On April 10, 2025, Bill Huizenga cast a deciding vote for the final budget resolution that opened room for the tax cuts; on May 22 he supplied one of the 215 votes passing the House bill; and on July 3 he voted for the law whose lower tax on benefits raises Social Security's net costs by $168.6 billion through 2034, the program's chief actuary estimated.
The shortfall now comes sooner, with the retirement trust fund's reserves now slated to hit zero in the fourth quarter of 2032, when CRFB's state-level modeling has a typical Michigan check shrinking by $523 a month. In Michigan's 4th District, 174,328 people drew Social Security in December 2024.
Bill Huizenga's Votes on Social Security's Finances
- Huizenga Voted for a Law That Costs Social Security's Trust Funds $168.6 Billion and Pulls Insolvency Closer, in July 2025. Bill Huizenga is listed among the ayes as the House approved the final H.R. 1 on July 3, 2025, 218 to 214, six weeks after his vote helped the House version clear 215 to 214 on May 22. Some of the income tax collected on benefits is credited to the trust funds, so cutting that tax raises the program's costs; the chief actuary wrote that "the total net increase in OASDI program cost is estimated to be $168.6 billion" for 2025 through 2034. The retirement fund's projected depletion moved to the "fourth quarter of 2032, three months earlier than previously expected," PlanAdviser reported.
- Huizenga Delivered a Deciding Vote for the April Budget Plan That Made Room for the Benefit-Tax Change. On April 10, 2025, the House concurred in the Senate's H.Con.Res. 14 216 to 214 with Huizenga voting yes, and had he flipped, the count would have tied and the resolution failed. Ways and Means got permission under it for tax changes that would "increase the deficit by not more than $4,500,000,000,000", and the final law he voted for on July 3, 2025 used part of that room for its lower tax on benefits. Once the retirement fund is exhausted, all retirees face "an immediate 24% benefit cut" unless Congress steps in first, CRFB projects in its No State Spared report.
What Bill Huizenga's Votes Mean for Michigan's Social Security Beneficiaries
- 174,328 people in Huizenga's district and 2.34 million Michiganders draw from the weakened trust funds. In December 2024, 174,328 residents of Michigan's 4th District received Social Security, among them 132,161 retired workers and 20,518 disabled workers, and statewide the count was 2,339,826, the Social Security Administration reports. Their checks come out of trust funds the law left $168.6 billion worse off, and the retirement fund that pays retired workers is now closer to the date its benefits are cut automatically.
- Michigan retirees face an average $523 monthly cut when the retirement fund runs short. Modeling a 24% across-the-board reduction when the retirement fund becomes insolvent, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget finds Michigan's retirement-program beneficiaries would lose $523 a month on average, and that the reduction would reach 2.0 million residents, almost a fifth of Michigan, draining $12.1 billion a year (1.6% of state GDP) from household budgets.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bill Huizenga on Social Security
What is Bill Huizenga's record on Social Security under Trump?
After casting deciding votes for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's April 2025 budget resolution and May House passage, Bill Huizenga voted for the final law on July 3. The law's lower tax on benefits increases Social Security's net costs through 2034 by $168.6 billion, the chief actuary estimates, and the retirement fund's depletion moved to late 2032. When it runs short, CRFB projects Michigan's average monthly loss at $523.
When does Social Security's retirement fund run short after Bill Huizenga's vote?
In the fourth quarter of 2032, according to projections made once Bill Huizenga's July 3, 2025 vote had helped enact the law, which moved the date three months earlier than before. At that point, under current law, retirees face "an immediate 24% benefit cut", the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projects, a little over six years from now.
How much could Michigan retirees lose because of the shortfall Bill Huizenga's vote brought closer?
Assuming a 24% cut, CRFB's state figures show a $523 average monthly reduction for 2.0 million Michiganders, after Bill Huizenga voted for a law that added $168.6 billion to the program's costs. In his district, 132,161 retired workers were collecting benefits in December 2024.
Last updated: 2026-10-27