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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

s293-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To appropriate $25,000,000,000 for the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jan 29, 2025

s292-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.

8 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Agriculture Federal Government General Public

s316-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jan 29, 2025

sres44-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as National School Choice Week.

1 clause Jan 29, 2025

s273-119

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 Jan 28, 2025
Commercial Banking Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support General Public Child Day Care Services

s285-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund to inflate spending.

2 clauses Jan 28, 2025

s246-119

Cosponsor Introduced

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

1 clause Jan 24, 2025

s242-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the dignity of fetal remains, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 24, 2025

s252-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase access to agency guidance documents.

1 clause Jan 24, 2025

s237-119

Cosponsor Introduced

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025
First Responders Emergency Services and Law Enforcement

s213-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income.

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025

s207-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the award of Federal funds to an institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with a student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of the institution or to employees of the institution or site, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 23, 2025

s222-119

Cosponsor Signed into Law

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

6 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Food Services Education Institutions Dairy Industry, Beverage Manufacturers Education - K-12 Schools

s199-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.

13 clauses Jan 23, 2025

s224-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow intangible drilling and development costs to be taken into account when computing adjusted financial statement income.

1 clause Jan 23, 2025

s211-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing permits and leases, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025

s205-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome.

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025

s187-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made.

1 clause Jan 22, 2025

s184-119

Cosponsor Introduced

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

2 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Food Industry Dairy Industry

s178-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 22, 2025

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