- 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24/2016 | S.2574 | Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act | 02/24/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 02/23/2016 | S.2565 | Protecting Families Affected by Substance Abuse Act | 02/23/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 02/05/2016 | S.607 | Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 | 02/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
| 12/18/2015 | S.Res.339 | A resolution congratulating the University of Iowa College of Law for 150 years of outstanding service to the State of Iowa, the United States, and the world. | 12/18/2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
| 12/17/2015 | S.2416 | VERIFI Act | 12/17/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 12/15/2015 | S.1318 | Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2015 | 12/15/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 326. (All Actions) |
| 12/15/2015 | S.1169 | Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015 | 12/15/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 325. (All Actions) |
| 12/03/2015 | S.2353 | Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2015 | 12/03/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 10/07/2015 | S.2153 | Provider Payment Sunshine Act | 10/07/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 11/10/2015 | S.2266 | H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015 | 11/10/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
| 11/03/2015 | S.2228 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes. | 11/03/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
| 10/28/2015 | S.Res.293 | 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. | 10/28/2015 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
| 10/26/2015 | S.2123 | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 | 10/26/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 279. (All Actions) |
| 10/07/2015 | S.2150 | Net Price Calculator Improvement Act | 10/07/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
| 10/07/2015 | S.2149 | Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2015 | 10/07/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
| 10/01/2015 | S.Res.276 | A resolution designating the week beginning October 18, 2015, as "National Character Counts Week". | 10/01/2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
| 09/16/2015 | S.2043 | Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act of 2015 | 09/16/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
| 09/11/2015 | S.349 | Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015 | 09/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
| 08/06/2015 | S.1482 | Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 | 08/06/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-44. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
| 07/30/2015 | S.Res.236 | A resolution designating July 30, 2015, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". | 07/30/2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
Total: 4917
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