James E. Risch
Republican · Senator for Idaho
61 sponsored · 331 cosponsored
In the Senate since 2009
Age 83
Contact their office: (202) 224-2752 · 483 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 6 became law, 10 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 61 were resolutions that are finished, 24 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 226 are in committee, and 4 have only been introduced.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law6 billsPassed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
- Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
- Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
- Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
- A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
- Laken Riley Act
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up10 billsPassed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
- Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026
- John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
- First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
- North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2026
- CLEAR Path Act
- Caring for Veterans and Strengthening National Security Act
- Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
- Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act
Adopted61 billsThe chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
- A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Forensic Science Week.
- A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 4 through October 10, 2026, as "National 4-H Week".
- A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
- A resolution designating July 25, 2026, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".
- A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.
- A resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.
- A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote24 billsA committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
- GOOD Act
- A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 154 First Avenue East in Jerome, Idaho, as the "Representative Maxine Bell Post Office".
- UNLOCK AUKUS Act
- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
- CLEAR LABELS Act
- PAID OFF Act of 2025
- Small County PILT Parity Act
- Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- America the Beautiful Act
- Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025
In committee226 billsIntroduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2026
- A resolution designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day".
- A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.
- A resolution designating the week of September 27, 2026, through October 3, 2026, as "Religious Education Week" to celebrate religious education in the United States.
- Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026
- Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2026
- Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026
- A resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine from the former Soviet Union.
- Title IX Clarification Act of 2026
- RAAM Act
Introduced, nothing more yet4 billsFormally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- Shutdown Fairness Act
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
- Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025