WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today overwhelmingly passed the PATENT Act by a vote of 16-4. The bill was cosponsored by Chairman Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, and committee members John Cornyn, Chuck Schumer, Orrin Hatch, Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee.
The bipartisan PATENT Act takes concrete steps to stop abusive...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley vowed to continue his investigation into countless claims of misconduct by U.S. Marshals Service officials, while working with independent agency watchdogs on a separate examination of the claims. A review of previous investigations by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General...
Sen. Chuck Grassley has received a response from IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to questions for the record after the February hearing on the agency’s budget, including a response on the IRS whistleblower office. Grassley authored the provisions that beefed up the IRS’ whistleblower office and has monitored their implementation. Grassley made the...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, and Judiciary Committee members John Cornyn, Chuck Schumer, Orrin Hatch, Mike Lee and Amy Klobuchar ahead of the committee’s consideration of the bipartisan PATENT Act, today released a managers’ amendment that includes technical changes and, as discussed upon...
WASHINGTON – Leading members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees introduced legislation Tuesday to extend an antitrust exemption that allows certain colleges and universities to collaborate on issues of need-based financial aid.The Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 allows colleges and universities that admit students on a need-blind basis...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the Senate passed the USA FREEDOM Act. Grassley voted for several amendments to improve the bill that did not pass. He voted for the bill on final passage. “I’ve pointed out in the past the concerns I have with this bill. ...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is asking the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide details on its largely secretive use of small aircraft to perform surveillance in certain circumstances. Some aircraft are reportedly equipped with technology that can monitor ground activity and even collect certain identifying cell...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today elicited a response from the IRS commissioner that the agency was slow to recognize a taxpayer data breach because the breach occurred during the high traffic tax season.“That’s troubling because you’d think the IRS would be especially vigilant on theft and fraud during the busiest part of the...
Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is posting the third annual release of the Medicare hospital utilization and payment data (both inpatient and outpatient) and the second annual release of the physician and other supplier utilization and payment data. The announcement was made at the annual Health Datapalooza conference in...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is pressing the National Science Foundation inspector general to account for any response to what appears to be clear violations of laws prohibiting funding of lobbying by an agency grantee. Grassley cited significant lobbying expenses by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), a National Science Foundation...
Here is information about Senator Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session. Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington, D.C., from the National Association of Manufacturers, the Iowa Chapter of Children’s Advocacy Centers, the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the American Pizza Community, the Dubuque...
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department recently acknowledged that it relies on publicly available material and “voluntary compliance” with records requests when determining whether representatives of foreign entities are required to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The Justice Department said it lacks the authority to compel potential...
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the Senate voted to begin consideration of the USA FREEDOM Act. Grassley voted against moving ahead on the bill. In addition to tonight’s statement below, click here to see a detailed statement Grassley inserted into the Congressional...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota released the following statements after the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Cephalon, Inc. in the commission’s antitrust suit against the company for illegally blocking generic competition to the drug...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements for 2014, 2015 and 2016. “It’s Christmas in May for Big Oil. President Obama’s EPA continues to buy into Big Oil’s argument that the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks National 529 College Savings Day to increase awareness of 529 plans. In January, Representatives Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) introduced H.R. 529 in the House of Representatives to modernize, expand and strengthen these plans. H.R. 529 quickly passed the House with a sweeping bipartisan vote of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the IRS to account for computer security weaknesses that allowed the theft of personal financial information for reportedly 104,000 taxpayers. “It is important to learn what can be done to prevent these breaches of IRS computer systems and protect the private personal information of taxpayers,” Grassley wrote...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission on whether its securities filing system is allowing market manipulation from fake firms at the expense of everyday investors. Grassley’s inquiry comes after two incidents of possibly fake corporate takeover bids using the agency’s public database, one earlier this month...
