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James E. Risch

James E. Risch

R ID · Senate

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Defense

-53
Helped 900 Hurt 953 Unclear 725

Healthcare

+14
Helped 348 Hurt 334 Unclear 317

Finance

-49
Helped 380 Hurt 429 Mixed 1 Unclear 167

Energy

-38
Helped 376 Hurt 414 Unclear 181

Government Operations

-17
Helped 116 Hurt 133 Unclear 482

Foreign Policy

-108
Helped 260 Hurt 368 Mixed 1 Unclear 76

Agriculture

+101
Helped 327 Hurt 226 Unclear 120

Environment

-44
Helped 146 Hurt 190 Unclear 234

Veterans Affairs

+187
Helped 335 Hurt 148 Unclear 84

Education

+4
Helped 196 Hurt 192 Mixed 1 Unclear 167

Sanctions

-65
Helped 219 Hurt 284 Unclear 19

Transportation

-224
Helped 105 Hurt 329 Unclear 85

Technology

+23
Helped 179 Hurt 156 Unclear 39

Trade

+14
Helped 167 Hurt 153 Unclear 35

Foreign Affairs

-44
Helped 129 Hurt 173 Unclear 50

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Housing

+77
Helped 189 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

14957 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 (1785), 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 (316), 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 (185), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (175), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (165), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1933), 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
+535
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)
- +106
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)
+10
Transportation +12
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

s1043-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 29, 2023
Natural Gas Energy Production Oil & Gas Federal Government

s993-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit certain uses of xylazine, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 28, 2023
Foreign Businesses Healthcare Consumers Consumers Federal Government

s981-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese.

2 clauses Mar 27, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers Homeowners

s985-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.

2 clauses Mar 27, 2023
Education Consumers

s959-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 to require abortion providers to notify the National Human Trafficking Hotline of victims of trafficking, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 23, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Scientific Research Federal Government

sres120-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating March 23, 2023, as National Women in Agriculture Day.

1 clause Mar 23, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Agriculture

s918-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Transportation Foreign Businesses Immigrant Communities Federal Government

s920-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

53 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Financial Services Education Foreign Affairs Federal Government

s934-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emergencies and energy security, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 22, 2023
Environmental Groups Energy Production Federal Government Native American Tribes

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.

3 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Tribal Governments Native American Tribal Government

sres110-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of the late James George Abourezk.

0 clauses Mar 15, 2023

s822-118

Cosponsor Reported

To terminate the Department of Defense memorandum relating to access to abortions, to prohibit the use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Federal Government - Military Personnel Federal Government - Executive Branch Civic & Social Organizations Federal Government - Military Dependents

s826-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To facilitate the development of a whole-of-government strategy for nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports.

11 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Environmental Groups Energy Production Federal Government Water Infrastructure

s796-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal land management agencies, State governments, political subdivisions of States, and Tribal governments from the permitting requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 14, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Water Infrastructure Federal Government Native American Tribes

s763-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation or by a Russian entity, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Environmental Groups Energy Production Federal Government National Security

s741-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define State of residence and resident, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 9, 2023
Regulated Industries

s682-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 7, 2023
Regulated Industries Homeowners

s673-118

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 Mar 7, 2023
Education Federal Government Child Day Care Services General Public

sres200-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2023, through May 6, 2023, as National Small Business Week to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

1 clause Mar 4, 2023
Business Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Consumers

s624-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

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