Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) supported legislation to help stop online sex trafficking and provide justice for victims. The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) now goes to the President’s desk for signature. Risch issued the following statement: “Any person involved in the abhorrent act of human trafficking must be held responsible to the […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) today introduced legislation to make it less burdensome for non-federal entities, like irrigation districts, to obtain the title for Reclamation projects they operate and have repaid. The Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018 would simplify the title transfer process by authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to […]
The bills would increase access to capital for Idaho small businesses, improve training and other resources, and boost investment opportunities Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today announced that five of his bipartisan bills have passed the committee. The legislation, which now goes […]
“By reforming that failed law, this bill helps entrepreneurs gain access to the capital they need to build and grow their businesses” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) today supported, and the Senate passed, S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. Drafted by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, the bill […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement about the nominations of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo to serve as Secretary of State, and Deputy Director of the CIA Gina Haspel to serve as Director of the CIA: “I join my colleagues in thanking Rex Tillerson for his dedication and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) applauded the passage of their Securing Energy Infrastructure Act by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR). The bipartisan legislation, which aims to develop solutions to defend the U.S. energy grid using a “retro” approach that could safeguard against cyber-attacks, was advanced by a […]
Washington, DC – As a high-level delegation from the Republic of Korea is visiting Washington to discuss their recent visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and other colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations and Senate Armed Services Committees today sent a letter urging President Trump “to […]
Washington, D.C. – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch Wednesday welcomed Idaho’s delegates to the 56th annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 3-10, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Patricia Swenson of Jerome and Keegan Wolfe of Saint Anthony were chosen from students across Idaho to be part of the […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement: “I hope Kim Jong-un continues to listen to the message that the President clearly stated in Washington, D.C. and that I took to Munich and all of us who traveled to South Korea delivered. In the meantime, we need to continue the maximum […]
CRAPO, RISCH SUPPORT MEASURE TO IMPROVE RESEARCH, DRIVE INNOVATION Washington, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation led by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and cosponsored by Sen. Risch, cleared the Senate today by voice vote. The measure, S.97, known as the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act, (NEICA), would create partnerships between private-sector innovators […]