Sen. James E. Risch
Total votes
1,037
all sessions
Attendance
97%
26 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
93%
of cast votes
Higher than 88% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
4%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 92% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,249
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
16
assignments
16 committee assignments · 1 leadership role
Committee assignments
Sen. Risch serves on 16 standing committees, with leadership in 1 of them. Committee work shapes which bills reach the floor and which quietly die in markup.
01
Chair
Standing committee
Foreign Relations Committee
02
ex officio
Standing committee
Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee
03
ex officio
Standing committee
East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy Subcommittee
04
ex officio
Standing committee
Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee
05
06
ex officio
Standing committee
Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism Subcommittee
07
08
09
member
Standing committee
Energy Subcommittee
10
member
Standing committee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
11
member
Standing committee
Ethics (Select) Committee
12
member
Standing committee
Intelligence (Select) Committee
13
member
Standing committee
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
14
member
Standing committee
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
15
member
Standing committee
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
16
member
Standing committee
Water and Power Subcommittee
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