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U.S. SENATE

Steve Daines

RepublicanMontanaOutgoing · currently serving

Sworn into the Senate on Source

What they said 11

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (11)Campaign (5)In office (4)Unresolved period (2)
Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Support more active forest management to reduce wildfire risk

AI-assisted summary

Steve Daines agreed with President Trump’s push for more active forest management, which Trump described as part of a plan to reduce large wildfires. The report connects that approach to a December executive order promoting active management of forests.

Context: The report does not specify which forest-management practices Daines supported or describe a separate proposal from him.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Public safety & firearms

Protect interstate firearm travel under the Firearm Owners Protection Act

AI-assisted summary

Steve Daines introduced a bill to clarify that transporting a firearm across state lines can include staying overnight in temporary lodging and stopping for food, fuel, or vehicle maintenance. The bill would also protect law-abiding gun owners from arrest under local laws on possessing, transporting, or carrying firearms unless there is probable cause.

Context: The passage describes the bill as newly introduced; it does not say it was enacted.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Advance the bipartisan Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act

AI-assisted summary

Steve Daines and Senator Dianne Feinstein called for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to schedule a hearing as soon as possible on their bipartisan Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act. The request aimed to bring the bill before the committee for consideration during severe wildfires in California and Montana.

Context: The passage does not describe the bill’s specific policy provisions.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environmentEconomy, taxes & work

Extend the refined-coal tax credit

AI-assisted summary

Steve Daines supported extending the federal tax credit for refined coal, which is screened or pre-treated to lower pollutants when burned. He said the extension would support refined-coal production and energy jobs, including at Colstrip, and reduce emissions.

Context: The source does not specify the proposed extension’s duration or terms.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Healthcare

Cap out-of-pocket Medicare Part D costs

AI-assisted summary

Steve Daines supports the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, a bipartisan proposal that would cap annual out-of-pocket costs for seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D. The measure was described as a Senate Finance Committee proposal, not as an enacted law.

Context: The passage does not specify the proposed cap amount or when it would take effect.

While serving · Original date not established
Healthcare

Oppose abortion clinics in national parks

AI-assisted summary

Steve Daines opposes the administration’s consideration of setting up abortion clinics in national parks. He says he will continue to stand up for life.

Context: The statement describes this as a plan the administration was considering; it does not establish that the plan was adopted or specify its details.

While serving · Original date not established
Healthcare

Oppose taxpayer funding for abortion-related travel across state lines

AI-assisted summary

Steve Daines opposes the administration’s consideration of using taxpayer dollars to fund travel across state lines for abortions. He describes the proposal as part of an effort to promote abortion.

Context: The statement says the administration was considering this plan; it does not establish that the plan was adopted or specify its details.

While serving · Original date not established
Healthcare

Oppose federal action to require states to allow abortion pills

AI-assisted summary

Steve Daines opposes the Biden administration’s plan, as he characterizes it, to force states to allow abortion pills. He argues that states and their elected representatives should decide abortion laws.

Context: The statement describes the administration’s plan as Daines characterizes it; it does not specify the proposed federal mechanism.

While serving · Original date not established
VeteransHealthcare

Support the Honoring Our PACT Act for veterans affected by toxic exposure

AI-assisted summary

Steve Daines supported the Honoring Our PACT Act, which would recognize certain toxic exposures from the post-9/11 era and create a pathway to veterans’ health care related to those exposures. The bill would establish presumptive diseases associated with post-9/11 toxic exposures and expand the list of diseases presumed linked to Agent Orange. Daines said the measure would provide support to veterans who suffered toxic exposure while serving.

Context: The bill was proposed at the time of Daines’s statement; the source does not specify which exposures or diseases would qualify.

Date / period not established · Original date not established
Immigration

Support presidential enforcement of immigration laws

AI-assisted summary

Daines said President Donald Trump has constitutional authority to enforce immigration laws. He supports the president carrying out those laws, but did not specify an enforcement method or particular immigration policy in this statement.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.