Rep. Fred Upton’s 2020 Report Card

Introduced the 2^nd fewest bills compared to Michigan Delegation (tied with 2 others)

Upton introduced 11 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (7^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (19^th percentile); House Republicans (35^th percentile); All Representatives (19^th percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 4^th fewest bills compared to Michigan Delegation

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 6 of Upton’s 11 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Upton caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (25^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (32^nd percentile); House Republicans (47^th percentile); All Representatives (29^th percentile).

Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.

Got influential cosponsors the 4^th least often compared to Michigan Delegation (tied with 1 other)

2 of Upton’s bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.

Those bills were: H.R. 500: Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act …; H.R. 4700: Pipeline Safety Act of 2019

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (21^st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (23^rd percentile); House Republicans (44^th percentile); All Representatives (24^th percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 4^th fewest bills compared to Michigan Delegation (tied with 3 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 2 of Upton’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.

Those bills were: H.R. 370: Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity …; H.R. 2626: PFAS Accountability Act of 2019

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (21^st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (25^th percentile); House Republicans (42^nd percentile); All Representatives (25^th percentile).

Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.

Joined bipartisan bills the 7^th most often compared to All Representatives

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 234 bills that Upton cosponsored, 72% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (92^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (98^th percentile); House Republicans (96^th percentile); All Representatives (98^th percentile).

Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.

Ranked 15^th most politically left compared to House Republicans

Our unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Upton’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (57^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (60^th percentile); House Republicans (7^th percentile); All Representatives (57^th percentile).

Ranked the 15^th top leader compared to House Republicans

Our unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Upton’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (64^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (59^th percentile); House Republicans (92^nd percentile); All Representatives (71^st percentile).

Got the 27^th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Republicans

Upton’s bills and resolutions had 365 cosponsors in the 116th Congress. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (50^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (51^st percentile); House Republicans (86^th percentile); All Representatives (60^th percentile).

Was 30^th most present in votes compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 3 others)

Upton missed 0.8% of votes (8 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Upton’s Profile »

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (43^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (16^th percentile); All Representatives (23^rd percentile).

The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics.

Laws Enacted

Upton introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 116th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills »

Those bills were: H.R. 500: Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act …

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (29^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (38^th percentile); House Republicans (51^st percentile); All Representatives (37^th percentile).

The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill.

Bills Out of Committee

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Upton introduced 2 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 370: Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity …; H.R. 500: Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act …

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (29^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (31^st percentile); House Republicans (55^th percentile); All Representatives (32^nd percentile).

Committee Positions

Upton held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Upton’s Profile »

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (57^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (19^th percentile); House Republicans (44^th percentile); All Representatives (42^nd percentile).

Bills Cosponsored

Upton cosponsored 234 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Michigan Delegation (43^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (32^nd percentile); House Republicans (60^th percentile); All Representatives (30^th percentile).