• GRASSLEY, CHARLES E SENATOR
Experience: Senate: 1981-Present
Home State: Iowa
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    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
Grassley Welcomes House Passage of Trade Promotion Authority
06/18/2015
Chuck Grassley's Official Personal Website
Grassley, Thune Introduce Comprehensive Taxpayer Bill of Rights Legislation
06/16/2015
Chuck Grassley's Official Personal Website
Chuck Grassley demands: Where is punishment for ATF agents in Fast & Furious?
04/07/2015
By Kelly Riddell | The Washington Times
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley Ready To Run Again At Age 81
04/04/2015
By CATHERINE LUCEY | 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

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

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
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: 1065
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/14/2017 S.1351 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes. 06/14/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
06/08/2017 S.1327 A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated, and for other purposes. 06/08/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/22/2017 S.1191 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to refine how Medicare pays for orthotics and prosthetics and to improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with orthotic and prosthetic care, and for other purposes. 05/22/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
05/22/2017 S.Res.156 A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system. 05/22/2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
05/22/2017 S.419 Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2017 05/22/2017 Presented to President.  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 S.Res.173 A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week". 05/18/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
05/16/2017 S.1130 Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act 05/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
05/08/2017 S.Res.159 A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 05/08/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
05/02/2017 S.1010 Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 05/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
05/02/2017 S.1003 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to add standards for drug compendia for physician use for purposes of Medicaid payment for certain drugs, and for other purposes. 05/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 S.944 American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 S.Res.131 A resolution supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week in 2017, which include increasing public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of, and services available to assist, victims and survivors of crime in the United States. 04/25/2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 S.904 Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 S.889 Net Price Calculator Improvement Act 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 S.888 Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 S.872 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 04/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
04/05/2017 S.860 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 04/05/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/04/2017 S.813 A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter. 04/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
04/04/2017 S.807 Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2017 04/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/04/2017 S.Con.Res.12 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 served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. 04/04/2017 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 4917
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/10/2011 S.554 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
03/10/2011 S.547 Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act
03/10/2011 S.542 National Guard, Reserve, `Gray Area' Retiree, and Surviving Spouses Space-available Travel Equity Act of 2011
03/10/2011 S.Res.99 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.
02/16/2011 S.368 A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend a limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance.
03/10/2011 S.482 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
03/10/2011 S.395 Better Use of Light Bulbs Act
03/09/2011 S.23 America Invents Act Bill Passed (95-5) Yea
03/08/2011 S.513 Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act of 2011
03/08/2011 S.511 Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2011
03/08/2011 S.504 National Right-to-Work Act
03/02/2011 S.431 United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
02/28/2011 S.Res.78 A resolution relative to the death of James Albertus McClure, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.
02/28/2011 S.Con.Res.6 A concurrent resolution commending the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 102nd anniversary.
02/17/2011 S.393 Prescribe A Book Act
02/16/2011 S.362 Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act
02/16/2011 S.360 Honest Expenditure Limitation Program Act of 2011
02/15/2011 S.347 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
02/14/2011 S.339 Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2011
02/10/2011 S.319 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011
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