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James E. Risch

James E. Risch

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
75
Sponsored
324
Cosponsored
658
Votes
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Industry Impact Profile

7931 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1068), Veterans Affairs (80), Defense (57), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (9), Public Lands (9), State (6), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), CMS (3), DHS (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (218), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2)
Direct (187), 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)
Direct (141), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (125), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (126), Child Care (2), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (95), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (67), HSA Administration (2)

Industries Burdened

Direct (733), Veterans Affairs (50), Defense (44), Executive (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), Foreign (4), VA (4), DHS (3), HHS (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Legislative (2), Military (2), Public Lands (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (131), Space Force (1)
Direct (109), Veterans (12), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (116), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (71), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (58), Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
Direct (61), Transgender Individuals (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
55.6% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (46 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (101), DoD (34), VA (23), Executive (19) +41 more
+421
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Taxpayers (1)
+193
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+2
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+70
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2) +3 more
+62
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+41
Taxpayers - - +33
Immigration - -109
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
+112
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +57
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+9
Transportation +23
Financial Services (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+26
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28
Real Estate (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Military Housing (1)
-30

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s3436-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of certain services to veterans in the Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 11, 2025
Veterans (Individual Beneficiaries) General Public Federal Government Healthcare Technology

s2918-119

Cosponsor Introduced

REPO Implementation Act of 2025

6 clauses Sep 19, 2025
Public Administration Government and Private Sector Foreign Governments Government and International Aid Recipients

s1163-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.

1 clause Mar 27, 2025
Veterinary Services Federal Government State Government Programs Agriculture

s868-119

Cosponsor Reported

To support democracy and the rule of law in Georgia, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 5, 2025
Nonprofit Organizations TV/Movies/Music Foreign Governments Government Administration

s546-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 12, 2025
Tribal Governments

s382-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

28 clauses Feb 4, 2025
Government Agency Government Agencies General Public Government

s356-119

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

2 clauses Feb 3, 2025
Federal Government - USDA State/Local Government

s292-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.

8 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Federal Government Agriculture General Public

s300-119

Cosponsor Reported

To improve accountability in the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

20 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Government Agencies Government Finance Disaster Recovery and Small Business Lending Small Businesses

s273-119

Cosponsor Reported

To allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 28, 2025
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support Commercial Banking Child Day Care Services General Public

s137-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025
All Industries Government Procurement Firearm Industry

s5-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 6, 2025
Government Administration Corrections & Detention General Public

s2781-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Sep 13, 2023
Mining General Public Federal Government State & Local Government

s2581-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

8 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Nonprofit Organizations Public Education State and Local Government Federal Government

s2231-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 11, 2023
Nonprofit - Health Services State Government - Health Consumers Scientific Research

s1553-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing permits and leases, and for other purposes.

13 clauses May 11, 2023
Cattle Ranching Livestock Production Federal Government - Public Lands Environmental Advocacy

s950-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Tribal Governments

s196-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the declaration of a Federal emergency relating to abortion.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
Government

s111-118

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.

1 clause Jan 26, 2023
Federal Government Small Business General Public

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