James E. Risch

Recent votes

How James voted on recent roll calls — official record, most recent first.

• Yea
  Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor

  Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll 255 · PN1129
• Yea
  Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 9340; A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.

  Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll 254 · H.R. 9340
• Yea
  Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: H.R. 7008; A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.

  Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll 253 · H.R. 7008
• Nay
  Motion to Discharge S. Res. 852; A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

  Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll 252 · S.Res. 852
• Nay
  Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 197; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".

  Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll 251 · S.J.Res. 197
• Yea
  S. 4668, as amended; A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.

  Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll 250 · S. 4668
• Nay
  Booker Amdt. No. 6835; To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.

  Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll 249 · S. 4668
• Yea
  Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 4668, as Amended; A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.

  Sep 24, 2026 · Senate roll 243 · S. 4668
• Yea
  Confirmation: Angela Veronica Colmenero, of T.X., to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

  Sep 23, 2026 · Senate roll 241 · PN999-1
• Yea
  Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cruz Amdt. No. 6776; In the nature of a substitute.

  Sep 22, 2026 · Senate roll 240 · S. 4668

Background

James Elroy Risch is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kempthorne and Butch Otter, and briefly as governor between their terms.

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