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James E. Risch

Analysis

R ID · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 Senate

2017–2019 Senate

2015–2017 Senate

2013–2015 Senate

2011–2013 Senate

2009–2011 Senate

116

Defense

-53

Helped 900 Hurt 953 Unclear 725

Healthcare

+14

Helped 348 Hurt 334 Unclear 317

Finance

-50

Helped 380 Hurt 430 Mixed 1 Unclear 168

Energy

-37

Helped 377 Hurt 414 Unclear 181

Government Operations

-6

Helped 111 Hurt 117 Unclear 485

Foreign Policy

-108

Helped 259 Hurt 367 Mixed 1 Unclear 79

Agriculture

+102

Helped 328 Hurt 226 Unclear 120

Veterans Affairs

+187

Helped 335 Hurt 148 Unclear 84

Environment

-43

Helped 141 Hurt 184 Unclear 235

Education

-6

Helped 186 Hurt 192 Mixed 1 Unclear 166

Sanctions

-65

Helped 219 Hurt 284 Unclear 19

Transportation

-224

Helped 105 Hurt 329 Unclear 87

Technology

+25

Helped 180 Hurt 155 Unclear 40

Trade

+12

Helped 166 Hurt 154 Unclear 34

Foreign Affairs

-44

Helped 129 Hurt 173 Unclear 50

Appropriations

+93

Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Housing

+78

Helped 190 Hurt 112 Unclear 13

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

+18

Helped 140 Hurt 122 Unclear 25

Immigration

-114

Helped 29 Hurt 143 Unclear 45

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14883 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2230 P·262 C·273 Y·1696 N·1356 w:27.7

Direct (1784), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (14), Legislative (14), Agriculture (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), Public Lands (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), DOD (2), Executive Branch (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1)

General Public 457 P·23 C·71 Y·363 N·347 w:15.1

Direct (315), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)

Defense 315 P·76 C·15 Y·224 N·108 w:4.7

Direct (302), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Military 226 P·2 Y·224 N·109 w:1.2

Direct (225), Families (1)

Healthcare 217 C·18 Y·198 N·189 w:2.9

Direct (195), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)

Education 191 P·6 C·42 Y·143 N·121 w:7.5

Direct (183), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Agriculture 184 P·3 C·26 Y·155 N·151 w:7.3

Direct (176), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Financial Services 183 P·65 C·35 Y·82 N·73 w:8.7

Direct (174), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)

Construction 169 P·4 C·8 Y·157 N·131 w:3.8

Direct (166), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Nuclear Energy 130 P·49 C·22 Y·59 N·31 w:2.4

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2211 P·364 C·822 Y·1028 N·767 w:77.7

Direct (1923), Defense (66), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Intelligence (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), USDA (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Public Lands (2), State Department (2), Treasury (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), FTC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)

Transportation 276 P·186 C·16 Y·74 N·44 w:7.4

Defense 210 P·61 C·1 Y·148 N·54 w:1.4

Direct (206), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Financial Services 178 P·38 C·86 Y·54 N·50 w:18.8

Direct (177), Transgender Individuals (1)

General Public 161 P·2 C·29 Y·130 N·119 w:4.6

Direct (140), Veterans (20), Taxpayers (1)

Healthcare 154 C·44 Y·110 N·98 w:2.9

Direct (143), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

Military 144 P·9 Y·135 N·53 w:1.2

Direct (143), Space Force (1)

Education 129 P·5 C·35 Y·89 N·85 w:7.8

Immigration 127 Y·127 N·127 w:-0.1

Environment 126 P·20 C·54 Y·52 N·51 w:15.7

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage

100.0% of votes

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S+ Supported Benefits

S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	O+	O-	Net
Government (58 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more			+541
General Public (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)			+240
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more			+78
Military (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)			+29
Healthcare (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more			+75
Education (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)			+34
Construction (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)		-	+107
Taxpayers	-	-	+18
Agriculture (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)	-		+142
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			+7
Transportation			+13
Immigration		-	-109
Financial Services (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)			+39
State & Local Government (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)			+3
Energy (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)			+28

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