Chuck Grassley
American politician
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| 2025 | Resumes the role of president pro tempore of the United States Senate. |
| January 2025 | Continues to serve as the oldest sitting United States senator and the longest-serving Republican in congressional history. |
| July 21 2024 | After President Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race, Chuck Grassley expressed his views on X, criticizing the Biden-Harris administration's open border policies and high cost of living, stating that simply changing candidates would not rectify the issues. |
| January 18 2024 | Released from the hospital after infection treatment. |
| January 16 2024 | Hospitalized for an infection. |
| 2023 | Following Patrick Leahy's retirement, Grassley became the most senior member of the Senate. |
| 2023 | Grassley falls at his DC town home. |
| February 1 2023 | Returns to the Senate using a wheelchair after hip surgery. |
| January 11 2023 | Underwent surgery to repair a hip fracture after falling at his DC Townhome. |
| 2022 | In 2022, Chuck Grassley approved of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, stating that it empowered people through their elected representatives to make 'commonsense policy decisions.' |
| 2022 | Chuck Grassley won the Republican primary election for the United States Senate in Iowa, receiving 139,451 votes, which was 73.4% of the total votes. |
| 2022 | Despite his support for same-sex marriage, Chuck Grassley voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, citing concerns for religious liberty and deeming the legislation unnecessary. |
| 2022 | Chuck Grassley stated that he supports same-sex marriage, showing a shift in his political position on the issue. |
| November 8 2022 | Chuck Grassley won the general election, defeating Democratic nominee Michael Franken. |
| 2021 | Chuck Grassley voted to confirm Jonathan Kanter as Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division. |
| 2021 | Later in 2021, Chuck Grassley campaigned with Donald Trump. |
| 2021 | Grassley expressed that attempts to impeach Trump would risk 'further disunity' and emphasized that the country needed to take steps to tone down political rhetoric and mend divisions. |
| 2021 | Became president pro tempore emeritus of the Senate, a significant recognition of his long-standing service. |
| October 2021 | In October 2021, Chuck Grassley and Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S.2992), aimed at preventing Big Tech companies from engaging in anti-competitive behavior. |
| September 2021 | Chuck Grassley announced his intention to run for an eighth term in the U.S. Senate. |
| July 2021 | Former U.S. representative Abby Finkenauer announced her candidacy for the Senate seat in Iowa, regardless of Grassley's decision, criticizing him for his stance on the January 6 Capitol attack. |
| May 2021 | Chuck Grassley stated that he would not decide whether to run for reelection in 2022 until between eight and 12 months before the election. |
| May 28 2021 | Chuck Grassley voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the January 6 United States Capitol attack. |
| January 2021 | Chuck Grassley participated in the certification of the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count when the U.S. Capitol was attacked by Trump supporters. He was evacuated from the Senate chamber to a secure location due to the breach. |
| 2020 | After the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Grassley supported a prompt vote on President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, endorsing the decisions of the current chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Senate Majority Leader. |
| November 2020 | In November 2020, Chuck Grassley's streak of over 27 years and 8,927 votes without a missed vote came to an end when he quarantined after being exposed to COVID-19. |
| 2019 | In 2019, Chuck Grassley co-sponsored the reintroduction of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. |
| 2019 | In 2019, Chuck Grassley was one of 14 Republican senators to sign a letter from Marco Rubio that condemned the BDS movement. |
| 2019 | Chuck Grassley, alongside Democratic U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Brian Schatz, introduced the Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act to enhance research into medical marijuana. |
| December 2019 | The SECURE Act of 2019 was signed into law as part of the fiscal year 2020 federal appropriations law, which included measures to incentivize retirement planning and diversify savings options. |
| December 19 2019 | After the EPA withdrew a new Renewable Fuel Standard rule, Grassley criticized the EPA for not helping President Trump with farmers. |
| October 1 2019 | Grassley defended the whistleblower in the Trump–Ukraine scandal, stating they appeared to have followed whistleblower protection laws. |
| April 2019 | In April 2019, Chuck Grassley was one of seven senators to sign a letter urging United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to implement conservation measures in the 2018 Farm Bill through a National Water Quality Initiative. |
| January 3 2019 | Upon the retirement of Orrin Hatch, Chuck Grassley became the Senate's most senior Republican and its president pro tempore. |
| 2018 | Grassley made remarks suggesting that no women were serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee due to its heavy workload but later stated that he would welcome more women on the Committee, praising their intelligence and work ethic. |
| August 2018 | Grassley was one of ten Republican senators to cosponsor legislation aimed at protecting ACA provisions for individuals with preexisting conditions, although health experts noted that the bill did not effectively prevent insurers from excluding coverage for these individuals. |
| July 2018 | Following President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Grassley praised Kavanaugh as 'one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees to come before the Senate.' |
| February 2018 | A day after the Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, Grassley remarked that the government had not done enough to prevent individuals with mental illness from obtaining firearms. |
| January 2018 | Grassley, along with Lindsey Graham, made a congressional criminal referral recommending charges against Christopher Steele, citing suspicions that Steele had lied to federal authorities during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. |
| January 2018 | Grassley condemned Senate Democrat Dianne Feinstein after she unilaterally released the full transcript of Glenn Simpson's interview, claiming it was 'confounding' and detrimental to the investigation into Russian interference. |
| January 2018 | Chuck Grassley was one of 36 Republican senators who signed a letter to President Trump requesting the preservation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, advocating for its modernization to suit the economy of the 21st century. |
| 2017 | After the Las Vegas shooting, Grassley stated that it was unlikely for gun laws to change due to the Republican dominance in Congress. |
| 2017 | Grassley expressed concerns about the Paris Agreement, stating it put the U.S. economy at a disadvantage and lamented that the Senate had not voted on the agreement. |
| 2017 | Grassley sponsored legislation to expand access to firearms for mentally disabled individuals, arguing that the prior ban mistreated disabled Americans. |
| October 31 2017 | While facing questions from reporters regarding recent indictments, Grassley chose to ignore the questions and exited the room. |
| July 2017 | Chuck Grassley stated that Senate Republicans should be ashamed of not having repealed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), suggesting that this failure could lead to a loss of their majority in the upcoming 2018 elections. |
| May 2017 | Following the firing of FBI director James Comey by President Trump, Grassley advised individuals who were suspicious of the Trump administration to 'Suck it up and move on.' |
| April 2017 | In April 2017, Chuck Grassley co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (s. 720), which aimed to make it a federal crime for Americans to encourage or participate in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the West Bank. |
| February 2017 | Chuck Grassley commented on Russian interference in U.S. elections, stating that while it was bothersome, the U.S. had interfered in other countries' elections in the past, citing the 1948 Italian election. |
| 2016 | Grassley's NRA rating improved to 'A+' and he received an endorsement from the NRA. He also accepted $9,900 from the NRA during his election campaign. |
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