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Rep. Frederick Upton
Republican • 6th District, Michigan • 13th Term • Sworn In 1987
- 8 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 399 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 141 of 440)
- 96 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 274 of 440) 7 Made Into Law (Ranks 252 of 440)
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- Votes with party 91%
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Vote 1: FDA reauthorization: The House has passed the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act (H.R. 5651), sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. The bill would reauthorize and extend the Food and Drug Administration's user-fee programs for ...
SciTechTalk: Proposed United Nations control of Internet raises alarms
...and preserve and advance the successful multi-stakeholder model that governs the Internet today." Committee member Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., said U.N.-led control of the Internet would affect Internet users around the world. "The Internet has become thi
Roll Call
...1: FDA reauthorization: The House has passed the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act (H.R. 5651), sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. The bill would reauthorize and extend the Food and Drug Administration's user-fee programs for prescription drugs
Miami Attack May Push Action on ‘Bath Salts’ Ban
Rep. Cliff Stearns, another Florida lawmaker and the third-ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he feels strongly about banning the drug and he will talk to Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) about it. “I think it’s imperative
Latest Congressional Attacks on Clean Air Endanger Our Health and Our Economy
On Thursday Representative Fred Upton and Senator Inhofe introduced legislation to block the Environmental Protection Agency's from limiting emissions of carbon dioxide. This is the latest attack in the war against standards that protect Americans from ...
GOP's Upton, Hoogendyk will debate on June 10
KALAMAZOO - U.S. Rep. Fred Upton and challenger Jack Hoogendyk have agreed to hold at least one debate, set for June 10 at Western Michigan University. In a Friday press release, Hoogendyk's campaign director, Steven Mobley, said his campaign ...
Kiss Your Internet Goodbye
...of the Internet if proposals from China, Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia are adopted. [...] “These are terrible ideas,” Rep. Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican, said during a U.S. House of Representatives hearing. They could allow “governments to mo
Anti-incumbent super PAC targeting Rangel considers Conyers too
A spokesman for the anti-incumbent super PAC that's targeting Charlie Rangel said this afternoon that the group might add longtime Michigan congressman John Conyers ... Conyers' colleague in Michigan, Fred Upton, who is white.
Gov. Rick Snyder asks federal government for disaster assistance for Michigan farmers hit by freeze
In a statement, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St Joseph, praised Snyder's request for federal assistance. "Our family farms in Southwest Michigan play such an important role in our daily lives and in the local economy, so it is imperative they have ...
Is the UN the Next Big Threat to Internet Freedom?
One member of the bipartisan committee, Representative Fred Upton (R-Mich.), said in a statement before the hearing that: “The Internet has become this economic and social juggernaut not because governmental actors willed it to be so ...
Congressman Fred Upton and challenger Jack Hoogendyk to debate June 10 at Western Michigan University
KALAMAZOO, MI — Congressman Fred Upton and challenger Jack Hoogendyk will debate in Kalamazoo on June 10. The debate will take place at Western Michigan University's Schneider Hall from 7 to 8 p.m. It is co-sponsored by the MLive/Kalamazoo ...
Morning Transportation: MTI vote today
On top of that, a Democratic representative left a caucus meeting on Thursday ... Larry Bucshon, E&C head Fred Upton and Science Chairman Ralph Hall. The members were split 50/50 on whether Congress would actually reach agreement on a bill, the gov.
US panics that the UN will take over the Internet
...will lead to a virtual takeover of the internet if proposals from China, Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia are adopted. Rep. Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican said that these were terrible ideas because they could allow "governments to monitor and restrict
Outrageous Corporate Earmarks Stage a Comeback
In another effort to help a specific company, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., inserted a special provision in the Food and Drug Administration user fee reauthorization bill, which passed in committee last week and is expected to pass the full House this week.
The Circuit: Internet governance, Google’s domain names, pre-paid iPhone
Internet governance: Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.), chairman of the House subpanel on commerce, introduced a resolution Thursday to “keep the Internet free from government control.” Mack was joined by Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
House Takes First Steps to Block U.N. Regulation of Internet
Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif.; Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.; Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.; Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. -- introduced a congressional resolution on Wednesday that urges the Obama administration to continue advocating ...
U.N. takeover of the Internet must be stopped, U.S. warns
"These are terrible ideas," Rep. Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican, said during a U.S. House of Representatives hearing. They could allow "governments to monitor and restrict content or impose economic costs upon international data flows," added ...
House approves FDA bill, medical devices to see new regs
...reform package is the culmination of more than a year of work and negotiations between House Democrats and Republicans,” Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) wrote this month in the Holland (Mich.) Sentinel. "The FDA Reform Act contains important metrics that will
The Circuit: Internet governance, Google’s domain names, pre-paid iPhone
...on commerce, introduced a resolution Thursday to “keep the Internet free from government control.” Mack was joined by Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) in introducing the measure. The subcommittee heard testi
House Takes First Steps to Block U.N. Regulation of Internet
...of congressional leaders -- including Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif.; Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.; Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.; Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. -- introduced a congressional resolution on Wednesday that urges the Obama
Drug Maker Seeks Protection Within Bill Favoring Generics
Nordwind, who worked more than a decade for Representative Fred Upton, Republican of Michigan and chief sponsor of the House bill. Mr. Stupak met with Representative Henry A. Waxman of California, the senior Democrat on the committee that wrote ...
Southwest Michigan Politics: Congressman Fred Upton's FDA user-fee bill approved by House; State Rep. Sean McCann introduces bottle deposit bill
Here are the latest political headlines from Southwest Michigan. — A bill sponsored by Congressman Fred Upton supporting user fees for drug and medical device manufacturers was approved by a voice vote in the House today. The bill would extend ...
Lawmakers introduce measure to fight UN regulation of the Net
Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) introduced the resolution with the support of Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), ranking Member Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
LETTER — Control costs instead of loosening regulations on medical devices
I read U.S. Rep. Fred Upton’s piece (Sentinel, May 16( on trying to get more medical devices on the market quickly. He seeks less control from the Food and Drug Administration. He calls it streamlining. Medical devices are a financial bonanza.
Bill Moving Through the House Today Sanctions Greater FDA Secrecy
...POGO and a range of other good government organizations sent a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) opposing a harmful provision of the Food and Drug Administration Ref
Drug Maker Seeks Protection Within Bill Favoring Generics
Nordwind, who worked more than a decade for Representative Fred Upton, Republican of Michigan and chief sponsor of the House bill. Mr. Stupak met with Representative Henry A. Waxman of California, the senior Democrat on the committee that wrote ...
Outstate congressional races may offer serious challenges
In the 6th District, which includes Kalamazoo and the southwest corner of the state, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), first elected in 1986, is facing a primary challenge from former state Rep. Jack Hoogendyk of Kalamazoo. While his voting ...
Congressman Fred Upton's challenger, Jack Hoogendyk, left $8,000 mailing expense off campaign finance report, resubmits filing
KALAMAZOO, MI — 6th District Congressional Candidate Jack Hoogendyk has resubmitted his campaign finance report after leaving an $8,000 expense for mailings off his first quarter filings. Congressman Fred Upton's campaign sent a letter on ...
Morning Energy: Road not taken
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton and other early critics have labeled the George ... TV and radio campaign against him. — Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson: The top Democrat on the Science Committee is facing tough primary challenges from state ...
Southwest Michigan Politics: Congressman Fred Upton, Jack Hoogendyk race highlighted by Washington Times
...let him know: fklug@mlive.com or 269-370-0584. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ Gazette file photoCongressman Fred Upton, left, and challenger Jack Hoogendyk during a meeting with the Kalamazoo Gazette Editorial Board in 2010. Here's the top
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