Press Releases
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Jim Risch today introduced the Simplifying Subcontracting Act to reduce complexity in federal government contracting in order to help more small businesses and entrepreneurs pursue contracts. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) joined Risch in introducing the bill. “Small businesses are the backbone […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today insisted the Department of Energy address the financial burden breaching the lower Snake River dams would have on Idahoans who benefit from the power generated. Risch’s demand comes after months of the administration attempting to usurp congressional authority and move toward dam breaching. “It is disconcerting to note […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today voted to prevent the supplemental immigration bill from coming to the floor for consideration. The proposed bill does not meet the minimum threshold for addressing the crisis at the southern border. “One illegal crossing is one too many, yet this bill would allow thousands of illegal migrants a […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in an effort to fight the U.S. Department of Energy’s final rule on gas furnace efficiency standards. The Biden administration’s rule will go into effect on February 16, 2024, forcing manufacturers to sell […]
WASHINGTON – Upon discovering new details and discrepancies surrounding an anti-Catholic memo prepared by analysts in the FBI’s Richmond, Virginia field office, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and 14 Senate colleagues pushed FBI Director Christopher Wray for answers. In the letter, the senators scrutinize top FBI officials for ordering analysts to permanently delete files related […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) sent a letter urging the National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to provide clear guidelines for the use of fixed anchors for climbing in federally designated wilderness areas. “For decades, fixed anchors such as bolts and pitons have helped […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced the Investing in Main Street Act to increase investment in small businesses. The legislation would allow banks to invest up to 15 percent of their capital in Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC). “Small businesses are the lifeblood of Idaho—fueling our economy, employing our friends […]
Introduce Bill to Boost American Energy Independence, Dominance WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act, which depoliticizes the export of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) by eliminating the requirement for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to authorize its export and instead giving the Federal Energy […]
Introduce Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act to prohibit taxpayer dollars from funding this unethical research WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today introduced the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act to prohibit the use of federal taxpayer dollars from funding research involving human fetal tissue obtained during an abortion and to close loopholes in the law that have allowed the […]
MALDEN Act would improve FEMA coordination with local wildfire recovery teams WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today introduced the Making Aid for Local Disasters Equal Now (MALDEN) Act, which would improve coordination between local, state, Tribal, and federal agencies to deliver resources faster in the aftermath of disastrous wildfires. The MALDEN Act is named […]