Press Releases
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined 21 Senators to reintroduce the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023. The legislation addresses the high number of “smash-and-grab” thefts targeted at federally licensed gun dealers by enhancing penalties for criminals who steal firearms from federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers. “Serious […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform (WATER) Act, which would reform outdated tax provisions hindering investment in important infrastructure advances. This legislation would allow mutual water storage and delivery companies to maintain their tax-exempt status, even if they receive more […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the Military Merit, Fairness, and Equality (MERIT) Act, which would prohibit the Department of Defense from prioritizing the demographic characteristics of service members above individual merit and demonstrated performance. The legislation would define “equity” for the Pentagon as “the right of […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jim Risch AND Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in introducing the Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act of 2023, a bill that would split the massively overburdened Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and create a new Twelfth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of local businesses across Idaho to be honored as Idaho Small Businesses of the Month for June 2023 in conjunction with his Support Local Gems initiative, set to take place on Friday, […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) today introduced the Headwaters Protection Act along with Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico). This bipartisan legislation would expand federal support for U.S. Forest Service (USFS) programs that prevent water pollution at the source, improve the health of our watersheds, and ensure […]
Calls for Porthill Port of Entry to return to its normal 7am to 11pm schedule WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), with a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers, today sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demanding the agency expand the hours of operations at ports of entry in Idaho and other northern […]
WASHINGTON – The Small Business Administration this week announced the full implementation of U.S. Senator Jim Risch’s legislation the Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act. This legislation—by removing burdensome requirements for declaring disasters in rural communities—will allow rural homeowners, renters, and small businesses to more easily access disaster relief in the wake of a natural disaster. “I […]
BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and the Idaho Department of Commerce announced the fourth annual Support Local Gems initiative, which will serve as an all-day event to support Idaho small businesses. On Friday, June 9, 2023, Idahoans are invited to Support Local Gems by giving their business to their favorite local […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Republican members of the Senate Intelligence Committee sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines. In their letter, the senators demanded answers on whether 51 former members of the Intelligence Community misused their titles and abused their influence when they publicly suggested a […]