Bill is working to lower the cost of living by ending Washington’s out of control spending that has been fueling inflation.
Lower the cost of living by ending Washington’s out-of-control spending.
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Bill’s top priority in Congress is to make life more affordable by shifting Washington’s focus away from big-government mandates and inflationary policies to solutions that lower prices, create good-paying jobs, and strengthen economic opportunity here in Southwest Michigan.
Bill has been a leading voice in the effort to make life more affordable by working to rein in Washington’s out-of-control spending that is fueling inflation.
rein in the out-of-control spending that is fueling inflation, restore energy independence, and lower the cost of living for hardworking individuals and families across Southwest Michigan
Bill has proven himself to be a leader in the effort to rein in Washington’s out of control spending and prevent tax increases on hard working middle class families and small business job creators.
Evidence
Bill is working to lower the cost of living by ending Washington’s out of control spending that has been fueling inflation.
Rep. Huizenga introduced H.R. 5779 on September 28, 2023, to establish a commission on fiscal responsibility and reform; the bill was ordered reported in committee on January 18, 2024, but the tracker still says the bill has the status Introduced.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 3746 became Public Law No. 118-5 on June 3, 2023. The law established new discretionary spending limits and rescinded some unobligated funds, but it was a debt-ceiling deal, not a comprehensive end to federal spending growth.
Congress.gov says H.R.3746 became Public Law No. 118-5 on June 3, 2023. The public-law summary says the act increases the federal debt limit, establishes new discretionary spending limits, rescinds unobligated funds, expands work requirements, and modifies budget-process requirements. It says the FY2024-FY2025 spending caps are enforced by sequestration and CBO estimated the limits would reduce spending below baseline projections.
The House Clerk lists Roll Call 243 on May 31, 2023, as passage of H.R.3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act, with status Passed, 314 Aye to 117 No. The vote table lists Huizenga, Republican, Michigan, as Aye.
CBO estimated that if H.R.3746 were enacted and appropriations subject to the 2024 and 2025 caps were constrained by the bill’s limits, projected deficits would be reduced by about $1.5 trillion over 2023-2033 relative to CBO’s May 2023 baseline. CBO also described the bill as imposing discretionary funding caps, rescinding some funds, requiring administrative pay-as-you-go procedures, and temporarily suspending the debt limit.
Congress.gov lists H.R.5779, the Fiscal Commission Act of 2023, with Sponsor Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4], introduced September 28, 2023. The latest action was House - January 18, 2024: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 22-12. The tracker still says the bill has the status Introduced.
The bill text says it would establish a commission on fiscal responsibility and reform. It directs the Fiscal Commission to identify policies to improve the fiscal situation, achieve a sustainable debt-to-GDP ratio, propose recommendations designed to balance the budget at the earliest reasonable date, and meaningfully improve the long-term fiscal outlook including changes to address direct spending growth and the gap between projected revenues and expenditures.
CBO projected the federal deficit would total $1.6 trillion in fiscal 2024, grow to $1.8 trillion in 2025, and reach $2.6 trillion in 2034. CBO said debt held by the public would rise from 99 percent of GDP at the end of 2024 to 116 percent by the end of 2034, while noting that reduced discretionary spending from the Fiscal Responsibility Act was the biggest factor making projected deficits smaller than CBO’s May 2023 projection.
BLS reported that in May 2026 the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis and that over the last 12 months the all-items index increased 4.2 percent before seasonal adjustment. Food rose 3.1 percent over the last year, shelter rose 3.4 percent, and energy rose 23.5 percent.
Congress.gov says H.R.1 became Public Law No. 119-21 on July 4, 2025. The latest summary says the act reduces taxes, reduces or increases spending for various federal programs, increases the statutory debt limit, and includes reconciliation legislation submitted under instructions that would increase or decrease the deficit and increase the debt limit by specified amounts.
The House Clerk lists Roll Call 145 on May 22, 2025, as passage of H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Act, with status Passed, 215 Yea to 214 Nay and 1 Present. The vote table lists Huizenga, Republican, Michigan, as Yea.
Assessments
Huizenga did not fully deliver the broad promise to lower the cost of living by ending Washington spending: CPI evidence still shows rising prices, deficits and debt remained large, and later budget actions did not end federal overspending. However, during the same federal term he voted for the enacted Fiscal Responsibility Act, which imposed discretionary spending caps, rescinded some funds, and was estimated by CBO to reduce projected deficits relative to baseline. He also sponsored a fiscal commission bill, though it did not become law. That supports partial credit for materially advancing spending restraint, not full delivery.
The promise was broad and outcome-based: materially lower the cost of living by ending federal overspending. Huizenga supported and was in office when the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 became law, which imposed discretionary spending limits and rescinded some funds, so there was a same-term enacted step toward spending restraint. However, that law did not end Washington's out-of-control spending or clearly deliver broad cost-of-living relief. His own Fiscal Commission Act was a serious fiscal-reform attempt but did not become law. Overall, the record supports partial delivery with meaningful effort, not full fulfillment.
Huizenga supported or advanced concrete spending-restraint measures during the same congressional term, including the enacted Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and his Fiscal Commission Act proposal. However, these actions did not comprehensively end federal spending growth or clearly lower the cost of living as promised, so the promise is only partially fulfilled rather than delivered.