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James E. Risch

James E. Risch

U.S. Senator
Idaho
Republican
C
74%
Freedom Score
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119th Congress

U.S. Congress: Senate
Score: 74

ObamaCare Subsidy Extension

Extends enhanced ObamaCare subsidies by an additional three years.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No Annual cost per household: -$124.00
S. 3385 Roll Call 644 Passed 51 to 48 on 12/11/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Venezuela

Prevents military action within or against Venezuela without a congressional declaration of war.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S. J. Res. 90 Roll Call 608 Rejected 49 to 51 on 11/6/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Alaska Petroleum Reserve Rule

Overturns a 2022 Bureau of Land Management rule for the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
S. J. Res. 80 Roll Call 599 Passed 52 to 45 on 10/30/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8 Article IV Section 3

Federal Reserve Interest Payments

Prohibits any Federal Reserve bank from paying interest on reserve balances that are maintained at a Federal Reserve bank by or on behalf of a big bank or another depository institution.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S. 2296 Roll Call 562 Rejected 14 to 83 on 10/9/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Budget Resolution

Cuts six percent of all federal spending.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
S. Con. Res. 22 Roll Call 521 Rejected 36 to 62 on 9/16/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Reducing Agriculture Funding

Reduces discretionary spending in the agriculture appropriations component of the bill by two percent across the board.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H.R. 3944 Roll Call 476 Rejected 14 to 81 on 8/1/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Fiscal 2025 Rescissions

Rescinds $9 billion in funding previously appropriated by Congress for fiscal 2025.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes Annual benefit per household: +$71.00
H.R. 4 Roll Call 411 Passed 51 to 48 on 7/17/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Ending “Green” Subsidies

Ends federal tax credits for projects utilizing battery and energy-storage technologies.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 1 Roll Call 360 Rejected 21 to 79 on 7/1/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

GENIUS Act

Imposes new federal regulations on cryptocurrency stablecoins.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$0.02
S. 1582 Roll Call 318 Passed 68 to 30 on 6/17/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Appliance Efficiency Regulations

Overturns a Department of Energy rule imposing new efficiency-standard certification, labeling, and enforcement requirements for dozens of appliances.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H. J. Res. 42 Roll Call 223 Passed 52 to 46 on 4/30/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Water-heater Rule

Would overturn a 2024 Department of Energy rule, titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters," that imposed new requirements on gas-fired instantaneous water heaters and effectively banned the sale of non-condensing models.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
H. J. Res. 20 Roll Call 207

Minimum-wage Increase

During consideration of a budget resolution for fiscal 2025 (House Concurrent Resolution 14), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) offered an amendment to increase the federal minimum wage to at least $17 an hour over five years.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H. Con. Res. 14 Roll Call 184

Debt Ceiling

Reduces the bill's increase in the debt limit from $4 trillion to $500 billion.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No Annual benefit per household: +$26,472.00
H. Con. Res. 14 Roll Call 179

USAID Funding Cuts

Reduces funding levels for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes Annual benefit per household: +$121.00
H.R. 1968 Roll Call 132 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Protecting Women’s Sports

Would ensure that only real (i.e., biological) women and girls compete in women's sports that are operated, sponsored, or facilitated by federal funding. "Transgender" women and girls — i.e., biological males who "identify," or pose, as females — would be prohibited from competing.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
S. 9 Roll Call 100

EPA Emissions Rule

Overturns an EPA rule that imposed annual fees on oil and gas facilities that emit methane above certain thresholds.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes Annual benefit per household: +$0.05
H. J. Res. 35 Roll Call 97 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

In Vitro Fertilization

Protects access to "reproductive healthcare," including "fertility treatment services" such as in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
S. Con. Res. 7 Roll Call 82 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Federal Funding for Law Enforcement

Increases federal funding for local law enforcement by funding the COPS Hiring Program.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
S. Con. Res. 7 Roll Call 81 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Deficit Reduction

Reduces the deficit by approximately $1.4 trillion through fiscal 2034.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes Annual benefit per household: +$10,589.00
S. Con. Res. 7 Roll Call 77 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Medical Care for Abortion Survivors

The U.S. Constitution does not grant a right to abortion. Abortion is not healthcare, it is the ending of innocent human life, and the Declaration of Independence affirms the right to life as a fundamental, God-given, and inherent right.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
S. 6 Roll Call 11
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