities involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 Read more…
The United States should remain committed to assisting refugees, particularly those who have been displaced by violence, said U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and 16 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. “Our nation has a long history of standing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and his Michigan Republican colleagues urged their governor to reconsider a decision to veto $15 million in funding for a grant program that allows municipal airports to test and monitor for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances Read more…
Michigan Republicans U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga, John Moolenaar, Fred Upton, and Paul Mitchell urged their governor to reconsider a decision to slash state funding for the Michigan Tuition Grant program. “We are disappointed to learn of your decision to veto Read more…
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives last week elected U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) as co-chair of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force. Rep. Joyce joins his colleagues U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Debbie Read more…
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) are among 39 original cosponsors of the bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2019, which would reauthorize and increase federal funding around the government’s efforts to protect and restore Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) on July 25 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize and increase funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The GLRI Act of 2019, H.R. 4031/ S. 2295, Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) on July 25 sponsored bipartisan legislation to authorize a federal Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study. “This bipartisan legislation provides the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the necessary tools to conduct research and to analyze the Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 9 approved three bipartisan bills supported by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) to bolster efforts at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to protect investors and strengthen markets. The House passed the Improving Read more…
Congress must step in and prioritize protection of the Great Lakes against invasive Asian carp now that the Army Corps of Engineers has released a final plan to safeguard the ecosystem, said U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Paul Mitchell Read more…
Another federal bailout of top banks in the United States cannot be allowed to happen again, said U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) during an April 10 U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing. The hearing brought in the chief executive officers Read more…
Women in America shouldn’t be paid less than men, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said on Wednesday when she unveiled the WAGE Equity Act with 48 original cosponsors, all of them Republicans. “The WAGE Equity Act is a prime example Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) on Jan. 24 sponsored legislation that would eliminate automatic annual pay adjustments for members of Congress. “Most people don’t know that members of Congress receive automatic pay increases unless they vote to stop them,” Rep. Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) received U.S. Senate approval earlier this week to update policies on recreational fishing. “Passage of the ‘Modern Fish Act’ will boost our conservation efforts and benefit the local economies that Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) led 27 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in requesting that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers include construction funds for a new lock at the Upper Peninsula’s Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Read more…
More than two dozen Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed on as original cosponsors to a new federal resolution that restates their support for retaining protections for Americans with pre-existing health conditions regardless of what happens legislatively Read more…
The Obama Administration’s hours-of-service regulations for truckers is getting another look by the U.S. Department of Transportation, an action that U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) said could end the harm current federal rules have on smaller trucking businesses in her Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) has introduced legislation that would provide for a demonstration program and pilot project to expand choice for inpatient psychiatric services under Medicaid and Medicare, according to draft text of the bill in the congressional record. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), a senior member serving on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, recently voted to pass the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, a new federal law that stands to greatly benefit residents in Read more…
Two Republican members from Michigan supported the June 8 approval by the U.S. House of Representatives to fund the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Majority Whip on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), chairman of the bipartisan House Automotive Caucus, both gave President Donald Trump a thumbs up for repealing another Obama-era rule. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) led 39 fellow members of the U.S. House of Representatives in requesting that the U.S. Department of Commerce simplify its procedures for excluding products from the recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum product imports. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Mimi Walters (R-CA) led Republican lawmakers in calling on President Donald Trump to maintain the nation’s participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and to reform the trade pact for the next Read more…
Efforts buttressed by Michigan Republicans U.S. Rep. Fred Upton and Gov. Rick Snyder helped guarantee state residents and businesses will have access to low-interest federal loans to aid in their recovery from severe February flooding. “We’ve seen first-hand the destruction Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) on March 20 proposed a bipartisan bill that would essentially update the nation’s patent laws and benefit small businesses and startups with inventions, products or intellectual property having official registration with the United States Patent Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 8 passed U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga’s (R-MI) Mortgage Choice Act of 2017, H.R. 1153, a bipartisan measure to help ease the home-buying process for low- and middle-income Americans. If enacted, H.R. 1153 would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) maintains that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) should consider the individual safety records of specific small trucking businesses before forcing them to use an electronic logging device (ELD), or E-Log, which gets attached to Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation relieving American small business owners from burdensome regulatory requirements that sponsor Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) says will promote economic growth. H.R. 477, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Read more…
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton, Bill Huizenga, John Moolenaar and Mike Bishop, all Republicans of Michigan, recently outlined how a framework for the nation’s first comprehensive tax reform in 31 years would provide relief for Michigan families. “In Michigan we’re known Read more…
Citing concerns that lack of U.S. leadership in Afghanistan could create a power vacuum that empowers terrorist groups, several GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives voiced support for a renewed United States policy in Afghanistan outlined by President Read more…
The Army Corps of Engineers will release a study on Monday that explores the feasibility of options to prevent invasive species like Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes, a development that was cheered by House Republicans from the Midwest. Read more…
A subcommittee hearing convened recently by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) explored the link between federal corporate governance policies and the declining number of public companies, and solutions to promote better capital formation and economic growth. The hearing focused on Read more…
House Republicans applauded the inclusion of full funding for Great Lakes restoration in the House Appropriations Committee’s proposed $31.4 billion fiscal year 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill released on Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI), praised the committee’s request Read more…
Reports that an Asian carp breached an electric barrier in Illinois and was captured nine miles from Lake Michigan on Friday led members of Michigan’s Republican congressional delegation to call for swift action by the Trump administration to protect the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) led a bipartisan congressional call on Tuesday for an update on the disbursement of funds to victims of a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak tied to tainted injections. Last fall, Bishop helped secure $40 million to Read more…
Legislation to roll back the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and replace it with a regulatory system that holds Wall Street accountable and ensures equal opportunity for smaller financial institutions cleared a key House Financial Services Committee vote on Thursday. Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) to encourage small businesses to offer ownership stakes to employees was approved by the House this week with bipartisan support. The Encouraging Employee Ownership Act (EEOA), H.R. 1343, would address regulatory red Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to focus on creating a regulatory environment that supports innovation and job creation to help small businesses gain access to capital during a recent hearing. Huizenga, the chairman Read more…
With funding for protecting the Great Lakes on the chopping block under the Trump administration’s budget proposal, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) is making both the ecological and the economic case for saving the largest freshwater system in the world. Read more…
A recent bipartisan, bicameral letter led by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) highlighted the importance of completing a study on the economic impact a new navigation lock would have at the Sault Ste. Marie Locks complex in Michigan. The U.S. Read more…
President Donald Trump signed legislation into law on Wednesday in which U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) used the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a regulation handed down by the Obama administration for the first time. The CRA enables Congress Read more…
Legislation that would make it easier for startup companies to attract investments that allow them to grow and create jobs passed the House with support from U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI). The Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Sean Duffy (R-WI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Andy Barr (R-KY) were tapped to lead key subcommittees of the House Financial Services Committee in the 115th Congress. In being named chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Duffy Read more…
U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) welcomed the Fed’s move toward normalized interest rates, as well as its outlook for a strengthening economy. The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it would increase the target federal funds rate to between 0.5 percent Read more…
The House and Senate recently approved a comprehensive water resources infrastructure bill with provisions championed by U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK), Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Mike Bishop (R-MI). The House approved the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, Read more…
The House recently approved a conference report to the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that outlines $619 billion in national defense spending to boost readiness and supplement ongoing operations overseas. U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), the chairman Read more…
The House of Representatives recently approved legislation that U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) introduced to bar U.S. financial institutions from financing aircraft sales to Iran. The legislation, H.R. 5711, also included language from a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Peter Read more…
The recent House passage of H.R. 3189, the Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act, was praised by U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL). The act, which would increase transparency and accountability at the Federal Reserve, was introduced by Rep. Bill Read more…
U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-LA) continued his support of America’s water concerns last week, offering an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, advocating for full funding for maintenance of America’s harbors. Reps. Bill Huizenga Read more…