• 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
07/27/1982 H.J.Res.538 A joint resolution to express the support of Congress for the United States and the Soviet Union to engage in substantial, verifiable, equitable, and militarily-significant reductions of their nuclear weapons resulting in equal and sharply reduced force levels which would contribute to peace and stability.
07/27/1982 H.J.Res.493 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
07/27/1982 H.J.Res.225 A joint resolution to designate the week beginning June 5, 1983, and ending June 11, 1983, as "Management Week in America".
07/26/1982 H.Con.Res.310 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should consider and undertake certain efforts to help promote a settlement of the Cyprus conflict.
07/22/1982 H.R.6315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the quality of care for veterans in medical facilities operated by the Veterans' Administration by ensuring the provision of such care and necessary related services by Federal employees.
07/14/1982 H.R.2034 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit the robbery of a controlled substance from a pharmacy, and for other purposes.
07/13/1982 H.R.3300 A bill to protect firearm owners' constitutional rights, civil liberties, and right to privacy.
06/30/1982 H.J.Res.518 A joint resolution to designate the week commencing with the fourth Monday in June 1982 as "National NCO/Petty Officer Week".
06/30/1982 H.J.Res.482 A joint resolution to designate the week commencing with the fourth Monday in June 1982 as "National NCO/Petty Officer Week".
06/29/1982 H.R.4890 A bill to suspend the duty on sulfaguanadine, sulfapyridine, and sulfathiazole.
06/28/1982 H.R.6609 A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to remove obstructions to navigation from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Waterway System, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, and to maintain the authorized navigable depths of the System, and for other purposes.
06/24/1982 H.Con.Res.297 A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States and the Soviet Union should engage in substantial, equitable, and verifiable reductions of their nuclear weapons in a manner which would contribute to peace and stability.
06/22/1982 H.R.1776 Administrative Rulemaking Reform Act
06/21/1982 H.J.Res.304 A joint resolution designating February 11, 1982, as "National Inventors' Day".
06/16/1982 H.J.Res.431 A joint resolution designating the week beginning June 7, 1982, as "National Theatre Week".
06/15/1982 H.Con.Res.341 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that housing and home ownership are matters of the highest national priority.
06/15/1982 H.J.Res.416 A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week commencing on June 6, 1982, as "National Child Abuse Prevention Week".
06/11/1982 H.R.6311 Independent Contractor Tax Classification and Compliance Act of 1982
06/10/1982 H.R.1400 Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1982
06/09/1982 H.J.Res.503 A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 27, 1982, as "National Recognition Day for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf".
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