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James E. Risch

U.S. Senator, Idaho · Republican

7 statements indexed, set against 890 recorded votes.

First took office: January 6, 2009
Terms served: 3 terms in the Senate
Current term: January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027
Born: May 3, 1943

Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.

890

recorded votes

640

voted for

225

voted against

did not vote

statements indexed

What is on this page

Every recorded vote of the 119th Congress in which the Senate lists this member, taken from their own per-vote records. Nothing is sampled and nothing is left out.

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2026-08-07

RECOGNIZING GROOVEBERRIES

Remarks what was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here

Senate floor · Congressional Record, August 7, 2026, p. S4561

What was said
“Madam President, as a member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each month I recognize and celebrate the American entrepreneurial spirit by highlighting the success of a small business in my home State of Idaho.”

James E. Risch, Congressional Record, August 7, 2026, p. S4561

Remarks in the Congressional Record of August 7, 2026.

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2026-08-07

TRIBUTE TO LARRY CUDMORE

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, August 7, 2026, p. S4561

What was said
“Madam President, the Gem State is made strong by the hardworking, dedicated, and selfless actions of Idahoans. Across our State, hundreds of thousands of veterans, first responders, volunteers, and public servants go above and beyond for the communities they call home.”

James E. Risch, Congressional Record, August 7, 2026, p. S4561

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2026-08-07

Russia Sanctions (Executive Session)

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, August 7, 2026, p. S4537

What was said
“Mr. President, I want to join my colleague, the distinguished ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee. We are in the same spot on this bill and on the amendment.”

James E. Risch, Congressional Record, August 7, 2026, p. S4537

Remarks in the Congressional Record of August 7, 2026.

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2026-08-06

ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, August 6, 2026, p. S4506

What was said
“Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed.”

James E. Risch, Congressional Record, August 6, 2026, p. S4506

Remarks in the Congressional Record of August 6, 2026.

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2026-07-29

TRIBUTE TO NARS DESAUTEL

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, July 29, 2026, p. S4334

What was said
“Mr. President, the Gem State is made strong by the hard-working, dedicated, and selfless actions of Idahoans. Across our State, hundreds of thousands of veterans, first responders, volunteers, and public servants go above and beyond for the communities they call home.”

James E. Risch, Congressional Record, July 29, 2026, p. S4334

Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 29, 2026.

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2026-07-29

RECOGNIZING TITAN BATTERIES

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, July 29, 2026, p. S4333

What was said
“Mr. President, as a member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each month I recognize and celebrate the American entrepreneurial spirit by highlighting the success of a small business in my home State of Idaho.”

James E. Risch, Congressional Record, July 29, 2026, p. S4333

Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 29, 2026.

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2026-07-28

Sanctions (Executive Session)

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, July 28, 2026, p. S4290

What was said
“Mr. President and fellow Senators, I come to the floor here to support the bill we are going to vote on here pretty quickly, and that is on a Russia and Iran sanctions bill.”

James E. Risch, Congressional Record, July 28, 2026, p. S4290

Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 28, 2026.

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Set against the record

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Where the words are

The Congressional Record marks James E. Risch as speaking in 406 items of business across 119 sitting days of this Congress. 7 statements indexed here so far.

That count is where to look, not how much was said. Most appearances are procedural: a yield of time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays.

It is also a floor and not a total. The count comes from the Record's own metadata, which tags who spoke in each item of business, and that tagging is not complete: checking the text turns up passages by members the metadata does not tag at all. A member may have said more than this says.

August 7, 2026RECOGNIZING GROOVEBERRIES; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 130
August 7, 2026TRIBUTE TO LARRY CUDMORE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 130
August 7, 2026Russia Sanctions (Executive Session); Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 130
August 6, 2026ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 129
August 6, 2026ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 129
August 6, 2026ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 129
July 29, 2026TRIBUTE TO NARS DESAUTEL; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 124
July 29, 2026RECOGNIZING TITAN BATTERIES; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 124

The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.

Every recorded vote

All 890 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Senate lists James E. Risch, newest first. The most recent 25 are below and the rest load on request. Each roll number links to the official record of that vote.

Roll	Date	Measure	Subject	Question	Voted	Outcome
231	August 8, 2026	S. 5271	Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected <question>On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed</question> <vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271</vote_title> <majority_requirement>3/5</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
230	August 8, 2026	PN1078	Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General	On the Nomination	Yea	Nomination Confirmed <question>On the Nomination</question> <vote_title>Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Nomination Confirmed
229	August 8, 2026	PN1078	Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to <question>On the Cloture Motion</question> <vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Cloture Motion Agreed to
228	August 8, 2026	H.R. 6500	H.R. 6500, as amended	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Bill Passed <question>On Passage of the Bill</question> <vote_title>H.R. 6500, as amended</vote_title> <majority_requirement>3/5</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Bill Passed
227	August 8, 2026	S.Amdt. 6747	Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747	On the Motion to Table	Yea	Motion to Table Agreed to <question>On the Motion to Table</question> <vote_title>Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Motion to Table Agreed to
226	August 7, 2026	S.Amdt. 6732	Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to <question>On the Cloture Motion</question> <vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500</vote_title> <majority_requirement>3/5</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Cloture Motion Agreed to
225	August 7, 2026	PN730-11	Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817	On the Nomination	Yea	Nomination Confirmed <question>On the Nomination</question> <vote_title>Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Nomination Confirmed
224	August 7, 2026	H.R. 5334	H.R. 5334, as amended	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Bill Passed <question>On Passage of the Bill</question> <vote_title>H.R. 5334, as amended</vote_title> <majority_requirement>3/5</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Bill Passed
223	August 7, 2026	S.Amdt. 6715	Paul Amdt. No. 6715	On the Amendment	Nay	Amendment Rejected <question>On the Amendment</question> <vote_title>Paul Amdt. No. 6715</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Amendment Rejected
222	August 5, 2026	S.J.Res. 187	Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187	On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Motion to Proceed Rejected <question>On the Motion to Proceed</question> <vote_title>Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Motion to Proceed Rejected
221	August 5, 2026	PN730-11	Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to <question>On the Cloture Motion</question> <vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Cloture Motion Agreed to
220	August 5, 2026	PN932	Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	On the Nomination	Yea	Nomination Confirmed <question>On the Nomination</question> <vote_title>Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Nomination Confirmed
219	August 5, 2026	PN932	Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to <question>On the Cloture Motion</question> <vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Cloture Motion Agreed to
218	August 3, 2026	H.R. 6500	Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to <question>On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed</question> <vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500</vote_title> <majority_requirement>3/5</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
217	July 30, 2026	S.Res. 817	S. Res. 817	On the Resolution	Yea	Resolution Agreed to <question>On the Resolution</question> <vote_title>S. Res. 817</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Resolution Agreed to
216	July 30, 2026	S.J.Res. 181	Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	Motion to Discharge Rejected <question>On the Motion to Discharge</question> <vote_title>Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Motion to Discharge Rejected
215	July 30, 2026	S.J.Res. 199	Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199	On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Motion to Proceed Rejected <question>On the Motion to Proceed</question> <vote_title>Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Motion to Proceed Rejected
214	July 29, 2026	S.Res. 817	Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to <question>On the Cloture Motion</question> <vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Cloture Motion Agreed to
213	July 29, 2026	H.R. 5334	Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Motion to Proceed Agreed to <question>On the Motion to Proceed</question> <vote_title>Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Motion to Proceed Agreed to
212	July 28, 2026	H.R. 5334	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to <question>On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed</question> <vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334</vote_title> <majority_requirement>3/5</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
211	July 28, 2026	PN1092	Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence	On the Nomination	Yea	Nomination Confirmed <question>On the Nomination</question> <vote_title>Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Nomination Confirmed
210	July 27, 2026	PN1092	Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to <question>On the Cloture Motion</question> <vote_title>Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Cloture Motion Agreed to
209	July 23, 2026	PN999-5	Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	On the Nomination	Yea	Nomination Confirmed <question>On the Nomination</question> <vote_title>Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Nomination Confirmed
208	July 23, 2026	PN999-6	Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit	On the Nomination	Yea	Nomination Confirmed <question>On the Nomination</question> <vote_title>Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Nomination Confirmed
207	July 23, 2026	S.J.Res. 180	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 from the Committee on Foreign Relations	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	Motion to Discharge Rejected <question>On the Motion to Discharge</question> <vote_title>Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 from the Committee on Foreign Relations</vote_title> <majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement> <vote_result>Motion to Discharge Rejected

865 more, loaded from the published roll call list

What this covers

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