WASHINGTON – The Senate yesterday unanimously passed a resolution marking October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The bipartisan measure was introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and cosponsored by Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Amy Klobuchar...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today spoke at a forum of historical experts and educators on the looting of antiquities to fund ISIS and his bill with Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to help stop the peddling of ill-gotten antiquities in the United States. The Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (S. 1887/H.R. 1493)...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeCommemorating National Domestic Violence Awareness MonthTuesday, October 27, 2015
Mr. President, last week I introduced a resolution to commemorate the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which takes place each October. I thank...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is cosponsoring legislation to address and prevent sexual harassment and assault at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The proposal follows allegations of sexual assault involving NOAA staff and contractors, and addresses inadequate reporting and protection protocols for...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is requesting details regarding the September 4, 2015, murder of 17-year-old Virginia boy allegedly by three individuals who entered the United States in 2013 as unaccompanied minors at the southern border. Two of the three suspects may have gang ties, according to news reports. All three...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has notified Attorney General Loretta Lynch of attempts by staff within the U.S. Marshals Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility to limit whistleblower communications with Congress, which are expressly protected by law.
In a letter to Lynch, Grassley described how Sharon Duncan of...
Prepared Floor Statement Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaStatement for the RecordPresident Obama’s Judicial Nominations and Lawrence Vilardo of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New YorkMonday, October 26, 2015 Today, the Senate confirmed the 316th judicial nominee during President Obama’s presidency, so...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley met with Iowans in Washington, D.C., from the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, the University of Iowa College of Nursing and University of Iowa Hospitals.Senator Grassley will meet with Iowa families from Johnston, Cedar Falls,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa continues to drill down on agencies’ use of extensive paid administrative leave, now focusing on the Department of Veterans of Affairs (VA). In a letter to the agency, Grassley cited its “troubled record” on paid leave, including reportedly placing employees on such leave pending investigations into their...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement after the Bureau of Prisons officially responded to his request for information regarding the decision to remove pork from the federal prisons’ menus. After Grassley learned of the removal and asked questions, the bureau reversed its decision and put pork back on the menu....
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the Justice Department’s announcement of a lack of criminal charges against Lois Lerner in the IRS targeting scandal. Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is a senior member and former Chairman of the Finance Committee, with jurisdiction over the IRS.“The lack of...
Senators Seek Copyright Review to Provide Clarity for Consumers
WASHINGTON (Thursday, October 22, 2015) – In order to help the public navigate a world in which software makes virtually everything function, from refrigerators to tractors, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) joined together...
Senator Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Davenport, Penny Vacek, will be holding open office hours in Henry, Lee and Des Moines counties on Tuesday, November 10. The office hours provide an opportunity for Iowans to obtain casework assistance or to express views. Vacek’s schedule is...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, which grants judges greater sentencing flexibility for certain low-level drug offenders and establishes recidivism reduction programs, while targeting violent criminals. The bill passed the committee by a vote of 15-5. The bill passed today includes...
WASHINGTON— Today, the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, co-chaired by Sens. Chuck Grassley and Debbie Stabenow, in conjunction with the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, hosted a briefing on Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, also known as CASA. This group is made up of volunteers who work with foster youth, advocating for them...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today made the following comment on the White House’s new opioid abuse prevention plan.
“The opioid problem has many contributing factors, and fighting it requires measures on multiple fronts. There’s a lot of good news in what the...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley issued the following statement after a procedural vote to begin debate on the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act was blocked. The bill would allow local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities so that criminals deemed a priority for...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is asking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a full accounting of why each of 88 employees has been on paid administrative leave for more than a year. Grassley’s request comes after an inadequate explanation from the agency on its use of paid administrative leave.
DHS’ explanation of the reasons for...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaFor the RecordState of Judicial Nominations and Ann Donnelly to be a Judge on the United StatesDistrict Court for the Eastern District of New YorkTuesday, October 20, 2015 Today, the Senate confirmed the 315th judicial nominee during President Obama’s presidency. This is in contrast to only...
