The U.S. Senate on April 16 passed a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT), Todd Young (R-IN), and 61 of their colleagues to establish April 20-28 as National Park Week. “Montana is home to some of the Read more…
To ensure the resilience and efficiency of America’s ammunition manufacturing supply chain, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on April 18 sponsored bicameral legislation that would require a report on the nation’s supply of nitrocellulose, the main ingredient for gunpowder. “As Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday led 44 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus curiae brief opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) so-called “Good Neighbor” rule, a plan that Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined 36 of their Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a fair and unbiased review of oil and gas mergers. In a March Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and 45 U.S. Senate Republicans want to rescind national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) recently set by the Biden administration. The senators on March 14 proposed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution sponsored by U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Steve Daines (R-MT) on March 7 joined their Republican colleagues to introduce a resolution that expresses opposition to congressional spending on earmarks. “Earmarks represent the worst of Congress,” Sen. Daines said. “They are slimy Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined 31 fellow Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind a recently finalized rule under the Clean Air Act that they say will harm domestic manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, construction, mining, and aggregate Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) denounced what she called an anti-coal decision announced last week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA plans to remove existing gas plants from a proposed regulation to cut emissions from power plants. The Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and 24 of their Republican colleagues urged the Biden administration to end its “shortsighted” pause on all new or pending applications to export liquified natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade Agreement countries. Read more…
Repeated delays from the U.S. Department of Education in rolling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program have left students and schools in limbo for the upcoming school year, according to U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Dec. 7 led eight of his Republican colleagues in offering legislation to ensure that the United States maintains and grows its energy independence. “Now more than ever, energy security is national security,” Sen. Daines Read more…
As Israel continues to battle Iranian-backed Hamas, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and their Republican colleagues want to know why the Biden administration recently decided to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. “Your administration has inadvisably taken steps Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and his colleagues are concerned that a directive issued by President Joe Biden calling for additional federal steps to be taken to restore salmon and other native fish populations in the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia River Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined a bipartisan contingent of 32 lawmakers in urging the United Nations (UN) to designate and sanction Iran-backed Hamas as a terrorist organization. “There are multiple consequences of the UN Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Nov. 9 proposed legislation that would streamline the hiring process for federal skilled wildfire firefighting personnel and support personnel. “Year after year, our Montana communities are devastated by wildfires and our brave firefighters’ response Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined more than a dozen of their Senate Republican colleagues in offering legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fingerprint non-citizen minors entering Read more…
The permitting process for U.S. energy, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure projects would be streamlined and reformed under legislation introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Steve Daines (R-MT). Sen. Cassidy on Oct. 31 sponsored the Revising and Read more…
Consistent shortcomings, unmet staffing needs, lack of oversight, and long-standing deficiencies at the Indian Health Service (IHS) prompted U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and several of his Republican colleagues to offer remedial legislation. “For too long the IHS has failed Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Steve Daines (R-MT) recently cosponsored a Republican-led bill that would prevent foreign adversaries of the United States from purchasing American land near sensitive sites. The senators on Oct. 18 introduced the Protect Our Bases Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined 28 of his colleagues last week in introducing legislation that would block an aggressive tailpipe emissions proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a plan the senator said essentially gives a mandate for the Read more…
Following work by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), Montana was selected as a Regional Tech Hub by the Economic Development Administration, a coveted designation that will lead to funding that bolsters the state’s technological industries to create jobs and strengthen Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) unveiled legislation on Oct. 18 that would authorize $6 billion of confiscated assets from Iran to be reallocated for Israel to use for its defense against Hamas militants. “As the Iranian-backed terror group Hamas continues Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) recently led more than 40 of his Republican colleagues in opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to reinstate public-utility regulations on the internet. The FCC on Thursday voted to approve a notice of proposed Read more…
U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) on Oct. 17 joined several Republicans in introducing legislation that would prohibit the importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Venezuela and Iran. Sen. Hoeven signed on as one Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Steve Daines (R-MT) joined five of their GOP colleagues on the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in calling on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to quickly and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined nine of his Republican colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to immediately convene the G7 nations and take coordinated action to further isolate Iran with severe sanctions for backing the terrorist group Hamas, which Read more…
With Iran reportedly backing the Hamas attack on Israel, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) this week led 19 of her Republican colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to immediately freeze the accounts in Qatar containing $6 billion in Iranian funds Read more…
The U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Sept. 28 amended and advanced a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) that would ensure all legal businesses, including energy companies, firearm manufacturers, and cannabis businesses, have Read more…
If the federal government shuts down during fiscal year 2024, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wants to ensure America’s military service members get paid. “Our military service members dedicate their lives to their country and the least we can do Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Sept. 21 joined 15 of his Republican colleagues in offering a bill that aims to bolster oversight of science and technology agreements between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “Montanans Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently offered legislation that would prevent the Biden administration from finalizing three proposed rules to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973. “I am proud to continue fighting for common-sense proposals to improve wildlife recovery Read more…
The continued service interruptions across Montana by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) must end, says U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), who called on USPS to hire more workers. “To be clear, I am grateful for the dedicated staff who are Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on Sept. 14 joined several of his Republican colleagues to propose legislation that would authorize several avenues for securing America’s borders, including restarting construction of the border wall between Texas and Mexico. “I’ve traveled to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Thune (R-SD), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) joined 24 U.S. Senate Republicans to propose a bill clarifying that the prohibition against using federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to sports clubs, teams, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and several of his fellow Republicans urged the Biden administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to issue a nationwide stay of the effective date of its Section 1071 rule for all credit unions and FDIC-insured Read more…
A joint resolution offered on Sept. 5 by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John Thune (R-SD) would overturn the Biden administration’s income-driven repayment rule, which is designed to forgive specific higher education student loans. President Joe Biden on June Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) contends that airports in his home state of Montana would be burdened by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee screening policy that he says should be revoked. The “ill-conceived requirements” recently issued in the TSA’s Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined several of his Republican colleagues in requesting that the Biden administration answer questions about the approximately $6 billion in frozen assets it released to Iran in exchange for five American prisoners. “While we firmly Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a joint resolution disapproving of the final Circumvention of Lawful Pathways rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Executive Officer for Immigration Review. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) is working to expand public access to private lands for hunting, fishing, and other types of recreation with the recent introduction of a bill that would strengthen the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) joined several Republican senators in sending a letter to Biden administration officials urging the withdrawal of a plan to block funding for hunting and archery programs in elementary and secondary schools. In April, the U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led 38 of her Republican colleagues in requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw its Clean Power Plan 2.0 proposal, arguing that the plan is unlawful and would exacerbate an energy shortage Read more…
Recently introduced bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) aims to encourage Americans to save money toward retirement. “America is the land of opportunity, and our bipartisan bill will help protect and preserve the American dream for Montanans Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently proposed legislation that would prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from mandating that large commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce be equipped with a speed limiting device. “Montana truckers play an Read more…
The U.S. submarine industrial base must be bolstered as the U.S. works to fulfill the terms of the historic Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) partnership, according to U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Susan Collins (R-ME). The lawmakers led 23 of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently led more than 90 of his colleagues in introducing a bipartisan bill that would make the qualified business income deduction permanent under federal law. Specifically, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, H.R. 4721, which Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), along with U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), on July 26 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that calls for the immediate release of U.S. citizen and teacher Marc Fogel, who has been Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) led 17 of her Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would exclude air emissions from animal waste at farms from federal emergency notification requirements. Specifically, S. 2430 would clarify that the Emergency Planning and Community Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined a Republican contingent of lawmakers to offer legislation that includes five bills addressing higher education costs, including one sponsored by Sen. Cassidy to increase college transparency. “Our federal higher education financing system contributes more Read more…
U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Monday proposed bicameral legislation that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing a recently proposed rule that they say would force the closure of coal- Read more…