- 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
Chuck Grassley's Official Personal Website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/2017 | S.51 | Taking Action Against Drunk Drivers Act | 01/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 12/22/2016 | S.2944 | Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 | 12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) |
| 09/15/2016 | S.Res.567 | A resolution designating the week beginning October 16, 2016, as "National Character Counts Week". | 09/15/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
| 09/15/2016 | S.Res.566 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, commending domestic violence victim advocates, domestic violence victim service providers, crisis hotline staff, and first responders serving victims of domestic violence for their compassionate support of victims of domestic violence, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to support efforts to end domestic violence and hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable. | 09/15/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
| 12/20/2016 | S.3270 | Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act | 12/20/2016 By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-430. (All Actions) |
| 12/10/2016 | S.Res.641 | A resolution celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. | 12/10/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
| 09/22/2016 | S.Con.Res.51 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have been exposed to the toxin Agent Orange and should be eligible for all related Federal benefits that come with such presumption under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. | 09/22/2016 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 09/14/2016 | S.3323 | State-Owned Entity Transparency and Accountability Reform Act of 2016 | 09/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 09/14/2016 | S.3216 | A bill to repeal the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation". | 09/14/2016 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
| 09/08/2016 | S.3305 | VERIFI Act | 09/08/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 07/29/2016 | S.2893 | Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2016 | 07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-217. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
| 07/14/2016 | S.3276 | Taking Action Against Drunk Drivers Act | 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 07/14/2016 | S.3224 | Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016 | 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 07/14/2016 | S.Res.542 | A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary and the importance of the Lanham Act by designating July 2016 as "National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month". | 07/14/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
| 07/13/2016 | S.3188 | Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2016 | 07/13/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 07/12/2016 | S.3166 | Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016 | 07/12/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
| 07/12/2016 | S.3161 | SAFE Act of 2016 | 07/12/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
| 07/07/2016 | S.Res.522 | A resolution designating July 30, 2016, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". | 07/07/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
| 07/06/2016 | S.3128 | American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2016 | 07/06/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 06/15/2016 | S.3060 | Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 | 06/15/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Total: 4917
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