• UPTON, FREDERICK STEPHEN
Experience: House: District 6, 1987-Present
Home State: Michigan
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,274,027Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Frederick 'Fred' Stephen Upton
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Amey; 2 Children: Meg, Stephen
    Birth Date: 04/23/1953
    Birth Place: Saint Joseph, MI
    Home City: Saint Joseph, MI
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    BA, Journalism, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1975

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1986-present
    Field Manager, Dave Stockman Campaign, 1976

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Chair
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Vice Chair, Congressional Automotive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
    Member, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional Grace Caucus
    Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Member, Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Medical Technology Caucus
    Co-Chair, Tuesday Group

Professional Experience

    Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1984-1985
    Deputy Director, Legal Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 1983-1984
    Legislative Assistant, Office of Management and Budget, 1981-1983
    Staff Member, Congressman Dave Stockman, 1976-1980

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Emil Verban Society
    Member, House Centrist Coalition
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 174
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/28/2017 H.R.2256 Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2017 04/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.1920 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes. 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.829 Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017 02/07/2017 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 11 .  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.461 For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak. 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 H.R.6473 To express the sense of Congress that information security is critical to the economic security of the United States and to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report on the costs of information security. 12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
12/01/2016 H.R.6315 To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. 12/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
10/07/2016 H.R.5944 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to certain grant assurances, and for other purposes. 10/07/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-238. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
02/19/2015 H.R.809 For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak. 02/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.Res.76 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 02/02/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
12/04/2014 H.R.5728 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 12/04/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-200. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/10/2016 H.R.5050 Pipeline Safety Act of 2016 06/10/2016 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-617, Part I.  (All Actions)
06/08/2016 H.R.5414 FDA Cross-Center Collaboration Act of 2016 06/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/06/2016 H.R.5168 Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 05/06/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
12/07/2015 H.R.8 North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 12/07/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
07/13/2015 H.R.6 21st Century Cures Act 07/13/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
06/26/2014 H.R.3301 North American Energy Infrastructure Act 06/26/2014 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.  (All Actions)
02/05/2014 H.R.3683 To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes. 02/05/2014 Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-341, Part I.  (All Actions)
12/20/2013 H.R.3350 Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 12/20/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
12/13/2013 H.R.3677 To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes. 12/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
11/27/2013 H.R.3204 Drug Quality and Security Act 11/27/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-54. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
Total: 3802
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
10/04/1989 H.R.3407 To provide for the establishment of the Peace Corps Professional Consultant Program for Poland and Hungary.
10/04/1989 H.J.Res.413 Designating March 3, 1990, as "United States Naval Reserve Day".
09/29/1989 H.J.Res.204 To designate October 1989, as "National Quality Month".
09/28/1989 H.R.3364 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the partial exclusion from income of interest on loans used to acquire employer securities to cases where employees receive a significant ownership interest in a corporation, and for other purposes.
09/27/1989 H.R.3322 Assault Weapon Crime Act of 1989
09/26/1989 H.R.3343 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve procedural rights of persons whose claims for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs are denied in whole or in part.
09/26/1989 H.R.1241 To establish the Calumet National Historical Park in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.
09/25/1989 H.Res.247 Larkin I. Smith Narcotic Committee Reorganization Resolution
09/21/1989 H.R.1210 To prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.
09/15/1989 H.R.3267 Lebanese Temporary Protected Status Act of 1989
09/12/1989 H.J.Res.399 To designate the period commencing September 11, 1989, and ending on September 15, 1989, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".
09/07/1989 H.R.2661 Census Equity Act
09/01/1989 H.R.3105 Recyclable Consumer Plastics Act of 1989
08/31/1989 H.R.2022 To establish certain categories of nationals of the Soviet Union and nationals of Indochina presumed to be subject to persecution and to provide for adjustment to refugee status of certain Soviet and Indochinese parolees.
08/28/1989 H.R.2042 To amend title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949 to allow producers to provide the appropriate county committees with actual yields for the 1989 and subsequent crop years.
08/16/1989 H.J.Res.379 Commending the citizens of the Sioux City, Iowa, tri-State area for their heroism and spirit of volunteerism in selflessly providing assistance and life-saving services to the passengers and crew of United Flight 232.
08/16/1989 H.J.Res.253 Designating September 8, 1989, as "National Pledge of Allegiance Day".
08/14/1989 H.Con.Res.191 Calling on all countries which produce high explosives to require that any such explosive produced in that country contain a preblast detection taggant so that the country can truly claim innocence regarding terrorist attacks.
08/11/1989 H.J.Res.265 Designating the period of August 4, 1989 through August 4, 1990 in commemoration of the bicentennial of the United States Coast Guard.
08/10/1989 H.J.Res.388 To designate the period commencing on October 9, 1989, and ending on October 15, 1989, as "National Morgan Horse Week".
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