Steve Daines, R-MT
Steve Daines is a Republican Senator from Montana.
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The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.
- sjres58-119 - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
- sjres61-119 - 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".
- s2704-119 - A bill to amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to increase transparency and accountability regarding the operations of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. (aka CDFI Fund Transparency Act)
- sconres4-119 - A concurrent resolution expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United States rejoin this historic declaration.
- s1912-119 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand access to the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include certain veterans seeking mental health or substance-use services, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Veteran Community Care Act)
- s1175-119 - A bill to amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, and for other purposes. (aka Small County PILT Parity Act)
- s3671-119 - A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds, and for other purposes. (aka Increasing Investor Opportunities Act)
- s3486-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention. (aka Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act)
- s205-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome. (aka Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act)
- s1858-119 - A bill to require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays.
- s4314-119 - A bill to amend the John H. Chaffee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood to increase the maximum education and training voucher amount, provide greater support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education, and expand education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care, and for other purposes. (aka Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act of 2026)
- s274-119 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws relating to the payment of certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that are affected by death, and for other purposes. (aka Next of Kin Collections Protection Act of 2025)
- s4752-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information, and for other purposes.
- s2461-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes. (aka Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025)
- s479-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes. (aka New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2025)
- s5048-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes. (aka Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act)
- s362-119 - A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
- s159-119 - A bill to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes. (aka Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act)
- s1567-119 - A bill to reauthorize and reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. (aka Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025)
- s4041-119 - A bill to reauthorize the Cooperative Watershed Management Program, and for other purposes. (aka Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026)
- s763-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. (aka Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025)
- s1159-119 - A bill to make aliens who are holders of a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority ineligible for visas, admission, or parole into the United States. (aka GAZA Act)
- s309-119 - A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students. (aka A PLUS Act)
- s2577-119 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the right of members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States and First Nations individuals in Canada to cross the borders of the United States. (aka McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act)
- s45-119 - A bill to reduce a portion of the annual pay of Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which does not provide for a balanced budget, and for other purposes. (aka Balanced Budget Accountability Act)
- s4838-119 - A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements. (aka Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act)
- s1547-119 - A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, and for other purposes. (aka America the Beautiful Act)
- s460-119 - A bill to promote domestic energy production, to require onshore and offshore oil and natural gas lease sales, and for other purposes. (aka Supporting Made in America Energy Act)
- s207-119 - A bill to prohibit the award of Federal funds to an institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with a student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of the institution or to employees of the institution or site, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025)
- s451-119 - A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to eliminate an administrative fee, and for other purposes. (aka Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act)
- s1696-119 - A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from issuing a rule or promulgating a regulation requiring certain commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with speed limiting devices, and for other purposes. (aka Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act)
- s3103-119 - A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of certain countries.
- s239-119 - A bill to take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, and for other purposes. (aka Crow Revenue Act)
- s808-119 - A bill to prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation. (aka Stop Russian Market Manipulation Act)
- s3527-119 - A bill to release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes. (aka Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act)
- s3940-119 - A bill to amend the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to testify before Congress, and for other purposes. (aka Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act)
- s4992-119 - A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to issue guidance relating to the review of applications for alteration or temporary or permanent occupation or use of certain hydropower projects, and for other purposes.
- s1020-119 - A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
- s241-119 - A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes. (aka Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025)
- s213-119 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income. (aka Main Street Tax Certainty Act)
- s240-119 - A bill to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. (aka Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025)
- s3409-119 - A bill to reaffirm that the Bureau of Reclamation retains exclusive ownership, operational control, and financial responsibility for the Lower Yellowstone Fish Bypass Channel, ensuring long-term conservation of the endangered pallid sturgeon and other native aquatic species in the Yellowstone River while protecting the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project and District from undue financial and operational burdens, and for other purposes. (aka Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act)
- s3635-119 - A bill to reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000. (aka Fort Peck Water System Reauthorization Act)
- s3064-119 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate access to non-opioid pain management drugs for chronic pain conditions under part D of the Medicare program. (aka Relief of Chronic Pain Act of 2025)
- s3834-119 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. (aka Expanded Telehealth Access Act)
- s537-119 - A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025)
- s2715-119 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals with approved medical residency training programs to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services certain information regarding osteopathic and allopathic candidates for such programs. (aka Fair Access In Residency Act of 2025)
- s1967-119 - A bill to amend the Stored Communications Act to include Tribal courts as courts of competent jurisdiction, to amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to confer Tribal jurisdiction over controlled substances, related offenses, and firearms, and for other purposes. (aka PROTECT Act of 2025)
- s137-119 - A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries, and for other purposes. (aka FIND Act)
- s704-119 - A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. (aka Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025)
- s4489-119 - A bill to authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes. (aka Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act)
- sres232-119 - A resolution designating May 2025 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
- sres589-119 - A resolution congratulating the Montana State University football team for winning the 2025 Division I Football Championship Subdivision Championship.
- sres746-119 - A resolution designating May 2026 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
- sres180-119 - A resolution designating the week of April 19 through April 27, 2025, as "National Park Week".
- sres798-119 - A resolution designating June 2026 as "Great Outdoors Month".
- sres816-119 - A resolution honoring 35 years of independence for the countries of Central Asia and recognizing the importance of the United States growing relationship with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- sres837-119 - A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
- sres459-119 - A resolution honoring the strategic importance of the C5+1 diplomatic platform and recognizing the deepening partnership between the United States and the nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- sres200-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".
- sres787-119 - A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
- sres319-119 - A resolution recognizing and celebrating 100 years of quantum mechanics.
- sres726-119 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".
- sres795-119 - A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- sres279-119 - A resolution designating June 2025 as "Great Outdoors Month".
Vote Summary
The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.
See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.
All Votes
Steve Daines has cast 890 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.
Nomination Votes
Steve Daines has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.