WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to provide U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) civil servants with the same due process rights as are available to corporate employees...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the Define WOTUS Act, which will codify a congressionally-mandated definition of what constitutes “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are granted regulatory...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) in introducing the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act. The bill would create a feedback loop between states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families (ACF) to...
WASHINGTON would end the purely punitive tax that has the potential to hit family-run farms, ranches and businesses as the result of the owner’s death.
“Family farms are how many Iowans leave their mark on our world by passing their legacy on to their children. With the death tax, these vital legacies face undue financial burdens, especially small and...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with 18 Senate colleagues, reintroduced the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. The bill would allow local law enforcement in sanctuary cities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and would block sanctuary cities from receiving taxpayer-funded grants. For a full list of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today reintroduced legislation to require greater transparency of think tanks and other non-profit entities that inform and influence American public policy. Companion legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Jack Bergman (R-Mich.).
“We can’t allow for think tanks and nonprofits to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced he has named longtime aide Jennifer Heins as his next Chief of Staff. Heins will take the helm in April as Aaron Cummings is set to depart after nearly six years of Senate service.
“I’m incredibly grateful for the service and support Aaron has provided me and my staff. Under his leadership, we’ve...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), former and current chairman, respectively, of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, introduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA). POWADA would level the playing field for older workers and restore safeguards against age-based discrimination. The bill would...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after Governor Kim Reynolds’ signing of state legislation to enable Rural Emergency Hospitals (REH) to exist in Iowa:
“I applaud Governor Reynolds and the Iowa General Assembly for passing legislation to enable Rural Emergency Hospitals to exist in Iowa. This action follows federal...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the administration’s failure to establish control over the southern border, various threats to national security posed by foreign nationals—especially those...
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are introducing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.-12), Ken Buck (R-Colo.-04), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-01) to crack down on...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 34 Republican colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden’s student loan cancelation proposal, which would transfer up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower onto...
Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here.Topics discussed include: the
schedule of the 118th Congress, bank closures and congressional role, Healthy Moms and Babies Act, the renewable fuels industry
and E-15 availability year round, the banning of Tik Tok, foreign ownership of
farmland and approaching high school graduation...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to reform and close loopholes in the H-1B and L-1 visa programs. The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act will reduce fraud and abuse in our immigration system, provide...
Q: Why is it important to celebrate American agriculture?
A: Whether you wake up and fuel up with bacon and eggs or have milk and cereal for breakfast, busy households might take for granted the hard work it takes to ensure American families have food on the table for three square meals a day. As a lifelong family farmer, I’m proud to serve as a voice for...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have introduced the Healthy Moms and Babies Act to improve maternal and child health care. The United States has a maternal health crisis that particularly affects women of color and those living in rural America. The Healthy Moms and Babies Act builds on Grassley and Hassan’s longstanding...
WASHINGTON -- Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the unanimous Senate passage of their resolution recognizing the month of March as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month.
“Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are serious health complications,” Grassley and Luján said. “We encourage all...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a former chairman and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, today praised the Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to modernize the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). The announcement follows years of bipartisan oversight work spearheaded by Grassley, which uncovered critical...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led bipartisan colleagues in reintroducing the Next Generation Fuels Act, legislation that would leverage higher-octane fuels to improve engine efficiency and performance. Allowing the sale of fuels with greater octane levels would increase the amount of ethanol that can be utilized in the fuel supply, in turn...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act, introduced by committee chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Budget Committee. The bill increases transparency in prescription drug pricing and hold pharmacy benefit...
