Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing legislation to extend the Title 42 authority at the nation’s southern border until February 2025. At present, the Title 42 Public Health Order allows Homeland Security and immigration officials to expeditiously return illegal immigrants to their home country […]

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WASHINGTON – The bipartisan Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act passed the Senate unanimously and now heads to the President’s desk for signature. Led by U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine), with additional support from Energy and Natural Resource Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), will […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C) and their Senate colleagues to send a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the dangerous and reckless decision to rescind the Title 42 Order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which permits […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Malvagio’s Restaurant in Coeur d’Alene as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for April 2022. Malvagio’s will be recognized for its contribution to the North Idaho community in the Congressional Record […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch introduced the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act to limit federal overreach and reduce federal spending. This bill requires agencies to repeal two existing regulations for each new significant regulation issued. The ‘one-in, two-out’ method codifies a 2017 Trump-era executive order to weed out old, unnecessary, and inefficient regulations. Agencies will be required to […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) to introduce the Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act. This bill will expand Title 42 authority to turn back migrants to combat prolific drug smuggling across the U.S.-Mexico border. More than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized and over 1 million migrants expelled […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today announced the hiring of North Idaho natives Kaci Ralstin and Marc Kilmer to lead his Lewiston and Coeur d’Alene regional offices, respectively. “I am fortunate to have two experienced Idahoans leading my North Idaho offices,” said Risch. “Kaci and Marc both have deep Idaho roots, and I am confident they […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch introduced the Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns (PLUS) Act to protect our national supply chain during upcoming maritime union negotiations. During past negotiations, maritime labor unions employed a “slowdown” tactic instead of striking, which causes substantial losses for local businesses importing and exporting goods. The PLUS Act would protect local businesses […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and 31 Republican Senators introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden Administration’s 2021 Final Rule on the Title X Family Planning Program, which reversed the Trump Administration’s 2019 ban on federal funding to entities that provide abortion referrals to pregnant […]