Chuck Grassley

Legislative record

Chuck Grassley has served in Congress since 1975: in the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981, and in the Senate since 1981. Congress.gov lists 2,497 bills and resolutions sponsored and 7,599 cosponsored by Chuck Grassley. Leadership roles on record: President Pro Tempore (116th Congress); President Pro Tempore (117th Congress); President Pro Tempore (117th Congress); President Pro Tempore (119th Congress).

Sponsored

2,497

Cosponsored

7,599

Terms in Congress

• House · IA-3 — 1975–1981
• Senate · IA — 1981–now

Recently sponsored bills

• S. 5611 (119th Congress) — SRBIJA Act
  Introduced Sep 30, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• S.Res. 939 (119th Congress) — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it values the active participation of the Republic of Kosovo as the state partner of the Iowa National Guard over the past 15 years.
  Introduced Sep 30, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5269-5270)
• S. 5583 (119th Congress) — Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Extension Act
  Introduced Sep 29, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 29, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
• S.Res. 927 (119th Congress) — A resolution designating the week beginning October 18, 2026, as "National Character Counts Week".
  Introduced Sep 29, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 29, 2026): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186; text: CR S5177-5178)
• S. 5520 (119th Congress) — SCREENS Act
  Introduced Sep 24, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 24, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S. 2677 (119th Congress) — A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
  Introduced Aug 1, 2025
  Latest action (Aug 10, 2026): Held at the desk.
• S.Res. 846 (119th Congress) — A resolution designating August 21, 2026, as "Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day".
  Introduced Aug 7, 2026
  Latest action (Aug 7, 2026): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4553; text: CR S4569-4570)
• S.Res. 735 (119th Congress) — A resolution designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "National Police Week".
  Introduced May 14, 2026
  Latest action (May 14, 2026): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2310)
• S.Res. 821 (119th Congress) — A resolution designating July 30, 2026, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".
  Introduced Jul 30, 2026
  Latest action (Jul 30, 2026): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4391)

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress), updated Oct 31, 2026. Counts cover all Congresses on record.

Understanding Chuck Grassley's Approval Rating

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