Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 04-04-22Topics include: Ukraine/Russia conflict and U.S. involvement, cattle market bill, Supreme Court nomination hearing, Title 42 and Iowan's concerns.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold town meetings next week in Allamakee County on Monday, April 11, Clinton County on Tuesday, April 12 and Des Moines County on Wednesday, April 13 as part of his annual 99 county meetings.
“You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent,”...
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
Executive Business Meeting to Consider Supreme Court Nomination
April 4, 2022
We have six judicial nominees and one executive nominee on the agenda today.
I’ll be supporting Jennifer Rearden. Ms. Rearden has spent her career litigating at some of the...
Q&A: National Donate Life Month
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: Why are you working to improve the nation’s organ procurement system?
A: Ask anyone who has had a loved one on the organ transplant list or waiting for approval to get on it. The uncertainty and anguish to find a match can turn into an emotional roller coaster. According to federal...
WASHINGTON – To begin National Child
Abuse Awareness Month, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa) joined Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing
a new bill to reauthorize the Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCAA). The
law, first enacted in 1990, provides the only dedicated source of funding for
Children’s...
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of
senators, led by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced
legislation to gather greater information on attacks targeting law enforcement.
The Improving Law Enforcement Officer
Safety and Wellness Through Data Act builds on existing reporting
requirements and fills gaps highlighted by law...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following joint statement criticizing a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision to release additional H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visas:
“We’ve long expressed...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in urging the
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) to speed up their implementation timeline for new reporting
requirements that cover at-risk children in foster care. “Children in the foster care...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have introduced legislation to
strengthen whistleblower protections at the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). Their bipartisan proposal, the SEC
Whistleblower Reform Act of 2022, would ensure claims are processed in a timely manner, and it would
implement new measures to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member and former chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) have introduced new legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals. Specifically, the legislation prohibits the Federal Reserve from...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) recently introduced a resolution
recognizing the month of March as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary
Embolism Awareness Month to raise public awareness. Last night, the resolution
passed the Senate with unanimous support. “Blood clots can cause deep vein
thrombosis and pulmonary...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has maintained his commitment to passing the bipartisan and negotiated Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA), or Wyden-Grassley, named for the bill’s other sponsor, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). This fact sheet describes how Wyden-Grassley and other Grassley priorities will help control the cost of insulin...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today introduced the bipartisan China Trade Cheating Restitution Act. This proposal would ensure agricultural sectors most affected by China’s evasion on anti-dumping duties will receive approximately $38.5 million in accrued delinquency interest on duties wrongfully...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, have introduced the Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation seeks to codify the Baltic Security Initiative effort and create a complementary initiative at the U.S. Department of State. Jointly, these two...
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) was recognized for his consistent support for family values throughout the first session of the 117th Congress. Grassley received a perfect 100 percent score from Family Research Council’s legislative arm, FRC Action.
“Throughout my time representing Iowans, I’ve prioritized supporting strong families,...
WASHINGTON – As Putin’s unjust war on
Ukraine enters its second month and amid concerns that American military aid
has been slow to be delivered, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Joni
Ernst (R-Iowa) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues to request answers from President Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the
speed, specifics and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced bipartisan legislation that will establish and reauthorize critical programs to prevent human trafficking, promote justice for survivors, provide services to victims and increase federal coordination to enhance...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
today released an updated version of their legislation, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.
The senators first introduced the bill in November. “I frequently hear from Iowa’s
independent cattle producers about their struggle to get...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 03-28-22Topics include: the TORNADO Act, the bird flu, carbon pipelines, Supreme Court nomination hearing, fertilizer prices and the 2022 election.
WASHINGTON – A new report published by
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG)
substantiated allegations that a senior official committed ethics and
conflicts-of-interest violations. The senior VA official, who served as the
executive director of the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA) Education
Success, has resigned...
