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Rep. Huizenga urges fiscal commission with expedited, up-or-down congressional vote
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Rep. Bill Huizenga outlined a bipartisan fiscal commission plan that would form a 16-member bipartisan, bicameral body to craft deficit-reduction recommendations that Congress would be required to vote on under expedited procedures.
Rep. Bill Huizenga used his three minutes at the Budget Committee member-day hearing to push final enactment of a fiscal commission he said had previously passed the committee and offered detailed design elements intended to produce binding congressional consideration.
Huizenga described a commission with equal representation from both chambers and parties, public hearings and a requirement that the commission craft a package meeting statutory solvency goals. "Specifically, this bill forces congress to vote on a package of proposals developed by this bipartisan, bicameral fiscal commission," he said, adding the commission would issue an interim report, hold at least six public hearings and vote on a final package shortly after the 2026 election or by an extended deadline.
Supporters in the hearing argued the initial vote to create the commission should be easier than the later vote on its recommendations, urging the committee to pass the enabling legislation to force the policy discussion and subsequent floor decisions.
No formal committee vote occurred during the member-day hearing. Members repeatedly urged prompt committee action to bring the commission bill to the floor in this session so the process could begin.
