Steve
Daines

Daines has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.

• 01
  Supports expanded telehealth access for patientsDaines has sponsored multiple bills to broaden telehealth coverage. The Expanded Telehealth Access Act (S.3834) and the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 (S.763) both address the availability of remote health services. The reintroduction of these measures across multiple Congresses indicates a sustained focus on telehealth as a health-care delivery mechanism.
• 02
  Sponsors legislation on abortion and reproductive policyDaines sponsored the Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025 (S.207), which addresses abortion-related policy at federally funded colleges and universities, and the Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act (S.205), which addresses abortion of fetuses diagnosed with Down syndrome. He also sponsored SCONRES.4, a concurrent resolution expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on reproductive health.
• 03
  Promotes public lands access and conservationDaines sponsored the America the Beautiful Act (S.1547), which has drawn more than 50 cosponsors and addresses conservation of public lands and waters. He also sponsored the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025 (S.704), which supports voluntary programs opening private lands for public outdoor recreation, and the Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act (S.3527), addressing conservation specific to Montana.
• 04
  Supports small-business and federal tax certaintyDaines sponsored the Main Street Tax Certainty Act (S.213), which has attracted 45 cosponsors and addresses the pass-through business income deduction established in the 2017 tax law, seeking to make that deduction permanent. He also sponsored the Balanced Budget Accountability Act (S.45) and a constitutional balanced budget amendment (SJRES.58), both addressing federal fiscal discipline.
• 05
  Addresses veterans' care and tribal community issuesDaines sponsored legislation to rename a Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic (S.3285), which was enacted into law, and the Protecting Veteran Community Care Act (S.1912), addressing veteran access to community health services. He also sponsored the Crow Revenue Act (S.239), addressing fiscal matters related to the Crow Tribe of Montana, and the FIND Act (S.137), addressing missing and murdered Indigenous persons.