WASHINGTON – As National Whistleblower Day approaches, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced the False Claims Amendments Act of 2023 to beef up the government’s most potent tool to fight fraud. The bill ensures those who knowingly defraud the government cannot escape liability in cases where the government has made...
WASHINGTON –?Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Driving for Opportunity Act. The bipartisan legislation would encourage states to stop debt-based driver’s license suspensions.
“If the government wants people to pay fines, then the government shouldn’t prevent them from getting to...
Q: What is Whistleblower Appreciation Day?
A: Throughout my work on behalf of Iowans in Congress, I take seriously my constitutional oversight responsibilities to ensure the government works for the American people, not the other way around. Whistleblowers play a crucial role by shining light on wrongdoing. As co-founder and co-chair of the Senate...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the committee’s current ranking member, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced legislation to help Afghan nationals who assisted American forces in Afghanistan.
The bill, the Ensuring American Security and...
WASHINGTON -- Following diverse reports questioning the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) adherence to taxpayer rights – standards IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel pledged to uphold – Senate Finance Committee Republicans are seeking answers. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the committee, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today introduced legislation to shed sunlight on pharmaceutical industry practices for determining medication prices and coverage, Grassley’s latest effort to lower prescription drug costs. With this bipartisan bill, the lawmakers are seeking to enhance transparency around the development of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released an unclassified FBI-generated record describing an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a Ukrainian business executive. Grassley acquired the record, an FD-1023, via legally protected disclosures by Justice Department whistleblowers.
“For the better part of a year, I’ve...
WASHINGTON – As a former chairman and now senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has led a decades-long effort to expose corruption and enact reforms in the U.S. organ transplant system. Today, Grassley spoke at a Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care hearing to advocate for passage of his bipartisan legislation to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and colleagues to introduce the bipartisan Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act. The bill would ensure that seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare are able to access?a full range of hearing and balance health care services provided by...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong farmer and senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to introduce a bipartisan bill to increase transparency and oversight of foreign investments in the American agricultural industry. The Farmland Security Act of 2023 requires all foreign investors,...
WASHINGTON?– Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) partnered with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) on legislation to improve access to life-saving care for children with complex medical conditions. The Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act?simplifies out-of-state Medicaid screening and enrollment...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 07-18-23
Topics include: cattle market transparency, U.S. aid to Ukraine, NATO, Farm bill and Biden's student debt transfer plan.
WASHINGTON – Today, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) led a group of twenty-three Republican senators in calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to commit to protecting agency whistleblowers who disclosed the existence of FBI records alleging a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) are seeking information regarding potential and actual conflicts of interest within the Department of Defense (DOD) during its JEDI cloud procurement. Had JEDI not been terminated, it would have been the one of the largest federal contracts in history.
Prior to joining DOD in 2017 as a...
Q: What do you advise Iowans planning international travel?
A: Before planning a trip or booking a flight for an international destination, be sure to check the expiration date on the passports for all members of your travel party, including infants. If you don’t have a passport, do not delay submitting an application. Find the nearest acceptance facility...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), reintroduced legislation to protect U.S. agricultural interests facing foreign acquisition. The bipartisan Food Security is National Security Act give top U.S. agriculture and food officials permanent...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and eight of his bipartisan colleagues in introducing legislation to bring greater accountability to our nation’s federal prisons. The Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2023 would require...
WASHINGTON – New government accountability legislation authored by Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) would improve access to executive branch ethics records that are often shrouded by layers of bureaucracy. The Executive Branch...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) partnered with a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to introduce the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act. Other sponsors include Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.).
The?bill amends Title V, the Maternal and Child...
WASHINGTON – Building on a nearly two decades-long push to conduct oversight of the U.S. organ procurement and transplant system, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today spoke with administration officials during a bipartisan Senate Finance roundtable regarding modernization of the Organ...
