Press Releases

Fogel, A Schoolteacher, Has Montana Ties U.S. Senator Steve Daines today commended the U.S. State Department for finally heeding his calls to designate U.S. citizen Marc Fogel as “wrongfully detained” by the Russian government and renewed his demand for Fogel to be immediately released. Fogel has family in Montana and is currently serving a 12-year sentence of hard labor in a Russian prison for possession of marijuana. “Marc Fogel just spent his fourth Christmas serving an unjust 14-year sentence of hard labor in a Russian prison because he was ‘convicted’ of outrageous drug trafficking charges,” said Daines. “The State Department finally acknowledged what we have always

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced his committee assignments for the 119th Congress. Daines will serve on the U.S. Senate Committees on Finance, Foreign Relations, Energy and Natural Resources, and Indian Affairs. “It’s an honor to serve Montanans in the U.S. Senate and I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues on these crucial committees to fight for our Montana way of life. President Trump received a mandate from the American people, and with these committee assignments I’ll be working to enact the President’s agenda to unleash American energy, cut taxes, open overseas markets for Montana farmers and ranchers, improve America’s relationships abroad, bring

Thanks President Trump for Eliminating Wasteful Spending in Monstrous Bill U.S. Senator Steve Daines today voted on the Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded through March 14, 2025. Download Daines’ video statement HERE. “I was firmly opposed to the over 1,500-page monstrosity before President Trump stepped in to eliminate egregious provisions and cut over 1,300 pages, including stopping a pay raise for Congress,” said Daines. “With President Trump’s help, we ensured that our troops get paid over the holidays, secured a year-long Farm Bill extension to provide certainty for Montana farmers and ranchers, and provided critical funding to repair the St. Mary’s siphons.”

U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that the U.S. Senate unanimously passed several of his bipartisan outdoors bills, which will now head to the President’s desk. The bills support gateway communities, address challenges facing national parks and public lands, streamline the process for issuing special recreation permits for accessing public lands, and address housing needs in rural communities. “I’m proud to see my bipartisan bills pass the U.S. Senate and head to the president’s desk to be signed into law. This package includes major wins for Montana’s beautiful public lands and I’ll always keep fighting for more ways to protect our

Senate Democrats Blocked Daines’ Bill U.S. Senator Steve Daines today took to the Senate floor to pass his “Crow Revenue Act” which would protect 100 Montana jobs, fix long-standing inholdings on the Crow Reservation, provide revenue to the Crow Tribe and help ensure the Bull Mountains Mine continues to operate. Senate Democrats blocked Daines’ bill from passing. Watch Daines’ remarks on the Senate floor HERE. “With only days left in the 118th Congress I come to the floor to fight for my rural Montana communities. “My…Crow Revenue Act, is a win-win-win for Montana and one that cannot wait any longer. “The bill is simple.

U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today on the Montana Supreme Court’s ruling in Held v. Montana: “Today’s ruling by the Montana Supreme Court is egregious. The Court is once again legislating from the bench. This decision will gut Governor Gianforte’s made-in-Montana energy policy, crush energy production and stifle economic development in Montana,”said Daines.

Bill Includes Pay Raise for Troops, Travel Reimbursement for National Guard and Reserve Servicemembers, Support for the Mission at Malmstrom, Funding for Tech Hubs, Rip and Replace Program U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that several of his legislative priorities passed out of the Senate in the “National Defense Authorization Act” (NDAA), including a pay raise for troops, Daines’ effort to reimburse Reserve and National Guard troops for travel expenses, critical funding for the mission at Malmstrom, construction authorizations for the Montana National Guard, and additional funds for Daines’ bill to support Tech Hubs and Daines’ bill to fully fund the