WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced the Judicial Relief Clarification Act of 2025 (JRCA). The bill would limit federal court orders to parties directly before the court – ending the practice of universal injunctions and clarifying the constitutional role of the judicial branch.
Under this legislation,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are demanding answers from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials regarding a reported increase in organs allocated out of sequence, a practice known as “line skipping.” Grassley, a former chairman and...
Q: What was one of the top issues at your recent county meetings?
A: For several years, including at my 12 county meetings in March, Iowans continue to voice their concerns about the high cost of prescription drugs. Iowans depend on prescription medicine to improve their quality of life and live longer, healthier lives. However, commonly prescribed...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act to assist employers in certifying the legal status of their workforce. Grassley was joined by Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Shelly...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act to help communities identify and tackle drug abuse trends. The bipartisan bill would provide Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to states, cities, law...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation to allow television cameras in federal courtrooms.
“The judicial branch has a massive impact on our daily lives and the lives of generations to come, yet few Americans get the chance to see our nation’s courts in action,” Grassley said....
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News to preview his plans to address the bipartisan issue of nationwide injunctions.
Video and excerpts of Grassley’s remarks follow.
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On the Growing Crisis of National Injunctions:
“Over the last 20 years, there's been massive abuse of these...
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WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed unanimous Senate passage of their resolution designating March as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Awareness Month. Grassley spoke on the Senate floor today to...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, introduced two bipartisan bills to reduce drug prices by promoting competition and taking on drug company anti-competitive settlements and sham Food and Drug Administration (FDA) petitions. The Preserve Access to...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced legislation to strengthen whistleblower protections at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The bipartisan SEC Whistleblower Reform Act of 2025 would ensure timely processing of whistleblower...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last week kicked off his 45th consecutive year of meeting face-to-face with Iowans in every county.
Grassley began his annual 99 county meetings last Wednesday in Grundy County with a tour of a local business, followed by a question-and-answer session with employees. Grassley then held 11 additional county meetings,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business to discuss nationwide injunctions, reconciliation and his work to secure the promotion of IRS whistleblowers.
Audio and excerpts of Grassley’s remarks follow.
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On Nationwide...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today attended a Finance hearing and submitted questions for the record to President Trump’s nominee to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano.
In his questions, Grassley pressed Bisignano on the need to maintain...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today challenged Democrats’ continued refusal to acknowledge the judicial branch’s constitutional limits.
In response to Ranking Member Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) request for unanimous consent on a resolution demanding the executive branch comply with all federal court rulings, Grassley...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Committee members Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), to introduce the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act. The bipartisan legislation would establish a task force between the United...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will host his sixth Federal Judiciary Youth Summit on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the U.S. Courthouse in Cedar Rapids. The summit allows students and educators to learn more about the federal judiciary system and their constitutional freedoms.
Grassley has served on the Senate Judiciary...
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Topics include: USAID and Foreign Food Assistance, Iowans’ Concerns at Town Meeting, Department of Education, Ukrainian Legal Status, Farm Bill Stop Gaps and Whistleblowers.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – As Sunshine Week draws to a close, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel requesting the Department of Justice and FBI take corrective action to restore the security clearances of DOJ and FBI whistleblowers who’ve suffered...
Q: What is Sunshine Week?
A: The nation’s fourth president is best known as the Father of the Constitution and is considered the defender of open government. During the anniversary week of James Madison’s birth, we honor his legacy by celebrating Sunshine Week to commemorate this fundamental principle of good government. One of the most influential founders...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led a bipartisan letter calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to continue supporting efforts to investigate Russia’s abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children.
“We write to convey serious concerns over reports that the State Department has terminated a...
