Press Releases
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 […]
WASHINGTON – Friday, U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza urging the administration to ease paperwork requirements for small businesses seeking loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The letter, which was led by U.S. Senator Mike […]
Bill Would Dramatically Increase Federal Support for American Semiconductor Innovation WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and senior member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined his colleagues U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) in introducing the Creating Helpful Incentives […]
WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo joined Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) in sending a bicameral letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue encouraging them to finalize rulemakings that will modernize and simplify regulations governing […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced the selection of five interns to serve in his Washington, D.C., Boise, and Idaho Falls Senate offices for summer 2020. While in their roles, the interns will have the opportunity to learn about policymaking at the federal level while assisting in the daily operations of the […]