James E. Risch

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

Government accountability and transparency

Infrastructure and public investment

Risch co-sponsored Senate Resolution 723 honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for Idaho.

Risch co-sponsored S. 4427, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention.

Risch requested that the name of Senator Paul from Kentucky be added as a cosponsor of S. 119, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to discontinue the collection by the Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses.

Risch asked for the yeas and nays on the McDonald nomination and voted yea for its confirmation.

Risch co-sponsored S. 3917, a bill to prohibit the issuance of commercial driver's licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States or holders of certain work visas.

Risch co-sponsored S. 3917, a bill to prohibit the issuance of commercial driver's licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States or holders of certain work visas.

Risch requested that the names of Senator Cassidy from Louisiana and Senator Graham from South Carolina be added as cosponsors of S. 119, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to discontinue the collection by the Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses.

Risch submitted reports from the Committee on Foreign Relations on eleven bills and one House bill, including amendments in the nature of a substitute for most of them.

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

H.R. 6938

Risch co-sponsored S. 3650, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Risch spoke on the Senate floor opposing a War Powers Resolution directing the President to terminate use of Armed Forces against Venezuela, stating there are no U.S. military forces deployed in hostilities there and that the resolution attempts to stop something that is not occurring.

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Risch rose in support of H.R. 260, the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, stating that the legislation would prevent American tax dollars from flowing to the Taliban and other terrorist organizations, and committed to moving the bill through the Foreign Relations Committee if Democrats continued to block it.

Risch requested the addition of Senator McCormick as a cosponsor of S. 89, a bill to reform restrictions on the importation of firearms and ammunition, and of S. 884, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code regarding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' administrative relief process for firearm transfer applications.

Risch submitted committee reports on eleven bills and two resolutions from the Committee on Foreign Relations, including measures regarding Arctic affairs, Taiwan military assistance, Haiti sanctions, Cyprus defense articles, the AUKUS partnership, Chinese exchange rate transparency, and critical mineral supply chains.

Risch requested that Senator Sullivan from Alaska be added as a cosponsor of S. 2562 and S. Res. 342.

Risch submitted a report from the Committee on Foreign Relations on S. Res. 52, a resolution recognizing religious freedom as a fundamental right and expressing support for international religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States foreign policy.

Risch submitted reports from the Committee on Foreign Relations on S. Res. 227, S. 1397, S. 1463, S. 1478, S. 1579, S. 1731, S. 1780, S. 1801, S. 1883, and S. 1900.

Risch asked for unanimous consent to move immediately to the vote on the two nominations and requested the yeas and nays on the Barrack nomination.

Risch spoke in support of David Perdue's nomination to be Ambassador to China, discussing China's rise as a geopolitical challenge, the distinction between democratic and authoritarian systems, and concerns about Chinese government funding in American universities.

Risch spoke in support of the nominations of Thomas Barrack to be Ambassador to Turkiye and Tilman Fertitta to be Ambassador to Italy, stating that Barrack is the right man for the challenging post and expressing confidence that Fertitta would help address issues in the U.S.-Italian relationship.