U.S. Senator · R Republican
James E. Risch
Idaho
James E. Risch is a Republican U.S. Senator from Idaho. He has served in the Senate since January 2009. He sits on the Energy and Natural Resources, Foreign Relations, Small Business and Entrepreneurship committees and is Chairman of Foreign Relations. His seat is next on the ballot in November 2026.
Biography assembled from Congress.gov and congress-legislators records: office, service dates, leadership and committee assignments. Nothing else is inferred.
Committees
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittees: Energy · Public Lands, Forests, and Mining · Water and Power
Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsChairman
Subcommittees: Africa and Global Health Policy · East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy · Europe and Regional Security Cooperation · Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy · Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism · State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development · Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Legislation sponsored
taught corpusNone of the taught corpus bills are sponsored by James E. Risch. See every bill they sponsored on Congress.gov.
In the news
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