BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that over $7.7 million in federal funding will be flowing to communities across Iowa. The funding will benefit communities across Iowa, including in Scott, Jasper, Clay, Sioux and Lyon Counties.
“In the face of damaging storms, Iowans...
Q: How’s your bipartisan law working to improve the nation’s organ donation system?
A: Nearly three years ago, Congress enacted a landmark law I wrote with Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon that overhauled the nation’s organ transplant system to better serve patients and donors. My bipartisan legislation was designed to boost competition, improve patient outcomes,...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
Daniel Mack Traynor, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, by a vote of 11-10.
Angela Veronica Colmenero, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, by a vote of 11-10.
Kasdin Miller Mitchell, to be United States District...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche while chairing Blanche’s nomination hearing to be U.S. Attorney General.
Blanche committed to prioritizing antitrust enforcement to ensure family farmers and consumers get a fair price. He told Grassley he’s...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded an announcement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that the RuralSTAMINA program would receive a Regional Innovation Engines award of $15 million over two years. The program could receive up to $160 million over the next decade. In September, RuralSTAMINA was chosen as an NSF engines finalist. This...
WASHINGTON – Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigative team obtained and reviewed text messages from 44 Members of Congress as part of the Biden Department of Justice’s (DOJ) criminal investigation into President Trump. Evidence shows the investigators bypassed a required Filter Team review process, violating investigative protocols and potentially...
Audio from this afternoon’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: Sen. Lindsey Graham’s passing, Iran, U.S. Supreme Court security and the ROAD to Housing Act.
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
“From Genes to Machines: The Patent Eligibility Debate”
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
We’re here to discuss a cutting-edge legal question – what inventions should be eligible for U.S. patent protection.
First, though, it’s important for us to take a few minutes to...
Q: Why did you push for passage of the Secure America Act?
A: The disastrous open border policies of the Biden administration weakened our national security and created a humanitarian crisis by empowering criminal networks to exploit tens of thousands of vulnerable migrant children and emboldening drug cartels to push their poison into the country, including...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that Iowa will receive over $746,000 in federal funding to benefit communities across western and northwestern Iowa. This funding is authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Act.
“In the wake of devastating storms, Iowans have demonstrated...
Audio from this morning’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: Sen. Grassley’s 99 county meetings, the Farm Bill, $71 million to improve Iowa bridges, recent FEMA relief to Iowa and Sen. Mitch McConnell.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Messages obtained by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) show personnel at the Biden U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including personnel assigned to Jack Smith’s Special Counsel Office (SCO), potentially mishandled classified materials themselves amid Smith’s own investigation into President Trump’s...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Johnathon Remster of Marshalltown has joined his state staff as a veterans fellow under the U.S. Senate’s Stars of Valor Veterans Fellowship program.
Remster, an Iowa Army National Guard veteran is based out of Grassley’s Des Moines office. He works directly with Iowa veterans and serves as a...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Law enforcement organizations and retail industry leaders – including Amazon, The Home Depot, Ulta Beauty, American Eagle Outfitters, UPS and DHL – are calling on Congress to advance the bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act as part of the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation, led by U.S. Senate...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news that over $71 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is headed to communities across Iowa to replace numerous bridges and improve efficiency and safety on roadways. The projects will benefit Iowans traveling in Black Hawk, Boone, Butler, Clinton, Humboldt, Jackson, Lucas,...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – As Americans gather to celebrate the nation on the 250th anniversary of its founding, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) shared what being an Iowan means to him in a Free Expression opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. The symposium-style feature includes just one contributor from each of the 50 states, with Grassley representing...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Organized retail crime is harming American consumers, businesses and employees nationwide. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, led by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) would establish an integrated, commonsense response to this harmful criminal trend. The bill...
Q: How did the Working Families Tax Cut law boost the farm safety net?
A: Exactly one year ago on July 4th, President Trump signed into law the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. During my annual county meetings this week across Northwest Iowa, I heard from Iowans how the tax law put more money in their pockets thanks to tax cuts on tips, overtime and senior...
AUDIO from this morning’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: Supreme Court rulings, the Save Our Bacon Act, Iran, the SAVE America Act and student loan forgiveness.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news that Iowa will receive over $27.7 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding, including over $22.6 million to the City of Rock Valley Property Acquisitions. The funds will benefit Iowans in Sioux, Harrison, Linn and Palo Alto Counties.
“It’s great news that this money is...
