WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined 205 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer requesting a full and transparent appraisal by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) of the Democrats’ partisan reconciliation spending package, which has since been slashed from $3.5 trillion to ro... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) led 38 bipartisan lawmakers in calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to immediately set a path for advancing legislation to fully fund the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, including $2 billion in support for semicond... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, applauded a $6 million Department of Commerce grant awarded to Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) to construct the needed road, sewer, and water infrastructure to support its world-class, 234-acre Southwest Michigan Advanced Research and Technology (SMART) Park in Cassopolis. This grant – which is funded through the Department’s Econ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, applauded a $2 million Department of Energy grant awarded to Western Michigan University (WMU) to investigate five types of infrastructure-based sensors to improve energy efficiency in autonomous vehicles. That includes technology that could be embedded in a roadway, sensors that could offload data through a cellular network, and system... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today announced a $1,000,000 Department of Transportation grant awarded to the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) to recruit, initiate, and support new air service from Kalamazoo to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina. The grant is funded through the Small Community Air Service Develop... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen support for critical U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) workforce development programs and provide American workers with resources to develop new skills and secure long-term employment. The bipartisan Revitalize and Expand SNAP Education and Training (RESET) For Am... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) today joined a bipartisan group of members in sending a letter to the IRS to express their concern that constituents have yet to receive their economic impact payments (EIPs) and request the IRS to simplify the process for constituents to receive their EIPs. Currently, the IRS is requiring individuals who have not received their EIP to wait until they file their... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today urged the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to approve the forthcoming grant application from Midwest Energy and Communication Cooperative (MEC) to develop the Southwest Michigan Advanced Research and Technology (SMART) Park in Cassopolis. If approved, this project will create more than 1,000 jobs and bolster the local econo... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to expedite forgiveness for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $150,000 or less. The Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act would streamline for process for certifying compliance with PPP requirements and expedite the loan forgiveness process for small businesses.... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize billions in funding to U.S. researchers who have been impacted by the pandemic. While coronavirus-related research is now in overdrive, most other research has been slowed down or stoppe... Read more »