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Sen. James Risch

Senator for Idaho

pronounced jaymz // rish

Risch is the junior senator from Idaho and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 6, 2009. Risch is next up for reelection in 2026 and serves until Jan 3, 2027. He is 81 years old.

Photo of Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2024 Report Card for Risch.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Risch is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills legislators have sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2021 to Mar 14, 2025. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Sen. James Risch [R-ID, 2009-2026] sits on the following committees:

Enacted Legislation

Risch was the primary sponsor of 17 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 17 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Risch sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

International Affairs (68%) Commerce (8%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Risch recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Risch voted Yea
Bill Passed 69/30 on Aug 10, 2021.
Risch voted Nay
Bill Passed 72/26 on Sep 28, 2016.

The Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) is an appropriations …
Risch voted Nay
Conference Report Agreed to 83/16 on Dec 3, 2015.

H.R 22, formerly the Hire More Heroes Act, has become the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the …
Risch voted Nay
Bill Passed 65/34 on Jul 30, 2015.

This vote turned H.R 22, originally the Hire More Heroes Act, into the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision …
Risch voted Nay
Bill Passed 76/16 on Dec 16, 2014.
Risch voted Nay
Joint Resolution Passed 78/22 on Sep 18, 2014.
Risch voted Yea
Motion Agreed to 81/19 on Dec 15, 2010.

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Pub.L. 111–312, H.R. 4853, 124 Stat. 3296, enacted December 17, 2010), also known …

Missed Votes

From Jan 2009 to Mar 2025, Risch missed 190 of 5,423 roll call votes, which is 3.5%. This is worse than the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absences, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

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