WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today was sworn in as President pro tempore of the Senate. The President pro tempore is a constitutional office customarily bestowed on the longest serving member of the Senate majority party. As President pro tempore, Grassley is now the second highest-ranking official in the Senate – behind the Vice President, who...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released an overview of his 2024 legislative and oversight work for Iowans.
“Serving the people of Iowa is an honor I take very seriously. My constant mission is to advocate for our great state, while making the government more accountable and transparent.
“In the New Year, I’ll hit the ground...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is announcing his support for 34 Iowa students seeking acceptance to U.S. military academies.
“I’m honored to nominate these 34 extraordinary Iowans to our nation’s prestigious military academies,” Grassley said. “These young men and women represent Iowa’s best and brightest. Their accomplishments,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed a dispute panel’s ruling under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to allow genetically-modified U.S. corn exports to Mexico. The panel sided with the U.S., confirming Mexico’s restrictions on genetically-modified corn exports are not based in science and violate the USMCA. Mexico now has...
Q: What is REAL ID? A: Two decades ago, the 9/11 Commission issued recommendations to enhance ID verification systems following the horrific attacks in 2001 that killed thousands of Americans on U.S. soil. Its report underscored why Congress beefed up national standards, “For terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons.” The terrorists used...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) secured Senate passage of their bipartisan Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act, which provides federal grants to communities that operate overdose data collection programs, including the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP).
“By expanding access to overdose...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of their bipartisan Invest to Protect Act to boost local police departments’ access to training, mental health support, recruitment and retention resources.
“Many Iowans have told me they’re concerned about the low recruitment and retention...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today applauded Senate passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to support our military and fund critical national security priorities. The legislation, which includes several Grassley-backed provisions, now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
“National security is the number...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed the Senate’s overwhelmingly bipartisan passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), a legislative package that reauthorizes key infrastructure projects to improve ports and harbors, inland waterways navigation and flood and storm protection in Iowa and across the country. The bill now...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: Lame duck priorities, Farm Bill extension, used cooking oil imports, Senate Judiciary hearing on sports betting, drones and Jim Leach.
Q: What tax relief measures will help Iowans impacted by natural disasters get back on their feet? A: Congress recently passed disaster tax relief legislation that will give eligible taxpayers a break on their federal tax bill. It allows for individuals impacted by a natural disaster in an area that received a major presidential disaster declaration – from...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees, joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and bipartisan colleagues in demanding answers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its process for verifying the authenticity of used cooking oil (UCO) imports.
Grassley and colleagues in June first...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to make public pharmaceutical and device manufacturers’ financial relationships with tax-exempt patient advocacy groups. The Open Payments Expansion Act builds on Grassley’s...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding Christopher Wray’s stated intention to resign as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), just two days after Grassley publicly urged Wray to “move on” for the good of the country.
“Wray’s departure is an opportunity for a new era of transparency and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), today issued a statement on the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) report regarding DOJ’s covert collection of congressional members and staffers’ communications records, including former members of his own investigative staff. Grassley last year urged DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: FBI’s failures, presidential spending, nominee meetings, government appropriations, Farm Bill and the Senate calendar.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray, as well as Deputy Director Paul Abbate, to accept accountability for their failed leadership at the Bureau.
In a letter sent today to Director Wray, Grassley detailed how Wray has “failed in [the] fundamental duties as director.” These failures include:
Subjecting...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding his meeting today with Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The meeting follows Grassley’s letter this morning expressing his ‘vote of no confidence’ in current FBI Director Christopher Wray.
“Transparency ought to...
Q: How does the nominations process work following a presidential election? A: Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution grants the president the power to nominate individuals to certain positions outlined in the Constitution or created by federal law. During the time between a presidential election in November and inauguration in January, a...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Department of Government Efficiency, Farm Bill extension, Director of FBI, U.S. corn exports to Colombia and 2025 legislative goals.
