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Risch, James E.

Current

U.S. Senator · Republican · ID

Served 2009–present

(202) 224-2752483 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
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Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesmemberSenate Committee on Foreign RelationschairSenate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipmemberSenate Select Committee on EthicsmemberSenate Select Committee on IntelligencememberUnited States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlmemberAfrica and Global Health PolicymemberEast Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity PolicymemberEnergymemberEurope and Regional Security CooperationmemberMultilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental PolicymemberNear East, South Asia, Central Asia, and CounterterrorismmemberPublic Lands, Forests, and MiningmemberState Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International DevelopmentmemberWater and PowermemberWestern Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issuesmember

Legislative Activity

128 bills/resolutions

Bills and resolutions this member sponsored, cosponsored, or that were referred to a committee they sit on.

S 5623
Reaffirming Extended Nuclear Deterrence Act of 2026
2026-09-30
Committee referralS 5254
Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026
2026-08-05
SponsorS 4284
Nuclear Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2026
2026-04-14
Committee referralS 4243
No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2026
2026-03-26
Committee referralS 4267
Strengthening American Nuclear Energy Act of 2026
2026-03-26
Committee referral
SRES 536
A resolution designating December 2, 2025, as "World Nuclear Energy Day".
2025-12-08
Sponsor
S 3016
Advancing Research in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Act of 2025
2025-10-16
Committee referral
SRES 323
A resolution urging the United States to lead a global effort to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.
2025-07-16
Committee referral
S 1801
International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025
2025-05-19
SponsorS 1739
International Nuclear Energy Financing Act of 2025
2025-05-13
Committee referral
SRES 212
A resolution affirming the acceptable outcome of any nuclear deal between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes.
2025-05-08
Committee referral
SRES 101
A resolution affirming the threats to world stability from a nuclear weapons-capable Islamic Republic of Iran.
2025-02-27
Committee referral
SRES 61
A resolution expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces.
2025-02-05
Committee referral
SRES 43
A resolution affirming the threats to world stability from a nuclear weapons-capable Islamic Republic of Iran.
2025-01-29
Committee referral
S 192
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025
2025-01-22
Committee referral
SRES 918
A resolution designating December 2, 2024, as "World Nuclear Energy Day".
2024-12-02
Cosponsor
S 5157
Advancing Research in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Act of 2024
2024-09-24
Committee referral
SJRES 106
A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against the Islamic Republic of Iran for threatening the national security of the United States through the development of nuclear weapons.
2024-07-31
Committee referral
SRES 717
A resolution calling on the Biden Administration to pursue censure of Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), refer the issue to the United Nations Security Council, and reaffirm that all measures will be taken to prevent the regime in Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
2024-06-03
Committee referral
SRES 429
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.
2023-10-25
Committee referral
SRES 321
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating to nuclear power and the commitment of the Senate to embracing and promoting nuclear power as a clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve a reliable, secure, and diversified electric grid.
2023-07-27
Cosponsor
SRES 268
A resolution responding to the threat posed by the Russian Federation's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons, and for other purposes.
2023-06-22
Committee referral
S 1928
Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023
2023-06-12
CosponsorS 1186
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023
2023-04-18
Committee referralS 1112
Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act
2023-03-30
Committee referral
SRES 117
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
2023-03-22
Committee referral
S 826
International Nuclear Energy Act of 2023
2023-03-15
CosponsorS 763
Reduce Russian Uranium Imports Act
2023-03-09
CosponsorS 472
Iran Nuclear Treaty Act
2023-02-16
Committee referralS 452
Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023
2023-02-15
CosponsorS 4554
Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability Monitoring Act of 2022
2022-07-19
Committee referral
SRES 611
A resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) continues to make an invaluable contribution to the United States and international security, and recognizing that the United States will seek a successful Ninth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
2022-05-03
Committee referral
S 4064
International Nuclear Energy Act
2022-04-07
CosponsorS 4066
Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022
2022-04-07
Committee referralS 3856
A bill to prohibit the importation of uranium from the Russian Federation.
2022-03-16
Committee referral
SJRES 40
A joint resolution formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of the free association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands.
2022-03-01
Committee referral
SRES 514
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
2022-02-15
Committee referral
SRES 511
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that establishing a regional nuclear fuel bank would assist international efforts to avoid a destabilizing arms race in the Middle East and would promote the peaceful use of nuclear power.
2022-02-10
Committee referral
S 3428
Fission for the Future Act
2021-12-16
Committee referral
SRES 466
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.
2021-12-02
Committee referral
S 2896
Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act
2021-09-29
Committee referralHR 5376
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
2021-09-27
Committee referralS 2030
Iran Nuclear Treaty Act
2021-06-10
CosponsorS 1219
A bill to establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
2021-04-19
Committee referralS 1205
Iran Nuclear Deal Advice and Consent Act of 2021
2021-04-19
Committee referralS 1148
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021
2021-04-15
Committee referralS 595
Nuclear SLCM Ban Act of 2021
2021-03-04
Committee referral
SRES 673
A resolution affirming that the New START Treaty extension will cover new deployed Russian nuclear delivery systems, and supporting additional initiatives to engage China that advance the goal of concluding an arms control treaty or agreement.
2020-08-06
Committee referral
SRES 470
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lake Basin.
2020-01-15
Committee referral
S 3014
Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019
2019-12-10
Committee referralS 2394
Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces
2019-07-31
Committee referralS 2368
Nuclear Energy Renewal Act of 2019
2019-07-31
Committee referral
SCONRES 16
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) continues to make an invaluable contribution to United States and international security, and noting former Senator Richard G. Lugar's indispensable contributions to international security and reducing nuclear weapons-related risks.
2019-05-15
Committee referral
SRES 195
A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities.
2019-05-08
Committee referral
S 1330
Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019
2019-05-06
Committee referralS 1234
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019
2019-04-30
Committee referralS 1127
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress regarding applications for authorizations to engage or participate in the development or production of special nuclear material outside the United States, and for other purposes.
2019-04-10
Committee referralS 903
Nuclear Energy Leadership Act
2019-03-27
CosponsorHR 1760
Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act
2019-03-14
Committee referralS 612
Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2019
2019-02-28
Committee referral
SCONRES 2
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any United States-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement must prohibit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium or separating plutonium on its own territory, in keeping with the strongest possible nonproliferation "gold standard".
2019-02-12
Committee referral
S 272
A bill to establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
2019-01-30
Committee referralS 200
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019
2019-01-24
Committee referralS 3785
No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018
2018-12-19
Committee referralS 3662
Stopping Russian Nuclear Aggression Act
2018-11-28
Committee referralS 3422
Nuclear Energy Leadership Act
2018-09-06
Cosponsor
SRES 562
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) continues to make an invaluable contribution to United States and international security, 50 years after it opened for signature on July 1, 1968.
2018-06-28
Committee referral
HR 6140
Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act
2018-06-19
Committee referral
SRES 541
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any United States-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement must prohibit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium or separating plutonium on its own territory, in keeping with the strongest possible nonproliferation "gold standard".
2018-06-12
Committee referral
S 2968
Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2018
2018-05-24
Committee referral
SRES 361
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Government shall, both unilaterally and alongside the international community, consider all options for exerting maximum pressure on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in order to denuclearize the DPRK, protect the lives of United States citizens and allies, and prevent further proliferation of nuclear weapons.
2017-12-14
Cosponsor
HR 4378
Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2018
2017-11-13
Committee referralHR 3898
Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act
2017-10-02
Committee referralS 1796
Upholding America's Nuclear Commitments Act of 2017
2017-09-12
Committee referralS 1457
Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies Act
2017-06-28
Cosponsor
SRES 88
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
2017-03-15
Committee referral
S 512
Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act
2017-03-02
CosponsorS 430
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Preservation Act of 2017
2017-02-16
Committee referralS 332
A bill to restrict funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, and for other purposes.
2017-02-07
Committee referral
SRES 25
A resolution designating January 27, 2017, as a national day of remembrance for people of the United States who, during the Cold War, worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by the radiation exposure generated by the above ground nuclear weapons testing.
2017-01-24
Cosponsor
S 200
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017
2017-01-24
Committee referralS 97
Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017
2017-01-11
CosponsorS 8
A bill to provide for the approval of the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
2016-12-01
Committee referralS 3400
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2016
2016-09-27
Committee referralS 3355
A bill to prohibit funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in the event the United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution that obligates the United States or affirms a purported obligation of the United States to refrain from actions that would run counter to the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
2016-09-20
Cosponsor
SRES 564
A resolution condemning North Korea's fifth nuclear test on September 9, 2016.
2016-09-15
Committee referral
S 3010
U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016
2016-05-26
Committee referralHR 4979
Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016
2016-04-18
Committee referralS 2795
Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act
2016-04-13
Cosponsor
SRES 414
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the actions, including the reapplication of waived nuclear-related sanctions, that the United States should undertake in the event of an Iranian violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
2016-04-06
Committee referral
S 2461
Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act
2016-01-21
CosponsorS 2429
Ending Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program Before Sanctions Relief Act of 2015
2015-12-18
CosponsorHR 4084
Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act
2015-11-19
Committee referral
SRES 251
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the congressional review provision of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 does not apply to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action announced on July 14, 2015, because the President failed to transmit the entire agreement as required by such Act, and that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action would only preempt existing Iran sanctions laws as "the supreme Law of the Land" if ratified by the Senate as a treaty with the concurrence of
2015-09-10
Committee referral
S 2026
Stop Nuclear Waste by Our Lakes Act of 2015
2015-09-10
Committee referralHR 3460
To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran.
2015-09-09
Committee referral
SRES 238
A resolution expressing the determination of the Senate that the 60-calendar day period for congressional review of the nuclear agreement with Iran did not begin with the transmittal of the agreement on July 19, 2015, because that transmittal did not include all materials required to be transmitted pursuant to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015.
2015-07-30
Committee referral
SJRES 20
A joint resolution relating to the approval of the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
2015-07-28
Committee referral
S 1825
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
2015-07-22
Committee referralS 1428
Excess Uranium Transparency and Accountability Act
2015-05-21
Committee referralS 1363
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at sites owned by the Department of Energy.
2015-05-18
Cosponsor
SRES 134
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
2015-04-13
Committee referral
S 854
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015
2015-03-24
Committee referralS 615
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
2015-02-27
CosponsorS 269
Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015
2015-01-27
Cosponsor
SRES 40
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding efforts by the United States and others to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
2015-01-26
Committee referral
SRES 565
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
2014-09-18
Committee referral
S 2650
Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act of 2014
2014-07-23
Cosponsor
SJRES 39
A joint resolution relating to the approval of the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Concerning the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
2014-06-09
Committee referral
SJRES 36
A joint resolution relating to the approval and implementation of the proposed agreement for nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
2014-05-22
Committee referral
SCONRES 34
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should hold the Russian Federation accountable for being in material breach of its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
2014-03-25
Cosponsor
SJRES 31
A joint resolution relating to the approval of the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representatives Office in the United States Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
2014-02-10
Committee referral
S 1901
Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act
2014-01-09
Committee referralS 1881
Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013
2013-12-19
CosponsorS 1240
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013
2013-06-27
Committee referralHR 2449
To authorize the President to extend the term of the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy for a period not to exceed March 19, 2016.
2013-06-20
Committee referralS 3469
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2012
2012-08-01
Committee referral
SJRES 41
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the nuclear program of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
2012-05-24
Cosponsor
SRES 454
A resolution commending the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy hosting the Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management.
2012-05-10
Cosponsor
S 2176
Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate Act
2012-03-08
Committee referral
SRES 380
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability.
2012-02-16
Cosponsor
SRES 330
A resolution designating January 27, 2012, as a national day of remembrance for Americans who, during the Cold War, worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by the radiation exposure generated by the above ground nuclear weapons testing.
2011-11-16
Cosponsor
S 1067
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2011
2011-05-25
Committee referral
SRES 153
A resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
2011-04-14
Committee referral
S 640
Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011
2011-03-17
Committee referralS 512
Nuclear Power 2021 Act
2011-03-08
CosponsorS 342
Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2011
2011-02-14
Committee referralS 109
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes.
2011-01-25
Committee referral

Voting Record

HR 1: On Passage of the Bill
2025-07-01
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-07-01
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-07-01
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-07-01
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Decision of the Chair
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion to Proceed
2025-06-28
yea