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Frederick Stephen Upton

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1987–2023ID U000031
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LegislationHEADLINE
15%with Dems
of 12,815 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
15%with Dems
of 12,815 · both combined
Steepest move
+16 pts
2017 → 2019
still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓198719931999200520112017
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Republican
26%with Democrats
of 573 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +16 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 573 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress1.8% · 3,114 votes
Economics and Public Finance23% · 2,847 votes
Armed Forces and National Security22.4% · 947 votes
Government Operations and Politics15.1% · 614 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources25.6% · 406 votes
International Affairs25.4% · 382 votes
Finance and Financial Sector11.2% · 349 votes
Health17.3% · 324 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement23% · 304 votes
Energy9.2% · 304 votes
Taxation13.7% · 300 votes
Environmental Protection10.3% · 291 votes
Labor and Employment20.1% · 289 votes
Transportation and Public Works20.2% · 213 votes
Education18.4% · 201 votes
Emergency Management17.8% · 180 votes
Law7.6% · 170 votes
Science, Technology, Communications13.9% · 158 votes
Housing and Community Development14.5% · 145 votes
Agriculture and Food25.4% · 142 votes
Commerce7.7% · 104 votes
Immigration15.5% · 103 votes
Water Resources Development12.6% · 103 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 100 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues15.5% · 71 votes
Social Welfare7.7% · 65 votes
Native Americans29.8% · 57 votes
Commemorations0% · 27 votes
Families36% · 25 votes
Animals86.4% · 22 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion30% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

18 Congresses
100th · 1987117th · 2021
Republican · House · MI100th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
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Frederick Stephen Upton

Representative from Michigan
HOUSER1987–202318 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
14.8%with Democrats
of 12,815 votes · 85.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested15%of 12,815 · combined
Steepest move+16 pts2017→19, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019872021
2021–22 · 117th · Republican · of 573 votes26%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 573 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress1.8% · 3,114
Economics and Public Finance23% · 2,847
Armed Forces and National Security22.4% · 947
Government Operations and Politics15.1% · 614
Public Lands and Natural Resources25.6% · 406
International Affairs25.4% · 382
Finance and Financial Sector11.2% · 349
Health17.3% · 324
Crime and Law Enforcement23% · 304
Energy9.2% · 304
Taxation13.7% · 300
Environmental Protection10.3% · 291
Labor and Employment20.1% · 289
Transportation and Public Works20.2% · 213
Education18.4% · 201
Emergency Management17.8% · 180
Law7.6% · 170
Science, Technology, Communications13.9% · 158
Housing and Community Development14.5% · 145
Agriculture and Food25.4% · 142
Commerce7.7% · 104
Immigration15.5% · 103
Water Resources Development12.6% · 103
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 100
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues15.5% · 71
Social Welfare7.7% · 65
Native Americans29.8% · 57
Commemorations0% · 27
Families36% · 25
Animals86.4% · 22
Arts, Culture, Religion30% · 10
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

100th · 1987117th · 2021
Republican100th–117th

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