Portrait of James E. Risch

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Sen. James E. Risch [R-ID]

Senate · serving since 2009

643SPONSORED
2,849COSPONSORED

Lobbying activity on James's bills

31 orgs

Orgs and lobbyists with LDA disclosures naming James's recent bills — derived across 3 bills of the 18 most recent sponsored/cosponsored bills with disclosed activity. This is who is in the room on James's legislation.

Orgs lobbying these bills

Tsg Advocates Dc, LLC1 bill · 4 filings
Ms. Karen Johnson1 bill · 3 filings
Sl Strategies, LLC1 bill · 3 filings
Ascend Consulting1 bill · 2 filings
Cascade Public Affairs1 bill · 2 filings
Geoffrey P. Gray1 bill · 2 filings
Hilltop Advocacy1 bill · 2 filings
Jim Massie & Partners, LLC1 bill · 2 filings

Lobbyists in the room

Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Ms. Karen Johnson · Assistant Secretary Congressional Affairs
Sl Strategies, LLC · U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sl Strategies, LLC · U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sl Strategies, LLC
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Sustainable Strategies Dc
Ascend Consulting · U.S. Senator Jon Kyl / Senior Advisor, Department of Justice
Per-bill breakdown (3)
113 orgs · 229 lobs
S. 18297 orgs · 46 lobs
S. 38144 orgs · 14 lobs

Committee assignments

James's current Senate committee + subcommittee assignments. Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (daily-updated).

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

Office

483 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510

Policy footprint (recent bills)

Issue areas across James's last 25 sponsored and last 25 cosponsored bills.

Sponsored

International Affairs2
Energy2
Finance and Financial Sector1
Environmental Protection1
Armed Forces and National Security1

Cosponsored

Health3
Congress2
Crime and Law Enforcement1
Agriculture and Food1
Taxation1
Government Operations and Politics1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues1
Public Lands and Natural Resources1

Recent sponsored bills

643

S. 4726

PEACE in Sudan Act

2026-06-17: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S. 4621

SILVER Act

2026-05-21: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

S.Res. 719

A resolution celebrating the 154th anniversary of Arbor Day.

2026-04-30: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2160; text: CR S2180)

S.Res. 697

A resolution welcoming Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom to the United States on the occasion of His Majesty's address to a joint meeting of Congress, and recognizing the histori…

2026-04-28: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2076-2077; text: CR S2086)

S. 4108

Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act

2026-04-29: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Showing 15 of 643 sponsored bills. Full list on Congress.gov ↗.

Recent cosponsored bills

2,849

S. 4880

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit dismemberment abortions, and for other purposes.

2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S.Res. 794

A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.

2026-06-24: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3194; text: CR S3218)

S.Res. 787

A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

2026-06-24: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3214)

S. 4873

Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act

2026-06-23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S. 4709

UNLOCK AUKUS Act

2026-06-17: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

S. 4801

A bill to amend laws relating to duty performed by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

2026-06-16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

S. 1829

STOP CSAM Act of 2025

2025-06-26: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.

S.Res. 770

A resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.

2026-06-15: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2792; text: CR S2791-2792)

S. 4775

Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

2026-06-11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 3267

ASAP Act

2025-11-20: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8278-8279)

S. 4141

Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026

2026-03-19: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

S. 4671

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026

2026-06-03: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Showing 15 of 2,849 cosponsored bills.