Press Releases

Says much more work remains on commonsense management reforms  U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after securing forest management and wildfire funding reforms in the omnibus appropriations bill. While much more remains to be done, the package includes many of Daines’ priorities to restore local control and better protect Montanans from wildfires. The funding bill reverses the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Cottonwood decision, which Daines has long fought for, as well as Daines-led initiatives to reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) project planning process, expand tree and brush clearings, reform vegetation management around power

U.S. SENATE — Today, the U.S. Senate passed Senator Steve Daines’ bill, the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, which eliminates federal liability protections for websites that knowingly assist, support or facilitate online sex trafficking. It also allows state Attorneys General to prosecute websites that violate federal sex trafficking laws. The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “In the era of technology, sex traffickers commit unthinkable crimes just by turning their phone on,” said Daines. “With the passage of this bill, we will crackdown on criminals who are trafficking children and better protect our communities.”

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement in anticipation of a Senate vote on S.J.Res.54, a joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. The vote will take place at 4:15 p.m. ET. “For far too long U.S. troops have been involved in Yemen’s domestic conflict without congressional authorization or direction,” said Daines. “This resolution rightly asserts the power and duty given to Congress in the Constitution and ensures that our country fully weighs the circumstances in Yemen

March 20th is National Agriculture Day  U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Vice President Mike Pence and United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today recognized farmers and ranchers across the nation on National Agriculture Day. The event took place at the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.   Download video HERE. “Today, on National Ag Day, I recognize Montana’s farmers and ranchers who put food on tables across Montana, our nation and around the world,” said Daines. “It was an honor to celebrate Montana’s number one economic driver, agriculture, with Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny

Daines’ bill targets tax schemers manipulating conservation program U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released data showing that more than 1,500 investment advisers facilitated the erroneous payout of more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to their clients by manipulating a program intended to incentivize conservation. Daines recently sponsored the bipartisan Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act, legislation that would crackdown on the 1,500 investment advisers whose actions threaten the long-term sustainability of the Charitable Conservation Easement Program, a critical conservation program used in Montana. “Protecting and appreciating our outdoors is part of Montanans’

U.S. Senate – Today, during a hearing in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senator Steve Daines’ bill, the Mitigating METH Act, received broad support from tribal leaders.   “We are facing a methamphetamine epidemic in Montana,” said Daines. “I will continue to take action to stop this terrible drug from taking lives and ripping apart communities.”     Watch video HERE.? Download video HERE.  The Mitigating the Methamphetamine Epidemic and Promoting Tribal Health Act, also known as the Mitigating METH Act, takes steps to combat methamphetamine use across Montana and strengthen Indian tribes’ ability to fight this epidemic by making tribes, like states, directly eligible for funding authorized

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of rolling back Dodd-Frank regulations.   To watch the video click HERE. To download the video click HERE. “Dodd-Frank has suffocated Montana’s rural banks and credit unions and ultimately, the Montana customers who use these banks and credit unions have been hit the hardest. I wasn’t here in 2010 when this bill was passed – but I’m really happy to be here now to help undo some of the damage caused to our rural communities,” said Daines. Since the passage of Dodd-Frank, the number of state-chartered banks

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Greg Gianforte today announced academy nominee Gabriella Gerving’s offer of appointment to the Air Force Academy. Gabby is from Whitehall, Montana. Gabby is a senior at James I. O’Neill High School in New York where her father is an Army Lieutenant Colonel temporarily assigned as an instructor at West Point. She is the squadron commander at her Junior Reserve Office Training Corps (JROTC) unit and the varsity team captain on her cross country team.  “Gabby has already demonstrated herself as a successful leader through her participation in JROTC,” said Daines. “I know her leadership philosophy,

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester and Congressman Greg Gianforte today announced academy nominee Claudia Downing’s offer of appointment to the Air Force Academy. Claudia is a senior at Helena High School. She runs varsity cross country and track, as well as is a student journalist. “As an exceptional student athlete and aspiring aviator, Claudia has a lot to offer the Air Force Academy,” said Daines. “Her talents and commitment to service set her apart from her peers and I look forward to seeing where her career will take her.” “Claudia has proven herself to be an outstanding student and