WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is insisting on answers from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General on why that office has employees who have been on paid administrative leave for significantly longer than any other agency, including nine employees on administrative leave for more than one year since fiscal year 2014, costing more...
WASHINGTON – Legislation pushed by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to help ensure that historically significant films and sound recordings are preserved for the benefit of generations of Americans has passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives and is headed to the President to be signed into law. Grassley, along...
Washington – Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, led the Senate in passing a resolution designating July as National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month. The resolution also recognizes the 70th anniversary of the signing of...
Grassley Co-Sponsored, Advanced Kevin and Avonte’s Law through Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate last night unanimously passed legislation to help families locate missing loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, autism and related conditions. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Charles Schumer collaborated on the...
“…one of the most comprehensive and meaningful bills ever developed to address the rapidly increasing problem of elder financial abuse in America.”
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley introduced comprehensive legislation to combat the abuse and exploitation of America’s seniors. The bipartisan Elder Abuse Prevention and...
Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today introduced the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, a bill to support research initiatives on the potential benefits of substances such as cannabidiol (CBD) that are derived from marijuana.In addition to...
On Monday, Sen. Chuck Grassley asked the head of Tyson Foods, Inc., to work with community leaders to restore jobs at the now-defunct Tyson meat processing plant in Cherokee. Grassley became involved after seeing coverage in the Cherokee Chronicle Times and the Des Moines Register and hearing from city officials who asked if he might weigh in....
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation requiring federal immigration authorities to take action against undocumented immigrants arrested for driving drunk. The legislation follows several recent incidents in which immigration authorities failed to detain individuals for drunk driving following fatal...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley will hold a town meeting in Emmetsburg on Friday, July 22, as part of his annual 99-county meetings.With this meeting, Grassley will continue his long-standing practice of holding meetings with Iowans in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties every year. Grassley has held a meeting in every county, every year since...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that the deadline for fall internships for college-age Iowans has been extended. Applications will now be accepted through August 1, 2016.
Internships are available in Grassley’s Washington, D.C., office as well as his offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and...
Senator Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Waterloo, Jason Mohr, will be holding open office hours in Wright, Hancock, Winnebago and Chickasaw counties on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The office hours provide an opportunity for Iowans to obtain casework assistance or to express views.Mohr’s schedule is as follows:Thursday, July 28, 201610:00...
WASHINGTON – Recognizing the tremendous physical, emotional and financial cost of Alzheimer’s disease, Sen. Chuck Grassley is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would offer a financial award for a successful cure.
“Alzheimer’s disease robs people of their memories, their minds, and finally their lives,” Grassley said. “It also has a profound...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation to help law enforcement and first responders train for active shooter scenarios.“Recent terrorist attacks and assaults on police officers underscore the need to ensure our public safety...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFBI Facilitation of Ransom PaymentsJuly 13, 2016Mr. President, I rise today to speak about allegations that the FBI has facilitated ransom payments to terrorist groups.Unfortunately, the administration has been stonewalling the Senate Judiciary Committee’s...
Grassley Provisions Target Meth, Opioid Abuse in IowaWASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today passed a sweeping addiction recovery bill aimed at addressing the nation’s growing heroin and opioid addiction epidemic. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) also includes a number of provisions crafted by Senate Judiciary Committee...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington and 12 fellow senators today introduced bipartisan legislation to reform the biodiesel tax credit and extend the new policy for three years. The reforms are similar to the provisions that Grassley and Cantwell have long proposed and that passed out of the Finance Committee last...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Sentencing Reform and Corrections ActWednesday, July 13, 2016Mr. President, I rise because I continue to believe that the Senate should take up the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. There is still time this year for both the Senate and the other body...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to help states identify and respond to the needs of children who come into contact with both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. The Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams (CONNECT) Act would authorize grants to...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced the Securing American Food Equity (SAFE) Act to permanently add the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process and clarify that agricultural assets are considered critical national security infrastructure that CFIUS must consider before...
