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      • James Risch Party
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        Republican
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      • Current Office

        U.S. Senate
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      • First Elected

        11/4/2008
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      • Next Election

        2014
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        Congress 113
        4
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        Congress 113
        54
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        1.98%
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      • Votes with Party

        88.51%
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      350 North 9th Street Suite 302 Boise, ID

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    • James Elroy "Jim" Risch is a Republican politician, rancher, and attorney from Ada County, currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Idaho. He previously served as the 39th and 41st Lieutenant Governor (2003–2006, 2007–2009) and the 31st Governor (2006–2007) of Idaho.
      Risch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Helen B. (née Levi) and Elroy A. Risch. His father was of German descent, and his mother was of Irish, Scottish, and English ancestry. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1961 to 1963, then transferred to the University of Idaho where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He obtained his B.S. in Forestry in 1965 and continued his...
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CoSponsored Bill Icon COSPONSORED A BILL 4/12/2014
James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S2238

A bill to ensure that the United States Government in no way recognizes Russia's annexation of Crimea.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S2205

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain small businesses from the employer health insurance mandate and to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of such mandate.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S2161

A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing any final rule under the Clean Air Act until the date on which the Administrator improves certain employment effect analyses under that Act.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S2113

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S2105

Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S2041

A bill to repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other purposes.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S2040

A bill to exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S1735

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S1712

A bill to provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S1670

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S1623

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S1617

A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage.

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions....

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James Risch

James Risch  has co-sponsored bill S1600

Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013

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Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources....

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