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  • SHELBY, RICHARD C
Experience: Senate: 1987-Present
Home State: Alabama
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    Full Name: Richard C. Shelby
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Annette; 2 Children: Richard, Claude
    Birth Date: 05/06/1934
    Birth Place: Birmingham, AL
    Home City: Tuscaloosa, AL
    Religion: Presbyterian

Education

    LLB, University of Alabama, 1963
    BA, University of Alabama, 1957

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 1987-present
    Switched from Democratic to Republican Party, November 9, 1994
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1979-1987
    Senator, Alabama State Senate, 1970-1978

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Chair
    Rules and Administration, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Chair
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance, Member
    Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
    Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus
    Member, Financial Coalition to Fight Child Pornography
    Member, National Republican Senatorial Committee
    Senate Co-Chair, National Security Caucus
    Co-Founder, Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children
    Co-Chair, Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children
    Member, Senate Centrist Coalition
    Co-Chair, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus
    Chair, Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate, 2001

Professional Experience

    Attorney, 1963-1978
    Legislative Counsel, 1977-1978
    Prosecutor, City of Tuscaloosa, 1963-1971
    Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1969-1971
    United States Commissioner, Northern District of Alabama, 1966-1970
    Law Clerk, Alabama Supreme Court, 1961-1962

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Alabama Bar Association, 1961-present
    Member, Alabama Law Institute
    Member, American Bar Association
    Member, American Judicature Society
    Member, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

Additional Information

Awards:

Spirit of Enterprise, United States Chamber of Commerce; Taxpayer's Friend, National Taxpayer's Union; Friend of the Family, Christian Coalition; Guardian of Seniors' Rights, 60 Plus Association; Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business

Total: 5
Shelby Statement on Senate Democrats Blocking Critical Defense Funding
06/18/2015
Richard Shelby's Official Personal Website
Shelby Opposes Providing President Obama with "Fast-Track" Negotiating Authority
06/10/2015
Richard Shelby's Official Personal Website
Led by Shelby, Senate blocks legal fund for immigrant children

A GOP-controlled Senate panel on Wednesday blocked President Barack Obamas request for $50 million to pay for legal help for unaccompanied immigrant children coming to the United States after fleeing violence in Central America.

06/10/2015
The Associated Press
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade
Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare
Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security
Support
Total: 329
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/07/2017 S.893 SMART Act 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 S.Res.101 A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. 03/28/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 S.Res.97 A resolution authorizing the printing of a collection of the rules of the committees of the Senate. 03/23/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
02/28/2017 S.Res.62 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017, October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, and October 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019. 02/28/2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
01/04/2017 S.J.Res.3 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 01/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/21/2016 S.2837 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 04/21/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 432.  (All Actions)
01/28/2016 S.Res.350 A resolution congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for winning the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship. 01/28/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
07/27/2015 S.1867 International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders 07/27/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
07/23/2015 S.1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 07/23/2015 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
04/14/2015 S.929 SMART Act 04/14/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/09/2015 S.J.Res.9 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 02/09/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
01/27/2015 S.Res.42 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 01/27/2015 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
07/31/2013 S.869 Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act 07/31/2013 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-93.  (All Actions)
03/18/2015 S.792 Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 03/18/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.  (All Actions)
04/16/2013 S.737 Basel III Impact Study Act 04/16/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/05/2013 S.451 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013 03/05/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/05/2013 S.450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 03/05/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/30/2013 S.186 A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. 01/30/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/29/2013 S.173 SMART Act 01/29/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
01/29/2013 S.J.Res.6 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 01/29/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
Total: 3089
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/06/1981 H.R.188 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the requirement that State implementation plans provide for periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles.
02/05/1981 H.R.1700 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow certain married individuals who file separate returns to be taxed as unmarried individuals.
02/02/1981 H.R.65 A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reaffirm the fact that benefits payable thereunder are exempt from all taxation.
01/30/1981 H.R.1003 A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of Congress specially struck gold medals to the 53 Americans held captive in Iran.
01/28/1981 H.Res.48 A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on Internal Security, and for other purposes.
01/22/1981 H.R.1005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the exclusion from taxation of interest earned on deposits which are used for residential mortgage lending purposes.
01/05/1981 H.R.178 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the establishment of and the deduction of contributions to, education savings accounts and housing saving accounts.
01/05/1981 H.R.63 Individual Investors Incentive Act of 1981
01/01/1900 S.784 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
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