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James E. Risch

James E. Risch

R ID · Senate

2025–Present Senate
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2021–2023 Senate
2019–2021 Senate
2017–2019 Senate
2015–2017 Senate
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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

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)
Direct (315), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
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)
Direct (195), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (183), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (176), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (166), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

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)
Direct (206), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (143), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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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
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- 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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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s246-119

Cosponsor Reported

Interstate Transport Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 24, 2025
General Public Retail Government Transportation

s155-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve communication between the United States Postal Service and local communities relating to the relocation and establishment of Postal Service retail service facilities, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 21, 2025
Transportation Trade

s142-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act

3 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Transportation Environmental Services

s119-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act

1 clause Jan 16, 2025
Transportation

s94-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

3 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Transportation

s74-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Attorney General to submit to Congress a report relating to violence against women in athletics.

1 clause Jan 13, 2025
Health Care Providers

sres21-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating October 10, 2025, as American Girls in Sports Day.

1 clause Jan 13, 2025
Transportation

s65-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.

2 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Transportation

s5513-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions.

1 clause Dec 12, 2024
Defense Contractors

s5358-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of State and local prohibitions that burden citizens.

1 clause Nov 20, 2024
Defense Contractors

s5340-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide the United States Government with additional tools to deter state and non-state actors from wrongfully detaining United States nationals for political leverage, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Nov 18, 2024
Labor Environmental Services Federal Administration Financial Services

s5124-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the United States Secret Service to provide protection to major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and their spouses at the same level of protection provided to the President, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 19, 2024
Transportation

s5003-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote democracy in Venezuela, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Sep 10, 2024
Education Environmental Services Federal Administration Financial Services

s4507-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to make the method used by the Department of Energy for calculating electric vehicle-equivalent petroleum fuel economy more accurate, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 11, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

sres687-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 (XXVI) and the harmful conflation of China’s One China Principle and the United States One China Policy.

1 clause May 15, 2024
Transportation

sres669-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating October 10, 2024, as American Girls in Sports Day.

1 clause May 2, 2024
Transportation

s3812-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide firearm licensees an opportunity to correct statutory and regulatory violations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 27, 2024
Transportation

sres549-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of February 17 through February 24, 2024, as National FFA Week, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Give the Gift of Blue program, which has donated more than 17,000 of the iconic FFA blue jackets to FFA members in need.

1 clause Feb 8, 2024
Transportation

sres551-118

Cosponsor

Celebrating Black History Month.

1 clause Feb 8, 2024
Transportation

s3659-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons.

1 clause Jan 25, 2024
Transportation

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