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The House on Thursday passed legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the regulatory process.
The Regulatory Integrity Act, backed by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), requires federal agencies to shed light on what happens behind the scenes when they are crafting new rules. The measure also prohibits regulators from drumming up public support for those rules.
The House voted 246-176 to pass the bill, with 14 Democrats crossing party lines to support the measure, and one Republican opposing it.
Congressman Walberg co-sponsored House Bill 1121 by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden. Called the Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act, the bill aims to reaffirm guaranteed health care access, ensure that enrollees cannot have benefits excluded from a plan due to a pre-existing condition and that patients will not pay more based on their health care status.
Substance abuse prevention advocate Mike Hirst was invited to make the trip to Washington D.C. with Walberg.
Hirst is the founder of Andy's Angels, a non-profit foundation which educates the community on opioid and heroin abuse and provides support for families and individuals suffering from addiction.
Andy's Angels is named in memory of Hirt's son, Andy, who died of a heroin overdose at the age of 24.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) today announced that Jackson resident and substance abuse prevention advocate, Mike Hirst, will be his guest at President Trump's first Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, February 28. Mike Hirst is the founder of Andy's Angels, a non-profit foundation which educates the community on opioid and heroin abuse and provides support for families and individuals suffering from addiction. Andy's Angels is named in memory of Mike's son, Andy, who died of a heroin overdose at the age of 24.
