Steve Daines

Legislative record

Steve Daines has served in Congress since 2013: in the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015, and in the Senate since 2015. Congress.gov lists 645 bills and resolutions sponsored and 2,542 cosponsored by Steve Daines.

Sponsored

645

Cosponsored

2,542

Terms in Congress

• House · MT — 2013–2015
• Senate · MT — 2015–now

Recently sponsored bills

• S. 5616 (119th Congress) — ADAPT Act
  Introduced Sep 30, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
• S. 1547 (119th Congress) — America the Beautiful Act
  Introduced May 1, 2025
  Latest action (Jun 17, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.
• S. 2715 (119th Congress) — FAIR Act of 2025
  Introduced Sep 4, 2025
  Latest action (Sep 4, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
• S. 5048 (119th Congress) — Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
  Introduced Jul 21, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
• S. 4992 (119th Congress) — 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.
  Introduced Jul 15, 2026
  Latest action (Jul 15, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
• S.Res. 837 (119th Congress) — A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
  Introduced Aug 6, 2026
  Latest action (Aug 6, 2026): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
• S.Res. 816 (119th Congress) — 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.
  Introduced Jul 23, 2026
  Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4790)
• S.Res. 795 (119th Congress) — A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
  Introduced Jun 24, 2026
  Latest action (Jun 24, 2026): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3194-3195; text: CR S3218-3219)

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress), updated Oct 31, 2026. Counts cover all Congresses on record.

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