Steve Daines
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Daines has a recorded vote on 38 laws that passed.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 38 came to a recorded vote in the Senate while Daines is a member. The rest passed the Senate by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Daines votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Rescissions Act of 2025, which cancelled about $9 billion in approved spending; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Daines votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the Senate in that time. Daines votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Daines votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Daines votes the same way as most Senate Republicans on all 38 of these Yes and No votes.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 1 law.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
1 excerpt
- Public Law 119-113September 28, 2026
Daines, Downing Bill Protecting Rural Water Infrastructure Signed by President Trump, Officially Law
“I’m proud that the President has signed my bill, H.R. 7250, into law. This legislation will help keep critical water projects moving forward and provide greater certainty for families and communities across northeastern Montana.”
Member-requested spending
Member-requested spending: none found in the 4 laws read so far.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Daines's campaign reports receiving $4,728,811.11 and reports spending $3,872,916.55, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number S2MT00096as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S2MT00096as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $4,728,811.11 | $1,682,254.18 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $3,872,916.55 | $669,095.42 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $2,614,137.48 | $1,758,242.92 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $44,813.08 | $44,813.08 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number S2MT00096as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S2MT00096as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $1,170,912.34 | $460,895.94 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $204,177.54 | $128,067.61 |
| Other political committees | $1,352,050.00 | $693,800.00 |
| Party committees | $62,000.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- DAINES MONTANA VICTORY COMMITTEE Joint fundraising committee · 2024 · FEC committee C00506865
- STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00491357
- DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND Joint fundraising committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00571596
- DAINES VICTORY COMMITTEE Joint fundraising committee · 2024 · FEC committee C00615807
- BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00542027
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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Where this comes from
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