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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

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 International Health & Development NGOs Religious & Social Advocacy Groups Federal Government Programs

s265-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide that participation in the American Community Survey is voluntary.

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

s182-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jan 22, 2025

s181-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require agencies submit zero-based budgets.

1 clause Jan 22, 2025

s119-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to discontinue the collection by the Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses, to require the destruction of such already collected records, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 16, 2025

s89-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reform restrictions on the importation of firearms and ammunition.

1 clause Jan 14, 2025

s37-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote democracy in Venezuela, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Jan 8, 2025

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

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

s4999-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

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

1 clause Sep 10, 2024

s4936-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require a study relating to the Minidoka National Historic Site.

1 clause Aug 1, 2024

s4311-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To limit funds to the United Nations and other organizations that provide any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status to the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.

0 clauses May 9, 2024

s3809-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require electronic medical records at the Department of State for Foreign Service personnel.

3 clauses Feb 27, 2024

s3772-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

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 8, 2024

s3235-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require a strategy to counter the role of the People's Republic of China in evasion of sanctions imposed by the United States with respect to Iran, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Nov 7, 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

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

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

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