WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate’s confirmation of 13 U.S. Attorneys and eight U.S. Marshals. The nominees were confirmed as part of a nominations package of 49 executive nominees, by a vote of 46-43.
Under Grassley’s leadership in the 119th Congress, the Senate Judiciary Committee has so far...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA– U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed an announcement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that 13 projects in Iowa will receive a combined $5.6 million in funding. The funding will benefit Iowans in the following counties: Adair, Cherokee, Clay, Jasper, Lyon, Marshall, Osceola and Sioux.
"As Iowa communities continue...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that four Iowa airports will receive a total of $15.75 million to modernize and expand terminal areas and infrastructure. The funding comes from the USDOT’s Airport Terminal Program, which was established by the Grassley-backed...
WASHINGTON – Major law enforcement organizations are applauding the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), for its successful advancement of six law enforcement bills during National Police Week, including legislation to improve officers’ access to mental health resources, speed up critical benefits determinations for first...
Q: Why do Americans observe National Police Week?
A: When moms and dads wait for a teenage driver to return home safely or a small business owner locks up their doors for the night, Americans across the country appreciate that law enforcement officers stand on the thin blue line every day to uphold law and order. Around the clock, 365 days a year, our men...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today addressed law enforcement leaders during the National Association of Police Organizations’ (NAPO) annual Police Week Legislative Luncheon.
During Police Week, Grassley has led 65 of his Senate colleagues in a resolution honoring America’s brave law enforcement officers, and helped...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced by voice vote six bipartisan law enforcement bills amid National Police Week:
S. 736, the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act would enhance safety and accountability in federal prisons by stemming the flow of contraband.
S. 825, the Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, welcomed the House of Representatives’ passage of historic legislation allowing for the permanent, year-round sale of E15 nationwide.
Download video of Grassley’s remarks HERE.
“This is a very major step forward for family farmers, for our...
Iowa’s Grassley urges probe of The Knot's alleged deceptive practicesBy Kevin BaskinsMay 13, 2026Des Moines Register
An email from an Iowa vendor to wedding planning website The Knot is both succinct and expressive.
“I don't want a phone call. I don't want to talk through it. I'm drowning in bills from your company for leads that were promised but never...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the House of Representatives for passing companion legislation to his bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act by an overwhelming vote of 348-60. The widely supported legislation would improve the federal response to organized retail crime and establish new tools to...
WASHINGTON – Amid National Police Week, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) thanked America’s law enforcement officers for their selfless service and highlighted his ongoing work to back the blue.
This week, Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing May 11th through May 15th as...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, pressed for answers on the high cost of fertilizer at a committee hearing today.
Grassley repeated his call for the Trump administration to remove the Biden Phosphate Duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco that are driving up...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement applauding the selection of Johnston, Iowa, as the global headquarters for Vylor, Corteva’s seed spinoff company.
“Since the day we learned of Corteva’s plans to spin off its seed unit, the Iowa delegation knew there was no better location for its headquarters than Johnston, Iowa. One...
Audio from this morning’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: cancer in Iowa, term limits, the federal gas tax, the Iowa gubernatorial race, Iran and fuel and fertilizer prices.
Q: What did you learn from the recent report issued by the Iowa Cancer Registry?
A: The report found Iowa ranked second highest in the United States for new cancer cases. The findings show we’ve got more work to do to advance cancer awareness, prevention and treatments. It also helps explain why cancer is top of mind for Iowans who contact my office or when...
Republicans’ Rural Health Transformation Fund Is Improving Access to Care in Iowa
By Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
May 7, 2026
The Gazette
I’m one of hundreds of thousands of rural Iowans who lives off a gravel road and am proud to call farm country home. Over one third of our state is considered rural. Yet too often, it’s difficult for rural Iowans to access...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report he requested examining the ongoing issue of sexual abuse in federal prisons.
Per the GAO, there were roughly 8,500 sexual abuse allegations in federal prisons from 2014 to 2022, with the number of allegations...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), in conjunction with the administration, Senate leadership and colleagues, today released the Senate Judiciary Committee title of Republicans’ targeted reconciliation bill to invest in federal law enforcement and border security measures. The legislation allocates funds to...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) wrote to nine artificial intelligence (AI) companies regarding the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) targeting of American AI technologies, which are critical to U.S. national security and economic leadership, through state-backed...
