Jim Banks
U.S. Senator · Indiana · Republican
Statements and posts
355 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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5 statements, Jun 2, 2025 – Jun 8, 2025
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Senator Banks Introduces Bill to Make Visa Overstays a Crime, Increase Penalties
Today, Senator Jim Banks introduced the Visa Overstay Penalties Act.
“The Boulder terrorist and 9/11 hijackers didn’t sneak in, they overstayed visas. That’s just as serious and just as dangerous. My bill cracks down on visa overstays with criminal penalties to stop threats before they happen.”
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Senators Banks, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill to Streamline Medical Facilities for Veterans
Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Co.) introduced the VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act.
“The number one obstacle standing between veterans and the care they’ve earned is bureaucracy. This bill streamlines VA’s construction process so we can get hospitals built faster and deliver better outcomes for our veterans.”
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Banks, Warren Press NVIDIA on National Security Risks of Shanghai R&D Facility
Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a bipartisan letter to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang raising serious national security concerns about the company’s reported plans to open a research and development facility in…
“No American company should be helping the Chinese Communist Party close the AI gap. NVIDIA was built by American innovation and taxpayer-funded research, not by empowering our adversaries.”
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Senator Banks Praises USDA Appointments in Indiana
Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced presidential appointments for Indiana leadership at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Steve Howell as State…
“President Trump and Secretary Rollins are putting America’s farmers first. Steve Howell and Steve Brown will help our farmers get the support they need and ensure Indiana’s agriculture industry remains strong for a long time to come.”
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Senator Banks Introduces Bill to Prevent Tariff Evasion
Last week, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Axing Nonmarket Tariff Evasion (ANTE) Act.
“Communist China shouldn’t be able to dodge U.S. tariffs by slapping a ‘Made in Mexico’ label on their products. My bill closes loopholes and stops the CCP from cheating American workers and manufacturers.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.