U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) recently opposed federal plans to consolidate postal sorting and dispatch operations in southwest Michigan into one location, citing negative impacts on residents, carriers and aging populations. “The plan to consolidate mail operations could cause delays Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Fred Upton (R-MI) on Oct. 25 introduced legislation that would facilitate timely notifications of cybersecurity incidents and potential cybersecurity incidents impacting the nation’s critical electric infrastructure. “Our technology, healthcare, and energy infrastructure security Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Republicans this week requested plans from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for implementing new loan programs and spending authority provided in both the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, as well Read more…
Republicans on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced legislation designed to protect national security, meet skyrocketing demand and enhance America’s economic competitiveness in the critical hardrock minerals market. “To win the future and flip the switch on America’s Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) has introduced the Senate’s version of a bipartisan bill that would establish a nationwide initiative to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurological disorder affecting roughly one million Americans. “Far too many West Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered on Sept. 15 by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) would reform and update the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to ensure that the electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect each state’s vote for the President Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) this week proposed a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would allow Afghans with temporary status who undergo additional vetting to apply for permanent legal residency in the United States. “This Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led two dozen of her GOP colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in requesting information on how actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are impacting the nation’s electric grid Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) on June 24 led eight Republicans in introducing legislation that would terminate certain contracts related to the construction of the border fence at America’s border with Mexico and transfer unused fencing material to the states Read more…
Republican members on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee recently requested information from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on its management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. “We are concerned that Read more…
To ensure America’s military veterans might effectively compete in the current housing market, U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and a bipartisan contingent of more than 60 lawmakers urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve its mortgage loan process. “Our nation’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) on May 10 proposed a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that supports designating a National Fentanyl Awareness Day to increase public awareness about the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people. As Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Fred Upton (R-MI) called on U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to secure America’s nuclear energy sector by addressing the nation’s immediate and long-term fuel supply vulnerabilities. “Given looming risks to American nuclear fuel Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) this week introduced a bipartisan bill that would bolster the partnership between nonprofits and the federal government. “This legislation builds on the success Michigan and other states have had to ensure that nonprofits have a Read more…
Ukrainian-Americans and Ukrainian citizens in the United States would be permitted to seek monetary damages from Russia in the American judicial system under legislation introduced on March 24 by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI). The bipartisan Ukrainian Sovereignty Act, H.R. Read more…
President Joe Biden should organize an international humanitarian aid airlift to quickly deliver non-military supplies to Ukrainians, said U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) and a bipartisan group of her congressional colleagues. “In response, Russia would be forced to either agree Read more…
President Joe Biden on March 18 signed into law a bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) that establishes grants and requires other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among the nation’s healthcare workforce. Sen. Young originally Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on Feb. 25 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would address the current polarization and division in the United States by establishing a new, non-partisan pilot program within AmeriCorps known as the Office of Civic Bridgebuilding. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers this week to release the final report of the U.S. Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, a roadmap to tackle the opioid epidemic in America. “The scourge of fentanyl Read more…
In marking World Cancer Day on Feb. 4, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) announced the relaunch of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers. “I am proud to relaunch the Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers with Representative Anna Read more…
With active shooter incidents straining local and state law enforcement, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) on Feb. 1 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would create a system to alert communities about such incidents taking place. “As we have seen over the Read more…
A final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could unintentionally add to the nation’s current labor and supply chain issues, according to Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and 11 of his GOP congressional colleagues. The lawmakers are Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) on Jan. 20 proposed a bipartisan bill that would authorize a federal grant program for smaller police departments across the country to ensure they have needed resources and training to keep communities safe. “I am Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers requesting that the Biden administration permit H-2A farmworkers from South Africa to temporarily travel to the United States to supplement labor shortages on American farms. “Due to ongoing workforce Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
Because his constituents’ livelihoods have been disrupted by the surge in supply chain and shipping issues caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) helped lead 21 of his colleagues in urging the Biden administration to adopt Read more…
To help ramp up manufacturing stateside, a section of the U.S. Commerce Department website would be designated to serve as a hub for connecting manufacturers with federal manufacturing programs under a bipartisan bill introduced on Dec. 14 by U.S. Rep. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) has introduced the bipartisan Cures 2.0 Act, a sweeping proposal that would continue the nation’s accelerated discovery, development and delivery of 21st century cures for myriad diseases and illnesses. The 173-page bill, H.R. 6000, which Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) is seeking further assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help tackle a serious drinking water crisis in Benton Harbor, Mich., where roughly 6,000 waterpipes fail to meet federal lead standards and must Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Fred Upton (R-MI), and members of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus introduced legislation on Nov. 1 that would help people with diabetes on Medicare access self-management training to help them stay healthy. More than 1 in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) led 75 of his Republican colleagues in demanding answers from the Biden Administration about reports that it is considering the payment of up to $1 million per migrant family who illegally crossed the southern border Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) is among 20 original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill tackling growing food shortages at animal shelters across the country. The Bring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act of 2021, H.R. 5684, which U.S. Rep. Jamie Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) led a bipartisan group of 40 fellow lawmakers in requesting that Congress swiftly pass funding for the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, which would support at least $2 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) helped lead 25 Republican members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in voicing “serious concerns” to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) about rapidly rising energy prices and their negative impact on the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) helped lead a bipartisan group of more than 50 lawmakers in urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift its suspension of canine imports from 113 countries. “I am committed to working Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) on Sept. 17 joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to ensure Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin. “We can never allow hazardous materials of any kind — particularly nuclear Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on Aug. 20 by U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Fred Upton (R-MI) would ensure the at-home provision of intravenous medications for patients having cancer, immune diseases, serious infections, heart failure, and other conditions. The Preserving Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 21 voted 241-183 to approve the bipartisan PFAS Action Act of 2021, which is cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI). If enacted, H.R. 2467, which Rep. Upton and bill sponsor U.S. Rep. Read more…
Medicare beneficiaries would gain quicker access to breakthrough medical technologies under a new bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN). “By streamlining the Medicare coverage process for new technologies, this commonsense legislation will boost American innovation and give Read more…
The United States would continue to accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of innovative 21st Century cures for a variety of diseases, according to a House discussion draft of the Cures 2.0 Act, a bipartisan bill being developed by U.S. Read more…
To help break congressional gridlock on the latest infrastructure package and encourage bipartisanship, the Problem Solvers Caucus recently released Building Bridges: A Bipartisan Physical Infrastructure Framework. The 58-member bipartisan caucus, led by co-chairmen U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Josh Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) led several of his Republican colleagues from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in proposing the SELF DRIVE Act in order to advance the deployment of autonomous vehicles. Rep. Latta on June 4 sponsored Read more…
Language should not be included in the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill that would prohibit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from allowing pharmaceutical prescribing information to be delivered primarily in digital form, according to U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger Read more…
As the U.S. House Appropriations Committee considers the fiscal year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers requested that committee members include report language that emphasizes Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) joined their fellow co-chairs of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force and 32 congressional lawmakers in releasing the task force’s fiscal year 2022 budget priorities for the Great Lakes region. Read more…
Protections for Americans and the environment from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) would be established under a bipartisan bill introduced on April 13 by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI). “PFAS contamination represents a clear and present danger to Michigan Read more…
U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI), Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) joined U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) last week to unveil a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would improve federal hate crimes reporting and widen assistance and resources for victims Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) on March 23 unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would permit Americans to utilize their 529 college savings accounts to cover the costs of certain workforce training and credentialing programs. Currently, only colleges, vocational schools, Read more…
Proposed changes to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area standards has U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) worried that his home state of Michigan could lose federal dollars. “We are extremely concerned about the recommendation Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently offered by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) would extend financial protections to America’s senior citizens who are receiving long-term care either at home or in a community care setting. “Our seniors are some of our most Read more…