WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), reintroduced legislation to study the effectiveness of biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass.
The bipartisan Biochar...
Q: What’s your most recent work to strengthen whistleblower protections?
A: Estimates show federal contractors outnumber roughly two million civilian employees in the federal workforce. In July I introduced bipartisan legislation to address gaps in existing federal law that leave millions of people who work as federal contractors vulnerable to reprisal if...
WASHINGTON – In a letter to President Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus, praised the president’s efforts to eliminate waste and fraud and requested that the administration ensure whistleblowers are not terminated or retaliated against after making legally protected whistleblower...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously voted to advance three bipartisan public safety bills to support law enforcement’s efforts to combat crime and protect vulnerable populations.
The Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), would...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined three Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Short on Competition Act to increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry and lower prices for consumers. The legislation is led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) and sponsored by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Grassley is the current chairman...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) today introduced the Art Market Integrity Act. The bipartisan legislation would require art dealers and auction houses to comply with existing anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations.
“For decades, criminal enterprises have used...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined John Solomon and Amanda Head on Just the News, No Noise to discuss his public disclosure of a Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) report showing the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s negligence during the Clinton email investigation.
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Co-Chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation alongside Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich.) to expand whistleblower protections for government contractors and grantees.
The Expanding Whistleblower...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today is bringing to light the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) findings that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) failed to fully investigate Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and mishandling of highly classified information during her...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is applauding an announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that the agency will stop duplicative enrollment in government health programs, which could save taxpayers approximately $14 billion a year.
CMS found that an average of 1.2 million Americans were enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP...
WASHINGTON – Following a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on organized retail crime, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed growing support for his bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) from retail industry leaders, law enforcement organizations and hundreds of affected businesses.
Grassley and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev)...
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Topics include: Government Investigations, Wind and Solar Tax Credits, Biofuels, Social Security Income, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act and Social Media Drug Trafficking.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 31 counties from July 28 to August 4. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below.
NOTE: Senator Grassley will not be in attendance. He will be represented by his regional directors:...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in reintroducing the Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act.
The bipartisan legislation would require social media companies and communication service providers to take an active role in reporting the illegal sale and...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chairs of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, welcomed the Senate’s unanimous passage of their resolution designating July as “National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month.” The bipartisan effort aims to drive awareness of the...
Q: How does organized retail crime impact Main Street businesses and customers?
A: Organized crime syndicates are rampaging retail stores and cargo fleets across the country through sophisticated criminal schemes. It’s costing businesses and consumers billions of dollars a year. We’re not talking about a kid stealing a candy bar or pack of gum near the...
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WASHINGTON – The City of Cedar Rapids will receive $25 million from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund flood resilience efforts and infrastructure improvements at I-380 through the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad Project. Funding for this project comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), legislation Sen. Chuck...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump today signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act into law, permanently classifying illicit, fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I. The bipartisan and bicameral legislation was led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bill...
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WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced the Healthy Moms and Babies Act to improve maternal and child health care across the nation. The maternal health crisis in the United States particularly affects those living in rural America and women of color. Grassley previously chaired the Senate...
WASHINGTON – Citing Senate Judiciary Committee precedent, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced the Committee will not hold a second hearing on Emil Bove’s nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The Committee will vote on Bove’s nomination on Thursday, July 17.
During the last administration, then-Chairman Dick...
