In honor of his work on behalf of people around the United States who have cancer and whose treatments are covered under Medicare Part B, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton on Monday was awarded the 2013 Medicare Access Champion Award for his outstanding leadership on behalf of cancer patients and seniors. The award was presented by the American Life Sciences Innovation Council. Upton, who is also chairman of the House Energy and Energy Committee, said he was pleased to be recognized for his actions on behalf... Read more

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, praised today’s action by the State of Michigan to help provide relief for the approximately 225,000 Michiganders who have been notified that they will lose their current health plan because of the Affordable Care Act. As of November 2, only 27,000 people nationwide have signed up for a new health insurance plan using HealthCare.gov – 1,329 of those people are from Michigan. The state’s decision will allow health insurers to ... Read more

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, as the Speaker signed S. 252, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act, bringing the important bill one step closer to enactment. The bipartisan legislation also provides for the creation of the National Pediatric Research Network to facilitate research to help children with rare and genetic diseases. The House passed similar stand-alone legislation, H.R. 225, to create the network in Februar... Read more

Click HERE to watch the video chat House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, this afternoon hosted a video conference call via Google Hangout with individuals from Southwest Michigan who will lose their current health plan because of the Affordable Care Act. Upton was joined by U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Illinois, who is a member of Upton’s committee. Upton has heard from countless people from across Southwest Michigan who like their current health plan, but are now losing it b... Read more

The U.S. Senate today approved bipartisan legislation introduced by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, to improve drug safety and help prevent a future public health crisis like the 2012 deadly fungal meningitis outbreak tied to the New England Compounding Center (NECC). H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act, is the result of a thorough investigation led by Upton’s Committee into the cause of the recent public health catastrophe, which has infected 751 indivi... Read more

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, applauded today’s House passage of his bipartisan Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R. 3350). The House of Representatives approved the Keep Your Heath Plan Act by a vote of 261 to 157. This bipartisan legislation would allow health care plans currently available on the individual market to continue to be offered next year, expanding choices and beginning to provide peace of mind to the millions of Americans who have been left to ... Read more

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement today of another administrative “fix” to his health care law: “For the last six weeks, the White House stood idly by as cancellation notices flooded the mailboxes of millions of Americans – including 225,000 Michiganders – who took the president at his word that they could keep their health plans. Now, one day after getting an earful from panicked ... Read more

Click here to watch Fred’s floor remarks Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, urged members of the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act. The bipartisan legislation would allow plans currently available on the individual market to be offered next year. This would provide Americans the opportunity to enroll in these policies in 2014 without penalty. In his remarks, Upton highlighted a family of three from Bangor, Michiga... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, was part of a bipartisan group of congressional leaders present at the White House today for the signing of H.R. 2094, the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, into law. As Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Upton has been a leading advocate of this legislation, which supports our nation’s schools as they work to ensure they have the capability to treat severe allergic reactions. “When a student has an emergency reaction, every secon... Read more

House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this evening in strong support of bipartisan legislation to strengthen health care for the nation’s children and families. The Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act, S.252, continues and strengthens federal research and programs related to preterm birth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prev... Read more