- GRASSLEY, CHARLES E SENATOR
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- Experience: Senate: 1981-Present
- Home State: Iowa
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Personal
- Full Name: Charles 'Chuck' E. Grassley
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Barbara; 5 Children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele, Jay
- Birth Date: 09/17/1933
- Birth Place: New Hartford
- Home City: New Hartford, IA
- Religion: Baptist
Education
- MA, Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, 1956
- BA, University of Northern Iowa, 1955
Political Experience
- Senator, United States Senate, 1981-present
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1975-1980
- Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, 1959-1974
- Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, 1956
Current Legislative Committees
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member
- Budget, Member
- Finance, Member
- Joint Committee on Taxation, Member
- Judiciary, Chair
- Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Member
- Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, Member
- Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management, Member
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, Member
- Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Member
- Subcommittee on Health Care, Member
- Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Member
- Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, Member
- Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation, Member
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, 4-H Caucus
- Member, Central Community College Caucus
- Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
- Co-Chair, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
- Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
- Co-Chair, Congressional Pork Industry Caucus
- Member, Congressional Rural Health Caucus
- Member, Congressional Soybean Caucus
- Member, Congressional Waterways Caucus
- Member, Czech Caucus
- Member, Lewis and Clark Congressional Caucus
- Member, National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service
- Co-Chair, Senate Anti-Meth Caucus
- Member, Senate Cancer Coalition
- Co-Chair, Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
- Member, Senate French Caucus
- Member, Senate India Caucus
- Member, Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
- Member, Senate Rural Health Caucus
- Member, Senate Taiwan Caucus
- Member, Terrorist Financing Task Force
Professional Experience
- Farmer
- University Instructor
- Assembly Line Worker, 1961-1971
- Sheet Metal Shearer, 1959-1961
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Baptist Church
- Member, Butler County Historical Society
- Member, Eagles
- Member, Farm Bureau
- Member, International Parliamentary Group for Human Rights
- Member, Iowa State Historical Society
- Member, Kappa Delta Pi
- Member, Lions Club
- Member, Masons
- Member, Pi Gamma Mu
- Member, International Association of Machinists, 1962-1971
Total: 6
07/28/2015
BY LAUREN FOX | NATIONAL JOURNAL
06/18/2015
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06/18/2015
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06/16/2015
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04/07/2015
By Kelly Riddell | The Washington Times
04/04/2015
By CATHERINE LUCEY | The Associated Press
General Survey
Total: 1065
| Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/19/2009 | S.641 | Dehydroepiandrosterone Abuse Reduction Act of 2009 | 03/19/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 03/16/2009 | S.603 | Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act of 2009 | 03/16/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 02/25/2009 | S.474 | Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 | 02/25/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 02/24/2009 | S.460 | A bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. | 02/24/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (All Actions) |
| 02/24/2009 | S.458 | False Claims Act Clarification Act of 2009 | 02/24/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 02/04/2009 | S.377 | A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach United States Courthouse". | 02/04/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) |
| 02/03/2009 | S.364 | Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009 | 02/03/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 01/29/2009 | S.344 | Hedge Fund Transparency Act | 01/29/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 01/28/2009 | S.340 | Troubled Asset Relief Program Enhancement Act | 01/28/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 01/26/2009 | S.318 | Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2009 | 01/26/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 01/22/2009 | S.301 | Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 | 01/22/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 01/13/2009 | S.220 | Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2009 | 01/13/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 09/25/2008 | S.2041 | False Claims Act Correction Act of 2008 | 09/25/2008 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-507. (All Actions) |
| 09/23/2008 | S.3538 | A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to suspend a prohibition on payments to certain farms with limited base acres for the 2008 and 2009 crop years, to extend the signup for direct payments and counter-cyclical payments for the 2008 crop year, and for other purposes. | 09/23/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (All Actions) |
| 09/16/2008 | S.3038 | Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 | 09/16/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 972. (All Actions) |
| 08/01/2008 | S.789 | Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2008 | 08/01/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 933. (All Actions) |
| 07/30/2008 | S.3322 | Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 | 07/30/2008 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 07/26/2008 | S.3343 | Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008 | 07/26/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 07/23/2008 | S.3318 | Medicare Physician Payment Equity Act of 2008 | 07/23/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7157-7158) (All Actions) |
| 07/22/2008 | S.3300 | Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008 | 07/22/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Total: 4917
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