Press Releases
Today, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg voted in favor H.R. 10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011. The bill requires that both Congress and the President approve of all new major rules created by federal agencies. A major rule is defined as any regulation which will have an annual economic cost of more than $100 million. Congressman Walberg is a co-sponsor of the bill.
Today Congressman Tim Walberg voted in favor of H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act, which will require federal agencies to review the considerations of new regulations before imposing them on small businesses.
Specifically, this measure amends the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, by requiring an agency to more accurately pinpoint regulations which are necessary to protect workers, and then find the least-costly alternative without jeopardizing public health, safety or welfare.
The U.S. House voted today to repeal an onerous requirement created under the health care law. The provision would require businesses to issue IRS 1099 forms for all payments over $600. In voting for the repeal, Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement:
Congressman Tim Walberg voted against passing a second short-term funding measure in the US House today. If enacted, the Continuing Resolution would last for just 3 weeks.
After voting, Congressman Walberg released the following statement:
Congressman Tim Walberg voted today in favor of H.R. 861, the NSP Termination Act, which would terminate an ineffective program and return up to $1 billion dollars to the taxpayer.
Today,Congressman Tim Walberg invited all high school aged students from the 7thDistrict to participate in this year’s annual Congressional Art Contest. After each participating congressional district chooses its winning entry, the winning piece of art will be displayed for an entire year in the Cannon Tunnel to the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., along with the winners from the other congressional districts across the country.
Today, Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after the House passed a two week continuing resolution:
Today, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution. This bill funds the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year.
This week Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced new legislation to rein in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lower consumer energy costs, and protect American jobs. H.R. 750, the Defending America’s Affordable Energy and Jobs Act, would prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases without Congressional approval and stop Washington bureaucrats from implementing a cap-and-trade program that will drive up energy prices on families and businesses. H.R. 750 is a companion to a bill, S. 228, offered in the U.S. Senate by Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming.