Press Releases
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of The Gangplank in Idaho Falls as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for March 2025. The Gangplank will be recognized for its contribution to the Southeast Idaho community in the […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) today introduced the Security and Oversight of International Landholdings (SOIL) Act to enhance oversight and transparency over foreign purchases of American agricultural land that threaten national security. “America has some of the best farmland in the world, and it would be […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) introduced the Securing American Agriculture Act. The bill would secure critical agricultural supply chains and reduce America’s reliance on foreign adversaries like Communist China. “Allowing Communist China to seize control of America’s food supply chain would jeopardize our economy, national security, and the livelihoods of Idaho’s farmers and ranchers,” said Risch. “The Securing American […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) applauded the announcement by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin that the EPA will work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The announcement delivers on President Trump’s promise to review the definition […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) introduced the End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act to block federal dollars from paying for gender transition procedures. The bill also bans federal healthcare facilities and personnel from providing these procedures. The End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act would codify provisions in President Donald Trump’s executive order to protect […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Burgess Owens (R-Utah) today sent a letter demanding the International Olympic Committee (IOC) align its policies with President Trump’s Executive Order and safeguard the opportunities of female athletes on the Olympic stage. The IOC is scheduled to meet the week of March 17th to elect its next president and […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho)—the former Chairman and current member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship–introduced a resolution celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments and vital role of women business owners in the United States ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8th. “Idaho’s women-owned businesses play a key role in our state’s […]
WASHINGTON – U.S Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced legislation today with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) to improve the fairness, speed, and transparency of background checks and application processes for National Firearms Act (NFA) items. The ATF Transparency Act will ensure law-abiding […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) led a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker, urging the organization to clarify its stance on the privacy and safety of female athletes in women’s changing rooms. “Our hardworking female athletes should not be forced to share private, safe spaces like bathrooms and […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement after attending President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress. “America is back. For four years, Idahoans faced an economic catastrophe and inflationary disaster, a Green New Deal, a dangerous illegal immigration crisis, and a woke ideological agenda. We will not go back,” said Risch. “President […]