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James E. Risch

U.S. Senator for Idaho

Republican

Current term began Jan 3, 2021

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From Congress.gov and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 26, 2026. About our data

Record summary

Committees
16 seats
Bills sponsored
60
Resolutions
1

Also added their name to 318 bills as a cosponsor. Most bills never become law. For Congress, these counts cover only the current Congress, which began in January 2025, and only the bills Agora holds from it. They may not include every bill this member has sponsored or cosponsored.

What they work on

Based on the 54 bills James E. Risch has sponsored that carry a topic, of 61 in total.

  • Other27 bills
  • Public Safety & Policing6 bills
  • Economy & Jobs5 bills
  • Energy & Utilities4 bills
  • Budget & Taxes3 bills
  • Education2 bills
  • Elections & Government Reform2 bills
  • Environment & Climate2 bills

Counted from the public record of bills they sponsored. It describes what they have worked on, not where they stand.

Committees

  • Africa and Global Health Policy
  • East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
  • Energy
  • Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
  • Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
  • Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
  • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources415 bills
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, chair502 bills
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship75 bills
  • Senate Select Committee on Ethics
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence25 bills
  • State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
  • Water and Power
  • Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues

The bill count is what is currently before each committee, not what this member filed.

Legislation sponsored, most recent first

Recent recorded votes

Contact the office

Website
www.risch.senate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Phone
(202) 224-2752
Office
483 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington, 20510