SHELBY, RICHARD C

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Personal

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 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

Ukraine crisis threatens Decatur's reliance on Russian rocket engines

06/30/2015

By Howard Koplowitz | AL.com

Shelby Statement on Senate Democrats Blocking Critical Defense Funding

06/18/2015

Richard Shelby's Official Personal Website

Shelby: Interior & Environment Appropriations Bill Reins in Obama Administration's EPA

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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Support Individuals should be given at least some control over how their retirement funds are invested.

Total: 329

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/24/1992	S.3056	A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-6-dodecyl-4-methylphenol, branched and linear.	07/24/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
06/24/1992	S.Con.Res.126	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that equitable mental health care benefits must be included in any health care reform legislation passed by the Congress.	06/24/1992 Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. (All Actions)
06/11/1992	S.2840	A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that a veteran who is a former prisoner of war detained or interned for not less than 90 days shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability rated at not less than 50 percent for the purposes of determining the benefits due to such veteran.	06/11/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. (All Actions)
06/11/1992	S.2839	A bill to prohibit the transfer under foreign assistance or military sales programs of construction or fire equipment from Department of Defense stocks.	06/11/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
05/14/1992	S.2724	Nonconventional Fuels Act of 1992	05/14/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
02/27/1992	S.2278	A bill to amend section 801 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, to require life imprisonment without parole, or death penalty, for first degree murder.	02/27/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
02/18/1992	S.2223	A bill to treat certain mutual fund shares held by a financial institution as an item of ordinary income.	02/18/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
02/04/1992	S.2183	A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from carrying out the Rural Health Care Initiative.	02/04/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. (All Actions)
10/02/1991	S.Con.Res.67	A concurrent resolution protesting the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prohibit Federal payments under the medicaid program relating to State medicaid expenditures that are made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes.	10/02/1991 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
08/06/1991	S.J.Res.142	A joint resolution to designate the week beginning July 28, 1991, as "National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week".	08/06/1991 Became Public Law No: 102-81. (All Actions)
05/21/1991	S.1107	Veterans' Claims Administrative Equity Act of 1991	05/21/1991 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. (All Actions)
05/07/1991	S.998	A bill to prohibit the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council from requiring or recommending the inclusion of an experience requirement in a State's procedures for the licensing of real estate appraisers, and for other purposes.	05/07/1991 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. (All Actions)
04/24/1991	S.J.Res.128	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.	04/24/1991 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
04/16/1991	S.827	A bill to credit time spent in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II as creditable for Federal civil service retirement purposes for certain annuitants and certain other individuals not covered under Public Law 99-638.	04/16/1991 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
03/07/1991	S.592	Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Act of 1991	03/07/1991 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
02/27/1991	S.82	A bill to allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by individuals called to active duty in the Armed Forces for Operation Desert Shield.	02/27/1991 Committee on Finance. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-99. (All Actions)
02/20/1991	S.434	Language of Government Act of 1991	02/20/1991 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
10/22/1990	S.J.Res.304	A joint resolution to designate October 17, 1990, as "National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day".	10/22/1990 Became Public Law No: 101-450. (All Actions)
10/19/1990	S.381	Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act	10/19/1990 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1008. (All Actions)
10/10/1990	S.3179	Language of Government Act of 1990	10/10/1990 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (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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