Press Releases
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) applauded the unanimous passage of their bill H.R. 1042. H.R. 1042 is Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ (R-Wash.) companion bill to S.763, which was sponsored by Senators Risch and Barrasso. This bipartisan legislation bans […]
Working Forests Caucus Co-Chairs Lead Passage of Resolution Honoring April 26th as Arbor Day? WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine), Co-Chairs of the Senate Working Forests Caucus, welcomed the news of the Senate’s unanimous passage of their resolution recognizing today, April 26, 2024 as Arbor Day. The resolution encourages the planting of trees across […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and 24 Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by antisemitic mobs that are targeting Jewish students. The […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after voting to prioritize national security by reauthorizing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) provisions with several improvements for two years to better protect American citizens. “FISA needs more improvement. With global threats increasing every day, it is paramount for our defenses to remain strong […]
Introduce bicameral legislation requiring a report on Biden administration’s assault on the sale and purchase of Second Amendment related products? WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today introduced the Ammunition Supply Chain Act requiring the Biden administration to submit a report to Congress about the current state of the domestic supply […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced the VA Abortion Transparency Act, which would impose new abortion reporting requirements on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in an effort to create more transparency for taxpayers. “The Biden administration’s war on life led to veterans care facilities wrongfully providing abortions,” said Risch. “American […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement following the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Conservation and Landscape Health final rule, which violates multiple-use requirements and blocks access to federal lands. “Multiple-use is a mandate, not a suggestion. It is meant to protect Idahoans’ way of life, yet President Biden is attempting to […]
Creates jobs through federal building construction and renovation WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today announced the introduction of the bipartisan Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the use of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction. The mass timber industry is important to Idaho, Oregon, and the entire Pacific […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) with Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule, which would bury public companies in paperwork, raise costs for consumers, and stifle economic opportunity. “The SEC’s climate disclosure rule prioritizes […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Dunlap Hatchery in Caldwell as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for April 2024. Dunlap Hatchery will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional Record of the U.S. […]