WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today joined by the majority of his House colleagues advanced H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. This bipartisan legislation will permanently fix the broken Medicare payment formula. It will also strengthen the program in the long term, and extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which covers nearly 45,000 children in Michigan (MIChild). Upton helped broker a deal with bipartisan leaders of the House Energy a... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, was honored last week by Research!America’s Advocacy Awards Program for his commitment to furthering the discovery, development, and delivery of life saving medical advances through the breakthrough bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative. Joining him in receiving the award was his partner in the 21st Century Cures initiative, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado. “Our leadership support for medical progress has been long, extending from the do... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today announced the appointment of Ellen Marie Miota to the United States Air Force Academy. Miota is a student at Grace Christian in Watervliet where she stars as a multi-sport varsity athlete on the volleyball, cross-country, basketball, track and soccer teams. Additionally, Miota is Vice President of the student council, a member of the National Honors Association and the 4-H and volunteers as a piano instructor at the Boys and Girls Cl... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined his colleague Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, to introduce the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015. This legislation would prohibit the sale or distribution of personal care products that contain synthetic plastic microbeads, effective January 1, 2018. Synthetic plastic microbeads are small bits of plastic that are used in personal care products like face wash, soap, and toothpaste. They can slip through water treatment system... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today joined the majority of his House colleagues in voting to approve H.R. 749, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act. This legislation will reform Amtrak to increase transparency and accountability, leverage resources and encourages private sector participation and innovations, streamline environmental reviews and accelerates project delivery, target investments where there is the greatest potential for success, and empower states... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, signed on to legislation sponsored by Rep. Candice Miller, R-Harrison Township, and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, which would control the spread of Asian Carp. The Defending Our Great Lakes Act would give federal agencies authority to take immediate actions to stop the spread of invasive species like Asian Carp. The legislation will also require agencies to work with regional stakeholders to institute measures to stop the spread of... Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, joined by the majority of his House colleagues voted to advance a bill that would expand and strengthen tax-free 529 college savings plans. The legislation, H.R. 529, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans, would expand, strengthen, and modernize 529 college savings accounts. Specifically, H.R. 529 would allow payments from 529 plans to be used to buy important educational tools like computers as well as ass... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today announced two new staff hires for his St. Joseph-Benton Harbor and Kalamazoo district offices. “I am very pleased to welcome two great additions to our team,” said Upton. “Two of my most important responsibilities as a Member of Congress are to directly assist folks from Southwest Michigan in dealing with the federal government and making sure their voices are heard. Chad and Corey are both from Southwest Michigan, have an extensive knowledge of the ar... Read more

Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today announced the appointment of Hunter Simino to the United States Air Force Academy. Simono, a varsity athlete and Vice President of the Student Ambassadors at Portage Central High School, was nominated to the academy in December and was personally congratulated upon his appointment by Upton today. “I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Hunter to the United States Air Force Academy,” said Upton. “He is a remarkable young man and the city of Portag... Read more

A longtime advocate for families like the Kennedy’s of Mattawan, Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, helped lead the effort in 2013 to boost research of rare pediatric diseases such as Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which affects the two young daughters of Sarah and Eric Kennedy. Recently, Upton unveiled the 21st Century Cures initiative with his colleague U.S. Representative Diana DeGette, D-Colorado. The initiative aims to get cures and treatments to patients more quickly. Upton, who chairs the Ho... Read more