Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Michael Cloud (R-Texas) introduced today the No Retaining Every Gun In a System that Restricts Your (REGISTRY) Rights Act. This legislation would prevent the U.S. government from creating a federal firearms registry. “The ATF’s excessive overreach has gone unchecked for too long. Idaho’s law-abiding gun owners should not […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, expressed support for President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. Risch also recognized the incoming Trump administration’s partnership in stopping the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project as soon as possible. “The issue for us in Idaho […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. This legislation would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any state that permits concealed carry, while following that state’s laws. “Allowing Idaho’s law-abiding gun […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today underscored the importance of nuclear energy and the Idaho National Laboratory to President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. “The Idaho National Lab is an incredibly important cog in the wheel of nuclear energy and I […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. “This ceasefire is very welcome news, and I suspect it is no accident that it has finally come as a result of the involvement of President Trump’s team. […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Sporting Firearms Access Act to stop the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) from arbitrarily blocking imports of firearms and ammunition. The Sporting Firearms Access Act clarifies the definition of “sporting purposes” used by the ATF to regulate import of firearms into the U.S. The new definition would […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation requiring unused COVID-19 funds to be used to finish building the wall along the southern border. “The Biden administration foolishly halted the progress on the border wall begun under President Trump, leaving states and local communities to deal with the resulting crisis. A completed border wall would have prevented […]
WASHINGTON – U.S Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher released the following statements regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) grizzly bear announcement. “Grizzly bears are overrunning communities in Idaho, and USFWS’s announcement is yet another example that the Biden administration doesn’t care,” said Risch. “Several populations have met recovery targets, but the […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced today his nominations to the United States service academies for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. “Each year, I am impressed by the young men and women who apply to our nation’s military academies and step up to serve our country,” said Risch. “These 55 Idahoans have demonstrated leadership, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes. For the past four years, the Biden administration has taken a sledgehammer to Title IX through rulemaking at the Department of Education. This legislation would reverse the Biden administration’s harmful […]