James E. Risch

Republican · ID · U.S. Senate seatedHolds this seat

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No recorded stance differs from their votes 1of 13 key votes missed on issues they have stated

Measured

Counted from public records. No reviewer is involved, so these are complete for everyone holding the seat.

Vote participation224of 238 Independence3of 15 Legislative effectiveness45of 250

29%

66%

small-dollar, under $200PACother$4,431,093 raised

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These verdicts are computed from the positions and roll calls below — they are not the reviewed consistency findings the scorecard counts, and no one has given them a verdict.

Requiring congressional authorization for military forcesaid it · direction not established

For the reasons that I have just stated, I intend to vote against this resolution, and I urge my colleagues to do likewise.

Stated 2026-05-12 · recorded as oppose source

Their words and their votes are both below. What we have not established is which way it points: this position was classified against a proposition of the model's own, and until that is reconciled with the issue's own direction, reading the two together could invert the answer (gh #322).

119-2-113 Nay 119-2-118 Nay 119-2-129 Nay 119-2-174 Nay 119-2-184 Nay 119-2-192 Nay 119-2-207 Nay 119-2-46 Nay 119-2-58 Nay 119-2-69 Nay 119-2-79 Nay 119-2-88 Nay

The chamber has voted on these and we hold no words from them about any of them. Whether that is because they never spoke or because we have not searched, this page cannot tell — so it does not claim to. Each question is generated from the record.

Ending the military operation in Iran

The seat voted 13 times on this · they cast 12 of them · no statement on record

askThe Senate has voted 13 times this Congress on “Ending the military operation in Iran”. Where do you stand?

The chamber has not voted on these this Congress and we hold no words from them. Nothing here says they have no position.

Engagement

What they said, promised and how they voted, issue by issue, ordered by what readers ask about. Open a cell for the records behind it. Approved records only. All senators · How we score this

Issue	Readers	Statements	Promises	Key votes cast	Kept their word
Ending the military operation in Iran		4 I urge everyone to vote no on the resolution. 2026-06-23 source I would sincerely urge all Members of this body to vote no. 2026-06-16 source Mr. President, I come to the floor today to oppose the resolution we are going to vote on here in just a little bit. 2026-04-15 source Mr. President, I rise today to oppose the resolution that my Democrat friends brought here to the floor. 2026-03-04 source	none	12 of 12 119-2-207 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-07-23 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-192 · On the Motion to Proceed 2026-06-24 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-184 · On the Concurrent Resolution 2026-06-23 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-174 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-06-16 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-129 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-05-19 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-118 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-05-13 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-113 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-30 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-88 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-22 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-79 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-15 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-69 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-24 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-58 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-18 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-46 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-04 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov	nothing tested
Requiring congressional authorization for military force		3 position For the reasons that I have just stated, I intend to vote against this resolution, and I urge my colleagues to do likewise. 2026-05-12 · oppose source Let me be clear. No President, Republican or Democrat, will ever consider a prospective War Powers Resolution vote as binding on the President's constitutional article II powers as Commander in Chief, and they shouldn't. 2026-01-14 source Mr. President, I make a point of order--raise a point of order--that this joint resolution is not entitled to privilege under 50 U.S.C. 1546a due to U.S. troops not being engaged in hostilities. 2026-01-14 source	1 For the reasons that I have just stated, I intend to vote against this resolution, and I urge my colleagues to do likewise. 2026-05-12 · kept · tested by 119-2-129 source	12 of 12 119-2-207 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-07-23 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-192 · On the Motion to Proceed 2026-06-24 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-184 · On the Concurrent Resolution 2026-06-23 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-174 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-06-16 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-129 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-05-19 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-118 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-05-13 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-113 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-30 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-88 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-22 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-79 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-15 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-69 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-24 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-58 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-18 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov 119-2-46 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-04 · cast Nay, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov	kept For the reasons that I have just stated, I intend to vote against this resolution, and I urge my colleagues to do likewise. 2026-05-12 · kept · tested by 119-2-129 source