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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
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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

sres98-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Condemning Beijing’s destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law.

1 clause Feb 26, 2025
Defense Contractors

s707-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act

3 clauses Feb 25, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Transportation Immigration Services

sres90-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Foreign Relations.

3 clauses Feb 24, 2025
Foreign Affairs Labor Environmental Services

sres86-119

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 Feb 20, 2025
Health Care Providers

s592-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Small Business Act to require that plain writing statements regarding the solicitation of subcontractors be included in certain subcontracting plans, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 13, 2025
Financial Services

s509-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws.

1 clause Feb 11, 2025
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s334-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 30, 2025
Medical Research Institutions Federal Government Programs International Health & Development NGOs Religious & Social Advocacy Groups

s265-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Freedom from Government Surveys Act

0 clauses Jan 28, 2025

s227-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of certain American History and Civics Education program funds for curriculum, or teaching or counseling, that promotes or compels a divisive concept under the priorities noticed in the proposed rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education.

1 clause Jan 23, 2025
Education

s182-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Northwest Energy Security Act

3 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Federal Administration Energy Production

s181-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require agencies submit zero-based budgets.

1 clause Jan 22, 2025
Defense Contractors

s119-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

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

1 clause Jan 16, 2025
Transportation

s89-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reform restrictions on the importation of firearms and ammunition.

1 clause Jan 14, 2025
Energy Production

s37-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote democracy in Venezuela, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Jan 8, 2025
Nonprofit/Humanitarian Venezuelan Government Government Agency Political Organizations

s5421-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide enhanced provisions for advanced nuclear energy projects receiving loan guarantees through the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 4, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production Defense Contractors

s5303-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to provide for a prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel.

2 clauses Nov 13, 2024
Environmental Services

s5224-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the imposition of requirements that handguns have certain features generally absent from firearms in common use, to restore the civil and natural rights of the people of the United States in States hostile to liberty, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Environmental Services

s5131-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To advance a competitive strategy against the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

98 clauses Sep 19, 2024
Foreign Government Lobbying Policy Research Organizations Higher Education Foreign Governments

s4999-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

2 clauses Sep 10, 2024
Federal Administration Water Supply and Irrigation Systems Federal Government Environmental Services

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

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