Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced legislation to reform the Antiquities Act of 1906 to ensure more transparent and accountable designations of national monuments. Since its inception, the Antiquities Act has been a tool to protect cultural and natural resources on public lands. Over the years, however, there […]
WASHINGTON – As the border crisis continues to rage out of control and the federal government approaches a possible shutdown, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced the Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act. This bill would ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and contractors are […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) today introduced the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act to reduce burdensome government regulations and more efficiently dispose of outdated, duplicative, or unnecessary agency regulations. This legislation will create a mechanism to eliminate multiple regulations originating from federal executive branch agencies in a joint […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act, which would restore the refundable portion of the adoption tax credit and support families wishing to adopt by easing the associated financial costs. The legislation will also make thousands of adoptive families eligible for the full credit. “Adoption is […]
WASHINGTON – Idaho’s U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo introduced the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act to prevent the President and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from declaring a public health emergency to impose gun control. “Banning guns is not a public emergency,” said […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced legislation to address a critical shortage of veterinarians in rural communities. The Rural Veterinary Workforce Act would provide tax benefits to veterinarians to encourage them to practice in rural communities. This will not only increase the care available to livestock and poultry, but […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch, ranking member of the Water and Power Subcommittee, discussed the impact drought has had on Idaho and the importance of water conservation. “Idaho does water management right. We are successfully implementing aquifer recharge, canal modernization, and water storage expansion projects,” said Risch. To watch Senator Risch’s Opening […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Western Caucus members Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) and Congressional Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) in introducing legislation to prevent the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Commerce from finalizing three rule proposals and to retain the Trump-era regulations within […]