Chuck Grassley
U.S. Senator · Iowa · Republican · Chair, Judiciary
From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure
Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far
How it’s measuredMeets expectations
Rank 19 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs
How far Grassley’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.
- Introduced 67
- Action in committee 12
- Action beyond committee 11
- Passed chamber 8
- Became law 0
67 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 67 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate
Became law inside another bill (1)
- S. 1666 Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActIdentical bill became law as H.R. 5345 · Oct 7, 2026Via H.R. 5345
Grassley’s own bill stalled, but the Congressional Research Service lists an identical bill, or one with similar text, that became law. Shown for context; not counted in the score, which follows the Center for Effective Lawmaking. How this works
Grassley’s bills that passed the Senate or further
All bills8 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Grassley’s effectiveness score.
- S. 3977 Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026Increases debt limits for small business and wage earner bankruptcies and adjusts Chapter 13 debt calculation. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Introduced Aug 10, 2026 Introduced
- S. 2677 A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.Expands U.S. Customs and Border Protection authority to share information about suspected intellectual property violations with interested parties. AI-readForeign Trade and International Finance · Introduced Aug 10, 2026 Introduced
- S. 736 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband ActIncreases federal criminal penalties for providing cell phones to incarcerated individuals. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Jun 15, 2026 Introduced
- S. 825 Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025Requires DOJ to report on proposed mental health programs for public safety officers with job-related stress disorders. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Jun 15, 2026 Introduced
- S. 162 Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025Requires state child welfare plans to include family partnership programs improving foster care placement stability and kinship placements. AI-readFamilies · Introduced Jun 15, 2026 Introduced
- S. 4460 Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program ReauthorizationExtends Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for five additional years. AI-readHealth · Introduced May 21, 2026 Introduced
- S. 856 Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying ActRequires registered lobbyists to disclose foreign countries or political parties directing their activities. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Introduced Dec 17, 2025 Introduced
- S. 960 Justice for Murder Victims ActRemoves statute of limitations for federal homicide prosecutions. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Introduced
Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.