Work to ensure election integrity in partnership with Senate colleagues.

James E. Risch · Idaho · Republican

policy impact 4.00 specificity 3.00 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

"I am committed to achieving even more for Idaho in the year ahead by partnering with my Senate colleagues to...ensure election integrity..."

Senator Risch pledges to work with other Senators over the next year to ensure the integrity of elections.

Risch Statement on State of the Union Address
primary · press_release · model gpt-4.1

I am committed to achieving even more for Idaho in the year ahead by partnering with my Senate colleagues to ... ensure election integrity

Risch makes a commitment for the year ahead to work with Senate colleagues to ensure election integrity.

Risch Statement on State of the Union Address
primary · press_release · model gpt-4.1

Evidence

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U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced the Equal Representation Act to ensure that only legal citizens are counted in determining Congressional districts and Electoral College maps.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Senator Risch co-introduced legislation aimed at excluding illegal immigrants from being counted in the apportionment of Congressional districts and Electoral College votes.

partial same_term A for effort

Risch, Crapo, Hagerty, Introduce Legislation to Exclude Illegal Immigrants from Electoral College, Congressional District Count
secondary · model gpt-4.1 · confidence 0%

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Senator Jim Risch introduced the 287(g) Program Protection Act to streamline and strengthen partnerships between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Senator Risch introduced legislation to enhance collaboration between local and federal authorities in enforcing immigration laws.

partial same_term A for effort

Risch Introduces Bill to Strengthen Local, Federal Immigration Enforcement Efforts
secondary · model gpt-4.1 · confidence 0%

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Risch's official press release index shows the newest listed items as August 8, 2026, August 5, 2026, August 5, 2026, and July 24, 2026, with no listed August 23-25, 2026 election-integrity release.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Lookback check found no new official Risch announcement in the August 23-25, 2026 window showing delivery, reversal, abandonment, or new blockage of the election-integrity commitment.

unresolved same_term

Press Releases - Senator James Risch
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 72%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

GovInfo lists S. 128 as introduced by Sen. Mike Lee with James E. Risch among the cosponsors; the bill would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, and its last listed action was referral to Senate Rules and Administration.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Risch joined Senate colleagues on the SAVE Act, a concrete election-integrity legislative effort, but the official record shows only introduction and committee referral, not enactment or full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 128 (IS) - Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Risch appears to have worked with Senate colleagues on election-integrity-related legislation during the relevant federal Senate term, especially by cosponsoring the SAVE Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration, and by co-introducing the Equal Representation Act affecting congressional and Electoral College apportionment. However, the cited official record shows the SAVE Act was introduced and referred to committee, with no evidence of enactment or another completed federal outcome delivering the promised election-integrity result. Because the promise was framed as a work/partnership commitment rather than a specific enacted policy, this merits partial credit for concrete effort, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Senator Risch made legislative efforts intended to bolster election integrity, notably by co-introducing bills to exclude non-citizens from apportionment counts and enhance law enforcement partnerships. However, the evidence only demonstrates attempts to address components related to election integrity rather than fully ensuring it or enacting sweeping reforms. No evidence indicates the passage or full implementation of these proposed measures.

provider openai · model gpt-4.1 · confidence 85%