Congressman Fred Upton (R- St. Joseph), an original co-sponsor, voted in favor of legislation (H.R. 674) to permanently repeal the 3 percent withholding requirement on certain payments made to contractors doing business with federal, state, and local governments. The bipartisan bill passed the House of Representatives 405 – 16. “As a co-sponsor of H.R. 674, I believe that repealing the 3 percent withholding rule is a commonsense, bipartisan step to promote economic growth and job creation for so... Read more

By Andrew Green: The bipartisan super committee charged with cutting a trillion and a half dollars from the federal budget by the end of the year met on Thursday. The body, which includes Congressman Fred Upton, took testimony from Thomas Barthold, the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxations, a non partisan body that reports to Congress on all things tax related. It seems the super committee is starting its work by digging up as much information as it can, and Congressman Upton expres... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) made the following statement after this Friday’s House vote to cut federal spending, avoid default on our national debt, and begin putting our fiscal house back in order. The Budget Control Act of 2011 passed the House by a vote of 218-210 and now heads to the Senate for consideration this weekend. “Default is not an option for Michigan’s families and businesses who have now endured 31 consecutive months of double-digit unemployment,” said Upton. “Allowing t... Read more

U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today lined up behind efforts by the House GOP leadership to prevent a default on U.S. debt by securing significant federal spending cuts and following the House’s “Cut, Cap, and Balance” framework to begin putting our fiscal house back in order. The two-step approach the House will consider calls for immediate spending reductions that exceed the preliminary increase in the national debt ceiling, as well as a longer-term strateg... Read more

Click HERE to listen West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton says negotiations over raising the nation's debt ceiling should lead to major structural changes. Upton says that will mean some tough decisions on cutting spending. The Saint Joseph Republican says no one wants to see the United States default on its debt, but he says spending reductions are needed for the next fiscal year. Upton says Congress is also overdue to tackle comprehensive reform of the tax code. The Congressman says he is opti... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation coauthored by Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which would protect jobs and keep gas and energy prices low by preventing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating the emission of greenhouse gases to address climate change. H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, passed the House this afternoon by a vote of 255 - 172. The bill now moves to the S... Read more

The Energy Tax Prevention Act, H.R. 910, is designed to stop the EPA from using the Clean Air Act to unilaterally impose greenhouse gas regulations to address climate change. Unless Congress intervenes, the EPA’s efforts to impose a cap-and-trade agenda threaten to drive gas prices even higher, increase utility rates, send manufacturing jobs overseas, and hamstring our economic recovery. Read Upton’s remarks online HERE. View video HERE. Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) today praised Senate passage of House legislation that repeals the harmful 1099 tax reporting requirement from the healthcare overhaul. Upton is an original cosponsor of the House bill – H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 – which today passed the Senate by a vote of 87 to 12, after having passed the House 314 to 112 on March 3. The bill now heads to the White House in order for the President to sign the bill into law. The Ob... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) yesterday completed a three-day series of 18 public listening sessions that included stops in Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties. The events, which were held from March 22-24, were attended by thousands of southwest Michigan residents. The listening tour allowed constituents to share their views with Upton on issues facing Michigan and the country. Some of the federal matters that were discussed included jobs and the econom... Read more

The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), yesterday passed the Energy Tax Prevention Act (H.R. 910) and H.J.Res. 37, a congressional resolution disapproving the Federal Communications Commission’s Internet rules. These bills are designed to rein in overreaching federal regulators by setting aside controversial Internet rules and stopping the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from driving up energy prices and shipping U.S. jobs overseas. “I applaud the commit... Read more