Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers’ Misfortune (FIREARM) Act to protect lawful citizens from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) “zero tolerance” policy. With the ATF’s rule, lawful gun dealers could lose their license and their business for a single, minor, clerical […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) led a letter demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind the recently finalized rule for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and direct the EPA to revisit, pursuant to the best available science, its next review at the congressionally mandated five-year interval in 2025. “America’s […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the case of Moyle v. United States American and Idaho v. United States of America. The brief supports the State of Idaho in defending its pro-life law, the Defense of Life Act, against the Biden […]
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter urging the Biden administration to end the Department of Commerce’s pause on issuing new export licenses for American firearms manufacturers. This pause, initiated on October 27, 2023, purportedly to enhance national security interests, has instead inflicted financial harm on numerous […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) pushed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to amend its certificate of waiver requirements during critical emergencies to ensure restricted category aircraft—which fulfill life and land saving roles—are granted access to restricted areas. “Idahoans cannot wait 45 days for the FAA to grant emergency access to airspace when a wildfire is decimating our […]
WASHINGTON – The United States Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Todd Young (R-Ind.) to establish February 17-24, 2024 as National FFA Week. The resolution highlights the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders by providing educational and career opportunities to […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today released the following statement on Senate passage of the national security supplemental funding package: “Our first and primary responsibility as senators is the safety and security of Idaho and the United States of America. This is done through a strong and ready national defense and by […]
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demand the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Commerce address concerns about the Biden administration’s new interpretation of “march-in rights” and federal agencies’ ability to seize small business patents. Under the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, only in narrow circumstances can the federal […]
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Arnzen Building Construction in Cottonwood as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for February 2024. Arnzen Building Construction will be recognized for its contribution to the North Central Idaho community in the […]
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act to protect the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for pregnancy centers. The Biden administration’s proposed rule to amend TANF program regulations could restrict states from using TANF funding for pregnancy centers. “Pregnancy centers provide access to […]