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
09/18/1990	S.3066	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain deductions of members of the National Guard or reserve units of the Armed Forces will be allowable in computing adjusted gross income.	09/18/1990 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
09/13/1990	S.3044	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement that all nonparticipating physicians file medicare claims on behalf of all of their patients who are Medicare beneficiaries.	09/13/1990 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
09/10/1990	S.3013	A bill to amend the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to increase the amount of civil and criminal penalties which may be imposed under that Act.	09/10/1990 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. (All Actions)
05/10/1990	S.2068	An Act to designate the United States courthouse located at 1800 Fifth Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, as the "Robert Smith Vance Federal Office Building and United States Courthouse".	05/10/1990 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
04/27/1990	S.2541	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a certain parcel of land at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to the Solid Waste Disposal Authority of the city of Huntsville, Alabama.	04/27/1990 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
03/08/1990	S.775	A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish three Centers for Metal Casting Competitiveness Research.	03/08/1990 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. (All Actions)
03/06/1990	S.2238	Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Act of 1989	03/06/1990 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
11/20/1989	S.Res.216	A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning the formation by the States of interstate agreements to govern the management of hazardous waste.	11/20/1989 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
11/20/1989	S.1658	Investor Equality Act of 1989	11/20/1989 Subcommittee on Securities. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-499. (All Actions)
11/08/1989	S.1849	A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide a private right of action for violations of the margin requirements under section 7 of the Act.	11/08/1989 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. (All Actions)
09/20/1989	S.1649	Polychlorinated Biphenyl Waste Regulatory Improvements Act of 1989	09/20/1989 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
07/21/1989	S.326	A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal a provision allowing use of excess contributions.	07/21/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. (All Actions)
06/13/1989	S.1161	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for dividends paid by corporations.	06/13/1989 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
04/19/1989	S.848	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.	04/19/1989 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
04/05/1989	S.706	A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to change the composition, operation, and duties of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.	04/05/1989 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
03/07/1989	S.525	A bill to correct an error in Private Law 100-29 (relating to certain lands in Lamar County, Alabama).	03/07/1989 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
01/31/1989	S.J.Res.29	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.	01/31/1989 Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. (All Actions)
11/16/1988	S.J.Res.303	A joint resolution to designate the month of October, 1988 as "National Lupus Awareness Month."	11/16/1988 Became Public Law No: 100-671. (All Actions)
10/22/1988	S.Res.514	A resolution to state the sense of the United States with respect to voluntary supervisory conversions of Mutual Savings and Loan Associations to stock forms of organization.	10/22/1988 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
10/11/1988	S.2586	A bill to quiet title and possession with respect to a certain private land claim in Sumter County, Alabama.	10/11/1988 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (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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