Jim Risch
Senator · Idaho
Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Co-lead sponsor of REPO Implementation Act. Key Republican voice on Ukraine support.
Contact
202-224-2752
Washington, DC Office
483 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
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Ukraine Voting Record
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
Ratification of NATO accession protocols for Sweden and Finland
Emergency supplemental appropriations providing $61B in Ukraine assistance
National Defense Authorization Act with Ukraine security assistance provisions
About
Elected: 2008 (3rd term)
- Background: Senior Republican on foreign policy
- Committees: Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (the most important gatekeeper for every Senate UAPortal bill)
- State: Small Idaho Ukrainian community
Bio Jim Risch is the author of the SHADOW Fleet Sanctions (S. 2904), which targets Russia's oil tanker network used to evade sanctions. As chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, he decides which bills get a committee vote. The Supporting Ukraine Act (S. 2592), REPO Act (S. 2918), State Sponsor of Terrorism bill (S. 2978), and Abducted Children Recovery Act (S. 2119) all sit on his desk.
Ukraine Record
- Author of the SHADOW Fleet Sanctions (S. 2904)
- Chairs the committee that controls every UAPortal Senate bill
Advocacy Insight
- Ask them to: Schedule committee votes on the Supporting Ukraine Act (S. 2592) and the REPO Act (S. 2918), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, and pair his own SHADOW Fleet Sanctions (S. 2904) with these bills for a combined hearing.
- Why it works with them: Without his go-ahead, none of the Senate Ukraine bills move forward. He is the one Republican senator who can unlock the entire UAPortal agenda.
- Your connection: Mention Idaho's Ukrainian American community and thank him for authoring the SHADOW Fleet Sanctions bill.
- Avoid: Vague thanks. Ask him directly to schedule committee votes.
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
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202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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Current Bill Priorities
Needs to push for Senate floor vote before recess.