Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives Concerning China Act (the STRATEGIC Act) to advance a comprehensive strategy for U.S. competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The Chinese Communist Party is re-shaping the international order to benefit […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) released the following statements after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its final rule updating regulations implemented under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). In June 2019, Risch, Barrasso, Cramer, and Daines introduced the UPDATE PURPA Act […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette encouraging him to engage with developers and providers of bulk power system equipment […]
BOISE, Idaho – Today, the Idaho Delegation applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to revise the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to better address the needs of the potato industry. Initially, CFAP based the potato payments solely on data for the fresh potato industry market, which only encompasses a small piece of the potato market. […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) introduced the Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act. The legislation will extend full partnership eligibility for the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program – which facilitates federal forest restoration and management projects – to Tribes and Counties. “Idaho has long been […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) introduced the American Foundries Act of 2020, a bill that supports the production and development of microelectronics in the United States. The Senators aim […]
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 Senators in introducing legislation, S. 4019, to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. If passed, the federal government would observe the holiday in parity with Idaho’s existing recognition of the celebration. “Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo introduced legislation to remove a roadblock to responsible forest management efforts on federal lands. The bill, which was led by U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), will provide a legislative fix to the misguided Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. United States Forest Service (Cottonwood) […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Safeguarding American Innovation Act, bipartisan legislation to help stop foreign governments, particularly China, from stealing American taxpayer-funded research and intellectual property developed at U.S. colleges and universities. The legislation was led by U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and also […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in introducing the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act, legislation to provide long-term solutions focused on police reform, accountability and transparency. “I am proud to join my friend and colleague Senator Tim Scott in introducing the JUSTICE Act. Enacting […]