WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today introduced H.B. 7005 – the Showing How Isolationism Effects Long-term Development (SHIELD) ACT – to assess how international data localization laws impact each country’s economy, our economy, and cross-border commerce. The SHIELD Act will require the Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission to conduct an assessment and analysis of regulations regarding data localization and to establish a list of such laws and develop a means... Read more

@MyKitchenTable: Friday, May 22, 2020 Dear Friend: "Gentlemen....Start your engines!” That is usually the roar from Indy that traditionally starts our summer season. This year, it is the slow door opening up across the country as we try and ease into some sense of normalcy. For me, this is one of the few times I did not participate in the St. Joseph Memorial Day parade with a salute to our veterans at the band shell. It is there in this photo - taken by Pat Moody - of my now 96 year old Dad in h... Read more

@MyKitchenTable: Thursday, May 21, 2020 Dear Friend: All of us must remember our common values as we face today’s common challenges. Our inspiration this evening is a quote that I keep in mind from Desmond Tutu, a beloved Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights leader that I had the honor of meeting… “My father always used to say, ‘Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.’ Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large unruly crowd is always the bes... Read more

@MyKitchenTable: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Dear Friend: Today’s inspiration is from Henry Ford as the President comes to Michigan tomorrow to visit the Ford F-150 plant in Ypsilanti..."Don’t find fault. Find a remedy." The two pictures today are from the twin cities. Yes, the Baltimore Orioles are back in SW Michigan as a Benton Harbor constituent has photographed this one at their feeder...I also spotted for the first time an indigo bunting who made it up from the winter in the Caribbean. The sec... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, received the highest score of bipartisanship among the Michigan congressional delegation in 2019 from the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and the Lugar Center. With a Bipartisan Index score of 1.15241, Upton ranked as the 14th most bipartisan Republican member in the U.S. House of Representatives and the 24th most bipartisan among all members. “When members work together across the aisle, the American people win,” Up... Read more

May 19, 2020 @MyKitchenTable: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Dear Friend: Mahatma Gandhi: “Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory." Our two pictures today are indeed very special. The first is Amey wearing a mask made by a Niles HS employee’s spouse reminding us to protect ourselves and others if we can. The second photo is a New Buffalo resident putting on a livestream blues concert for folks — I am hoping he’ll provide us a link where we can all listen. If ... Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. – U.S. Representative Fred Upton (MI-06) today, along with Reps. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Pete King (NY-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Tom Reed (NY-23), Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), and Elise Stefanik (NY-21), announced that they are introducing bipartisan legislation to provide robust support to state and local governments on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery a... Read more

Dear Friend: Aristotle: “Hope is a waking dream.” We can hardly all wait for this nightmare to be over and our lives restored. The first constituent photo today is from a woman in St. Joe who spent her time during the pandemic turning an old radio into a planter with a rod iron sewing machine pedestal. Our next photo is of constituents from Dowagiac visiting their mother at an assisted living facility in Kalamazoo on Mother’s Day. Thank you for sharing your photos. If you’d like a photo of yours... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­– U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) today issued the following statement after voting against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s COVID-19 $3 trillion Phase IV Relief Package: “Our nation’s families and communities are facing extraordinary challenges that require an extraordinary response. We need to act quickly and effectively without getting tangled up in partisan politics. The first few emergency measures reflected those goals. Sadly, the one today did not. It’s time for us to put the ... Read more

May 14, 2020 @MyKitchenTable: Thursday, May 14, 2020 Dear Friend: Quote of the day (maybe a few days late?)..."If Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!” Ain’t that the truth (with apologies to my former SJ English teacher, Miss Webster). Today my report comes not from my kitchen table or side porch but from 35K feet on an American Airlines connection back to D.C. for votes Friday. The first picture is entering the Grand Rapids terminal all dressed up with my blue mask....yes, a pretty much emp... Read more