Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Public Lands and Natural Resources
James E. Risch
Republican, Idaho
On Public Lands and Natural Resources, the 23 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Republican, 2% of the way toward the typical Democrat.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 15 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
23 measures · 2 sponsored · 21 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Republican, 2% of the way toward the typical Democrat.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From bills backed
- Senator at 0.07
- Democratic caucus median −0.24, from 12 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.08, from 12 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
Votes on this issue
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
Voted Yea
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
Sponsored
A bill to facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to modify the cost-sharing requirement for conservation projects carried out by a qualified youth or conservation corps, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Cosponsored
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
America the Beautiful Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.
Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Show the other 16 cosponsored measures
Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Small County PILT Parity Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 474.
Headwaters Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
American Voices in Federal Lands Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to address forestry workforce development needs, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
PARC Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-104.
Became Public Law 119-104
RTP Full Funding Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
WEST Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S862)
Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 333.
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-58.
Became Public Law 119-58
Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S336-337)
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S231-232)