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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Sunday February 01, 2026 ( 3 items )  

Grassley, Cortez Masto Recognize January as National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Grassley, Cortez Masto Recognize January as National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are leading a bipartisan resolution recognizing January as National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month. Grassley spoke abo  more

Sen. Grassley Opens Judiciary Hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing entitled "Review and Reform: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Executive Accountability": * * * In less than three months, Section 702 - a vital national security tool our intelligence community relies on heavily - is set to expire without congressional action. Section 702 makes up an estimated 60% of the President's Daily Briefin  more

U.S. Attorney's Office Collects Nearly $27 Million for Federal Taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Collects Nearly $27 million for Federal Taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2025 U.S. Attorney Leif Olson announced today that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa collected almost $27 million on behalf of federal taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2025. This amount is made up of civil and criminal debts owed to the federal governm  more