SHELBY, RICHARD C

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Personal

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 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

Ukraine crisis threatens Decatur's reliance on Russian rocket engines

06/30/2015

By Howard Koplowitz | AL.com

Shelby Statement on Senate Democrats Blocking Critical Defense Funding

06/18/2015

Richard Shelby's Official Personal Website

Shelby: Interior & Environment Appropriations Bill Reins in Obama Administration's EPA

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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Support Individuals should be given at least some control over how their retirement funds are invested.

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
10/06/2015	S.2131	An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016
09/17/2015	S.Res.259	A resolution honoring the bravery and heroism of those who selflessly prevented a deadly terrorist attack and saved countless lives while aboard a passenger train bound from Amsterdam to Paris on August 21, 2015.
09/09/2015	S.2015	Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
09/09/2015	S.Res.250	A resolution relative to the death of Richard Schultz Schweiker, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
08/05/2015	S.Res.248	A resolution designating September 2015 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
08/03/2015	S.1881	A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-46, 3/5 majority r	Yea
07/29/2015	S.373	Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
07/28/2015	S.1874	Employee Rights Act
07/27/2015	S.Res.231	A resolution honoring the memory and legacy of the two Louisiana citizens who lost their lives, recognizing the heroism of first responders and those on the scene, and condemning the attack of July 23, 2015, in Lafayette, Louisiana.
07/21/2015	S.1810	No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act
07/21/2015	S.Res.227	A resolution condemning the attacks of July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, honoring the members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives, and expressing support and prayers for all those affected.
06/24/2015	S.Res.212	A resolution condemning the attack on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and expressing encouragement and prayers for all affected by this evil assault.
06/17/2015	S.1598	First Amendment Defense Act
06/03/2015	S.Res.191	A resolution relative to the death of Joseph Robinette Biden, III.
05/05/2015	S.J.Res.8	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures.	Motion to Table Agreed to (96-3)	Yea
04/21/2015	S.1032	Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
04/20/2015	S.1016	Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act
04/14/2015	S.928	James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
03/25/2015	S.860	Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015
03/25/2015	S.301	Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

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