Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), reintroduced the Water Rights Protection Act, legislation to protect privately owned waters from being seized by the federal government. “Private water rights and states’ ability to regulate them […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and 10 of their colleagues introduced the Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots (AMERICANS) Act of 2023. The legislation builds off of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, which included language to repeal the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the […]
BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch released the following statement slamming the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives (ATF)’s new pistol brace rule: “President Biden’s administration once again took aim at the rights of Idaho’s law-abiding gun owners. The administration’s rule requiring pistol braces be registered with the federal government threatens to turn […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) announced that Idaho Court of Appeals Judge Amanda K. Brailsford has been nominated to fill the open U.S. District Court judgeship in Idaho. The nomination was secured after negotiations with the White House and upon the advice given by the senators from Idaho. The senators […]
BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced 35 nominations to the United States service academies for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. The nominees were selected from dozens of applicants. The four academies will now consider these Idahoans for final selection. “I am proud to nominate some of Idaho’s finest to our nation’s […]
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Palouse Animal Wellness and Surgery Center (PAWS) as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for January 2023. PAWS will also be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. “Palouse Animal […]
WASHINGTON – Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) issued the following statements in response to the Biden administration’s release of a past-due report demanded by the two senators and required by law that the administration give a detailed account of the effects of its decision to cancel construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. President Biden revoked the cross-border operation permit for the project the […]