• SHELBY, RICHARD C
Experience: Senate: 1987-Present
Home State: Alabama
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    Full Name: Richard C. Shelby
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Annette; 2 Children: Richard, Claude
    Birth Date: 05/06/1934
    Birth Place: Birmingham, AL
    Home City: Tuscaloosa, AL
    Religion: Presbyterian

Education

    LLB, University of Alabama, 1963
    BA, University of Alabama, 1957

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 1987-present
    Switched from Democratic to Republican Party, November 9, 1994
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1979-1987
    Senator, Alabama State Senate, 1970-1978

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Chair
    Rules and Administration, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Chair
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance, Member
    Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
    Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus
    Member, Financial Coalition to Fight Child Pornography
    Member, National Republican Senatorial Committee
    Senate Co-Chair, National Security Caucus
    Co-Founder, Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children
    Co-Chair, Senate Caucus on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children
    Member, Senate Centrist Coalition
    Co-Chair, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus
    Chair, Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate, 2001

Professional Experience

    Attorney, 1963-1978
    Legislative Counsel, 1977-1978
    Prosecutor, City of Tuscaloosa, 1963-1971
    Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1969-1971
    United States Commissioner, Northern District of Alabama, 1966-1970
    Law Clerk, Alabama Supreme Court, 1961-1962

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Alabama Bar Association, 1961-present
    Member, Alabama Law Institute
    Member, American Bar Association
    Member, American Judicature Society
    Member, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

Additional Information

Awards:

Spirit of Enterprise, United States Chamber of Commerce; Taxpayer's Friend, National Taxpayer's Union; Friend of the Family, Christian Coalition; Guardian of Seniors' Rights, 60 Plus Association; Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business

Total: 5
Shelby Statement on Senate Democrats Blocking Critical Defense Funding
06/18/2015
Richard Shelby's Official Personal Website
Shelby Opposes Providing President Obama with "Fast-Track" Negotiating Authority
06/10/2015
Richard Shelby's Official Personal Website
Led by Shelby, Senate blocks legal fund for immigrant children

A GOP-controlled Senate panel on Wednesday blocked President Barack Obamas request for $50 million to pay for legal help for unaccompanied immigrant children coming to the United States after fleeing violence in Central America.

06/10/2015
The Associated Press
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 329
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
09/28/1988 S.J.Res.322 A joint resolution to designate the week of September 23-30, 1988, as "National American Indian Heritage Week". 09/28/1988 Became Public Law No: 100-450.  (All Actions)
06/14/1988 S.J.Res.331 A joint resolution to designate the week of June 19-25, 1988, as the "National Recognition of the Accomplishments of Women in the Workforce Week". 06/14/1988 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.  (All Actions)
04/15/1988 S.J.Res.296 A joint resolution designating April, 1989 as "National Outdoor Power Equipment Safety Month." 04/15/1988 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/13/1988 S.2271 A bill to authorize an exchange of properties between the United States and Tuskegee University relating to the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama, and for other purposes. 04/13/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.  (All Actions)
03/23/1988 S.J.Res.112 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by the Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 per centum of the gross national product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 03/23/1988 Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
03/14/1988 S.1447 A bill to designate Morgan and Lawrence Counties in Alabama as a single metropolitan statical area. 03/14/1988 Became Public Law No: 100-258.  (All Actions)
02/01/1988 S.2017 Receivable-Related Securities Market Improvement Act of 1988 02/01/1988 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.  (All Actions)
01/28/1988 S.2013 A bill to prevent distortions in the reapportionment of the House of Representatives caused by the use of census population figures which include illegal aliens. 01/28/1988 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/02/1987 S.Res.334 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the individuals responsible for the murder of four United States Marines in El Salvador be held accountable for their actions. 12/02/1987 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
10/02/1987 S.1744 A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require plans for medical assistance under such title to disregard regular cost-of-living increases in certain benefits if the increase would have the effect of disqualifying individuals already eligible for such assistance. 10/02/1987 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
09/14/1987 S.1677 A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from purchasing any product manufactured or assembled by Toshiba America, Incorporated, or Toshiba Corporation for the purpose of resale of such product in a military exchange store. 09/14/1987 Committee on Armed Services requested executive comment from Defense Department.  (All Actions)
09/09/1987 S.1669 A bill to provide duty-free treatment to 2,6-HNA. 09/09/1987 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
06/19/1987 S.1399 Technology Transfer Enforcement Act of 1987 06/19/1987 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
06/04/1987 S.1298 A bill for the relief of the Merchants National Bank of Mobile, Alabama. 06/04/1987 Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.  (All Actions)
05/28/1987 S.1286 A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933. 05/28/1987 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
05/28/1987 S.1237 A bill to designate Morgan and Lawrence Counties in Alabama as a single metropolitan statistical area. 05/28/1987 Referred to Subcommittee on Federal Services, Post Office.  (All Actions)
05/08/1987 S.1168 A bill to designate the Aliceville Lock and Dam on the Tombigbee River in Pickens County, Alabama, and the resource management and visitor center at Aliceville Lake on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway as the "Tom Bevill Lock and Dam" and the "Tom Bevill Resource Management and Visitor Center at Aliceville Lake on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway", respectively. 05/08/1987 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
05/06/1987 S.1142 Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act 05/06/1987 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/28/1987 S.1046 A bill for the relief of John H. Teele. 04/28/1987 Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.  (All Actions)
09/23/1986 H.R.4206 Lake Tuscaloosa Preservation Act 09/23/1986 Ordered to be Reported (Amended).  (All Actions)
Total: 3089
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 S.Res.184 A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
04/07/2017 S.904 Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
04/03/2017 S.J.Res.34 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". Passed Not Voting
03/30/2017 S.168 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
03/07/2017 S.538 Timber Innovation Act of 2017
03/02/2017 S.J.Res.27 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness".
02/27/2017 S.446 Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
02/27/2017 S.Res.69 A resolution celebrating Black History Month.
02/27/2017 S.J.Res.24 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
02/15/2017 S.397 Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017
02/01/2017 S.260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
01/30/2017 S.J.Res.14 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.
01/30/2017 S.J.Res.10 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection.
01/24/2017 S.219 Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act
01/24/2017 S.211 State Refugee Security Act of 2017
01/24/2017 S.205 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
01/24/2017 S.204 Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2017
01/20/2017 S.184 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017
01/20/2017 S.179 Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
01/12/2017 S.Res.6 A resolution objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 and to all efforts that undermine direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians for a secure and peaceful settlement.
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