Comparatively, the th Congress had 7. For more information pertaining to Grassley's voting record in the th Congress, please see the below sections. On May 22, , the Senate passed HR , which was used as a legislative vehicle for trade legislation with the titles "Trade Act of " and the "Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of ," by a vote of The bill proposed giving the president trade promotion authority TPA.
TPA, also known as fast track authority, allows the president to negotiate trade deals that cannot be amended by Congress. Congress casts a simple up or down vote on a trade agreement, and the legislation only requires a simple majority for approval. The bill also included a statement of trade priorities and provisions for trade adjustment assistance. Grassley voted with 47 other Republican senators to approve the bill. Grassley was one of 47 Republicans to vote in favor of the bill.
On May 5, , the Senate voted to approve SConRes11 , a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year , by a vote of The non-binding resolution will be used to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government. The vote marked the first time since that Congress approved a joint budget resolution. All 44 Democrats voted against the resolution. Grassley voted with 50 other Republican senators to approve the bill.
The bill "authorizes FY appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense DOD programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation.
The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March On May 7, , the Senate voted to approve HR - A bill to provide for congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes, by a vote of The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review.
Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. Grassley voted with 52 other Republican senators to approve the bill. Senator Tom Cotton Ark. Hire More Heroes Act of On September 10, , the Senate voted to filibuster the measure to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal by a vote of Grassley voted with 53 other Republicans and four Democrats to proceed to the measure of disapproval.
Hire More Heroes Act of follow up votes On September 15, , the Senate voted for a second time to filibuster the measure to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal by a vote of Grassley voted with 51 Republicans and four Democrats to proceed to the measure of disapproval. The amendment proposed prohibiting "the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran.
It became law on June 2, All 44 Democratic senators voted to confirm Lynch. Grassley voted with 42 other Republican senators against Lynch's confirmation. Grassley voted with 42 Republicans , 30 Democrats and one independent in favor of the bill. The bill proposed withholding federal funding from "sanctuary jurisdictions" that violate the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of and other federal immigration laws.
In addition, the bill proposed increasing "penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed" and providing "liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement.
The second session of the th Congress enacted into law out of the introduced bills 7 percent. Comparatively, the th Congress had 4. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, , with a vote of 63 - Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination. The nearly 1,page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through On January 16, , the Democratic -controlled Senate approved H.
Grassley voted with 25 other Republican members against the bill. During the shutdown in October , the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, , just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.
Grassley voted with the Republican Party against the bill. Grassley voted against H. The bill passed the Senate on January 31, , with a vote of 64 - The purpose of the bill was to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and withhold the pay of members of Congress until a budget could be passed. The vote largely followed party lines with Democrats overwhelmingly supporting it and many Republicans in opposition to the bill.
The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, , with a vote of 39 - The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted.
It would also require miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status.
The vote followed party lines. Grassley voted against S. The bill was passed by the Senate on February 12, , with a vote of 78 - The purpose of the bill was to combat violence against women, from domestic violence to international trafficking in persons. All 22 dissenting votes were cast by Republicans. Grassley voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels.
He was one of five Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the Senate by an 89 - 8 vote on January 1, Grassley was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it. The letter caused backlash from both the Obama administration and members of Congress. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border, without any due process involved.
Paul and other civil liberties activists criticized President Obama for not offering a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat. Grassley was one of 30 Republican senators who did not support the filibuster. The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul , responding to the filibuster.
Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U. The answer to that is no. Bruce Braley D-Iowa in a campaign speech comparing himself to Sen. During the confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Grassley questioned the judge on the issue of property rights including the Kelo v.
New London case. Senator Grassley expressed concerns during the round of questioning towards Judge Sotomayor on the government's use of the "public use" and "public doctrine" doctrines towards eminent domain. Those two doctrines were a common part of the Kelo case.
Also, Grassley had concerns on how Sotomayor would rule to honor state laws that would prohibit states from enacting the Kelo ruling if a certain case came to the Supreme Court.
Didden v. Port Chester was another case mentioned during the questioning. The case involved a New York man who claimed that a property developer illegally took his house away to build a national chain drug store. Sotomayor responded she would uphold the ruling against Didden because Didden did not file the case on time over the statute of limitations.
Sotomayor ruled on that case when she was a judge in the Second Circuit. Sotomayor told Grassley she would rule against the takings clause, citing that the Constitution prohibits the taking of land from private property without proper compensation, if a similar case like Didden came to the Supreme Court.
Sotomayor said she would look closely at a state-based law prohibiting the enactment of the Kelo decision before making a decision on the legality of the law if it came to the nation's highest court. See also: United States Senate election in Iowa, The primary will occur on June 7, The general election will occur on November 8, General election candidates will be added here following the primary. Senate Iowa on June 7, There are no incumbents in this race.
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For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law. Source: Follow the Money. Grassley won re-election to the U. Senate in Senate winners in The Personal Gain Index U. Congress is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.
Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics:. Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.
Grassley ranked as the 44th most wealthy senator in Between and , the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets. Grassley received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Insurance industry. From , Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Grassley was a " centrist Republican ," as of July 22, Grassley was rated as a " rank and file Republican " in June The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often.
The results include a member from each party. According to the website GovTrack, Chuck Grassley missed 36 of 12, roll call votes from January to September This amounts to 0. The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress.
He ranked 13th on the list of the lowest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 56 overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in Overall, Iowa ranked 26th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U. Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.
Grassley ranked 11th in the conservative rankings in Grassley ranked 25th in the conservative rankings in Otherwise, look for a phone number on that website to call his office if you have a question. Not all Members of Congress will accept messages from non-constituents. Otherwise, try contacting your own senator:. You are currently on the website GovTrack.
Choose from the options above to find the right way to contact Grassley. Read our Report Card for Grassley. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score left to right and our leadership score leaders are toward the top. The chart is based on the bills Grassley has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, to Nov 4, See full analysis methodology.
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