Steve Daines

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

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Infrastructure and public investment

Daines co-sponsored Senate Resolution 666 to designate the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week."

Daines requested that the name of Senator John Barrasso from Wyoming be added as a cosponsor of S. 205, a bill to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome.

Daines requested that the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin) be added as a cosponsor of S. 137, a bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries.

Daines co-sponsored Senate Resolution 601 designating the week beginning February 2, 2026, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week."

Daines requested that the names of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) be added as cosponsors of S. 1547, a bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Daines co-sponsored S. 3697, the SAVE Moms and Babies Act, which would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit approval of new abortion drugs and impose additional regulatory requirements on previously approved abortion drugs.

Daines cosigned S. 3697, the SAVE Moms and Babies Act, which would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit approval of new abortion drugs and impose additional regulatory requirements on previously approved abortion drugs.

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

H.R. 6938

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Daines asked for the yeas and nays on the Crain nomination.

Daines requested that Senator McCormick from Pennsylvania be added as a cosponsor of S. 137, a bill to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with entities that discriminate against firearm or ammunition industries.

Daines requested that the names of Senator Cornyn of Texas and Senator Cotton of Arkansas and Senator Lujan of New Mexico be added as cosponsors of S. 137 and S. 1547, respectively.

Daines spoke in support of William W. Mercer's nomination to serve as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana and urged his Senate colleagues to vote to confirm him.

Daines stated that it takes 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate, that Republicans have 53 votes and need five Democrats to join them to pass a continuing resolution, and that three Democrats have already joined Republicans on this measure.

Daines was listed as a co-sponsor of S. 2858, a bill to improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and of S. 2859, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.

Daines asked for the yeas and nays on the Serralta nomination.

Daines introduced and requested passage of S. 1020, a bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects affected by supply chain shortages since 2020.

Daines asked for the yeas and nays on the Stevens nomination vote.

Daines requested unanimous consent to discharge the Committee on the Judiciary from further consideration of S. 1136 and proceed to its immediate consideration, then requested unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed.

Daines co-sponsored S. 1670, a bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 regarding proxy voting for passively managed funds, and co-sponsored S. 1672, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act regarding discharge permits for aerial fire control applications.