It is hard to believe that it has been nine years since the horrific attacks against our nation on the morning of September 11th, 2001. I remember that crisp, clear blue sky morning like it was yesterday. Within minutes of the World Trade Center towers being struck, the nation’s capital came under attack, and the air was soon heavy with the scent of burning embers from the Pentagon. The devastating attack on our country made a permanent imprint on all Americans. While some lost family members an... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), top Republican on the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, today introduced legislation to create a new framework for spent nuclear fuel management that is capable of withstanding national political changes over the long life of the program. As the United States seeks to meet its growing energy demands through an expansion of nuclear energy, Upton’s U.S. Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2010 (H.R. 5979) establishes a framewo... Read more

Members of the Michigan Congressional delegation want answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the upcoming trial of terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He is the Nigerian man accused of trying to ignite a bomb onboard a flight bound for Detroit last Christmas. Concerned about both the security preparations and the cost of the Abdulmutallab trial, the Members sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano this week. The Members made the following c... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Rep. Fred Upton’s (R-St. Joseph) bipartisan measure to fortify the security of the nation’s electric grid. Upton, top Republican on the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee, teamed with Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Edward J. Markey (D–MA) in authoring H.R. 5026, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act (GRID) Act, to fortify our nation’s electric grid. The measure, which the Congressional Budget Office reported is revenue neutral and w... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), ranking Republican of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, submitted the following statement at this morning’s subcommittee markup on the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act, and the Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act. Upton’s full opening statement is provided: Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling this important markup today. I am pleased to say that one of the b... Read more

During a visit to the Galesburg campus of Eaton Vehicle Group this morning, Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) announced that he was successful in delivering $2 million for Eaton’s ongoing project to build safer, more efficient military vehicles. The funding will assist Eaton’s development of advanced digital hydraulic hybrid drive systems, which will enable Army 4x4 vehicles to be operated more safely and effectively on the harshest terrains while also conserving a substantial amount of fuel... Read more