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Steve Daines

Steve Daines

R MT · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 Senate
2021–2023 Senate
2019–2021 Senate
2017–2019 Senate
2015–2017 Senate
2013–2015 House Of Representatives
71
Sponsored
325
Cosponsored
658
Votes
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Industry Impact Profile

7803 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1084), Veterans Affairs (82), Defense (57), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (9), State (6), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (219), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2)
Direct (187), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (139), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (123), Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (119), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (98), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (62), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Industries Burdened

Direct (701), Veterans Affairs (59), Defense (44), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), DHS (4), Foreign (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Homeland Security (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), HHS (2), Legislative (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (131), Space Force (1)
Direct (117), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (71), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (48), Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
51.5% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (45 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (101), DoD (34), VA (23), Executive (19) +40 more
+410
General Public (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2)
+193
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+2
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+70
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Tribal (2)
+70
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+41
Taxpayers - - +33
Immigration - -109
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
+112
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +57
Transportation +23
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+10
Financial Services +21
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28
Real Estate (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Military Housing (1)
-30

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s3302-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025

2 clauses Dec 2, 2025
Biotechnology Federal Government - Regulatory Federal Government - Oversight Healthcare Consumers

s1260-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To reform rural housing programs, and for other purposes.

22 clauses Apr 2, 2025
Tribal Governments Credit Intermediation Social Advocacy Organizations Residential Housing

s423-119

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To protect regular order for budgeting for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Federal Government - Veterans Affairs Market Research and Public Opinion Polling Legislative Branch Veterans Services Recipients

s382-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

28 clauses Feb 4, 2025
General Public Government Agency Government Government Agencies

s356-119

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

2 clauses Feb 3, 2025
State/Local Government Federal Government - USDA

s331-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

HALT Fentanyl Act

23 clauses Jan 30, 2025
Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools Drug Trafficking / Pharmaceutical Industry Federal Government Biotechnology Research

s334-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 30, 2025
Religious & Social Advocacy Groups Federal Government Programs International Health & Development NGOs Medical Research Institutions

s292-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.

8 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Agriculture General Public Federal Government

s161-119

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules relating to the testing procedures used under the New Car Assessment Program of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jan 21, 2025
Government Agencies Automotive Industry Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Testing Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

s129-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the application of the income tax on qualified tips through a deduction allowed to all individual taxpayers, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Personal Care Services Accommodation and Food Services Government Administration

s5-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 6, 2025
General Public Government Administration Corrections & Detention

s2781-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Sep 13, 2023
General Public Environmental Services State & Local Government Federal Government

s2231-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 11, 2023
Scientific Research Consumers Nonprofit - Health Services State Government - Health

s1987-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.

26 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Tribal Government Federal Government General Public Agriculture

s1570-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 11, 2023
Federal Government - Legislative Consumers Federal Government - Homeland Security Investigation and Security Services

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