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James E. Risch

James E. Risch

R ID · Senate

2025–Present Senate
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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

s3162-118

Cosponsor Reported

To improve the requirement for the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish testbeds to support the development and testing of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems and to improve interagency coordination in development of such testbeds, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 30, 2023

s3116-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend Public Law 88–657 to require greater transparency in the consideration of projects for the Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 24, 2023

s3094-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to emissions from vehicles, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 19, 2023

s2953-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To consolidate or repeal unnecessary agency major rules, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 27, 2023

s2935-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit any official action to recognize or normalize relations with any Government of Syria that is led by Bashar al-Assad.

4 clauses Sep 27, 2023

s2895-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.

2 clauses Sep 21, 2023

s2894-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a science and technology agreement with the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 21, 2023

s2911-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun control.

0 clauses Sep 21, 2023

s2829-118

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 Sep 18, 2023

s2811-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Sep 14, 2023

s2781-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

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

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

s2740-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To help small businesses prepare for and combat cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 7, 2023

s2562-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID–19 pandemic.

0 clauses Jul 27, 2023

s2581-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

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

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

s2621-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Jul 27, 2023

s2315-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the creation of the missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Jul 13, 2023

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
State Government - Health Scientific Research Consumers Nonprofit - Health Services

s2113-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to deter labor slowdowns and prohibit labor organizations from blocking modernization efforts at ports of the United States, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023

s2210-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for congressional review of actions to terminate or waive sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.

2 clauses Jun 22, 2023

s2160-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern.

2 clauses Jun 22, 2023

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