Press Releases

Introduces legislation to increase domestic production and reduce dependence on Russian enriched uranium

Joins Neil Cavuto on Fox News  WASHINGTON – Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Neil Cavuto on Fox News to discuss the Chinese spy balloon and the recent objects removed from North America’s air space.   Watch Senator Risch’s interview HERE or by clicking the above image. In the interview, Senator Risch said: “The administration has been slow […]

Introduce the FIND Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) led a group of 24 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The HPA, S. 401, would reclassify suppressors to regulate them like a regular firearm. The measure would benefit Idaho’s recreational gun users and provide them better access to hearing protection […]

Sign Brief that Spotlights Risks to Women, Girls in FDA Disregard of the Law

WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Build the Wall Now Act, which requires border wall reconstruction to restart within 24 hours of the bill being signed into law, removes legal impediments to construction, and unlocks $2.1 billion in federal funding that was previously allocated for […]

Renewed push to amend the U.S. Constitution would force a balanced federal budget and fight growing debt

Prevent Biden ban on energy leasing on federal lands

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) are standing up for American’s Second Amendment right to own and use pistol braces without burdensome regulation, registration, and taxation with the reintroduction of the Pistol Brace Protection Act. This bill stops the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule by […]

Washington – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, have co-sponsored the Fair Access to Banking Act, which would prevent discrimination by banks and financial services providers against constitutionally-protected industries and law-abiding businesses, such as firearms manufacturers.  The bill, led by Senator Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) […]