Scorecard

Steve Daines' Scorecard

98 out of 133 actions aligned with America First Foundation positions.

Total Score

F

Immigration

C+

Foreign Policy

F

Trade

C

Bills That Affected This Grade

S. 4873 • June 23, 2026

Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 2 • June 5, 2026

Secure America Act

This act provides $70 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through FY2029 for immigration enforcement, border security, and related activities.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Voted Yea

Aligned

S. 3855 • Feb. 12, 2026

United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Unified Research, and Enhanced Security (FUTURES) Act of 2026

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 3606 • Jan. 8, 2026

Fraud Accountability Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3237 • Nov. 20, 2025

Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3103 • Nov. 4, 2025

A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of certain countries.

This bill addresses trade between the United States and covered countries. Under this bill, a covered country is any country excluding Belarus, Cuba, and North Korea. Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to determine that Section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 (commonly known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment) does not apply to a covered country.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Not Aligned

S.J.Res. 88 • Oct. 30, 2025

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

This joint resolution terminates the national emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump on April 2, 2025, which imposed a 10% tariff on most imports to the United States and additional duties on specified trading partners.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Voted Nay

Aligned

S.J.Res. 81 • Oct. 28, 2025

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.

This joint resolution terminates the national emergency that was declared by President Donald J. Trump in an executive order on July 30, 2025, that also imposed an additional 40% tariff on certain imports from Brazil based on the emergency declaration.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Voted Nay

Aligned

S. 2577 • July 31, 2025

McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Not Aligned

S.J.Res. 37 • Apr. 2, 2025

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

This joint resolution terminates the national emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump on February 1, 2025, which imposed an additional 25% tariff on most imports from Canada (except for Canadian energy or energy resources, which have an additional 10% tariff).

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Voted Nay

Aligned

S. 1159 • Mar. 26, 2025

GAZA Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Aligned

S. 808 • Feb. 27, 2025

Stop Russian Market Manipulation Act

This bill prohibits the importation of specified minerals from Russia. Specifically, the bill prohibits the importation of platinum, palladium, braggite, rhodium, ruthenium, nickel, cooper, or zinc if the mineral is (1) produced in Russia or by a Russian entity; or (2) determined to have been exchanged with, swapped for, or otherwise obtained in lieu of…

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Aligned

S. 707 • Feb. 25, 2025

No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act

This bill makes a state or political subdivision of a state ineligible for any federal funds that the jurisdiction intends to use to benefit non-U.S. nationals (i.e., aliens under federal law) who are unlawfully present if the jurisdiction withholds information about citizenship or immigration status or does not cooperate with immigration detainers.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 554 • Feb. 12, 2025

United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

This bill requires or authorizes certain actions to increase defense-related cooperation between the United States and Israel. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a cooperative program, with the concurrence of Israel's Ministry of Defense (MOD), to develop and deploy advanced technologies for countering unmanned…

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 556 • Feb. 12, 2025

Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 481 • Feb. 6, 2025

Securing our Border Act

This bill addresses issues concerning border security and immigration, including by transferring unobligated funds from the Internal Revenue Service to certain border-related projects.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 334 • Jan. 30, 2025

American Values Act

This bill expands restrictions on using U.S. foreign assistance to pay for or promote abortions, involuntary sterilizations, or other related activities.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 212 • Jan. 23, 2025

POLICE Act of 2025

Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2025 or the POLICE Act of 2025 This bill makes assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense. Specifically, the bill makes deportable any non-U.S.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 226 • Jan. 23, 2025

A bill to require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, and for other purposes.

No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act This bill requires the Department of State to develop and implement a strategy to discourage foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material support to the Taliban, including by using U.S.-provided foreign assistance to discourage countries and organizations from providing such…

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 179 • Jan. 22, 2025

FARM Act

Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM Act This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). It also requires CFIUS to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 159 • Jan. 21, 2025

Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

This bill requires (1) the Department of State to designate Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and any foreign person who is a member, agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by…

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 5 • Jan. 20, 2025

Laken Riley Act

This act requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Voted Yea

Aligned

S. 112 • Jan. 16, 2025

Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 84 • Jan. 14, 2025

Sarah's Law

This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 92 • Jan. 14, 2025

Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act

This bill prohibits the United States from becoming a party to a World Health Organization (WHO) agreement related to strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response except pursuant to a treaty made under Article II, Section 2, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution (which requires that two-thirds of Senators present concur with the treaty).

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 72 • Jan. 13, 2025

Justice for Jocelyn Act

This bill limits Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) Alternatives to Detention program, which supervises non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) subject to removal who are released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 52 • Jan. 9, 2025

End Child Trafficking Now Act

This bill imposes restrictions related to adult non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) being admitted into the United States with a minor.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 53 • Jan. 9, 2025

PRINTS Act

Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension Act or the PRINTS Act This bill addresses migrant minor children entering the United States.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 5303 • Nov. 13, 2024

Stand with Israel Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 5291 • Sept. 25, 2024

Visa Integrity Preservation Act of 2024

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3187 • Sept. 19, 2024

Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023

This bill requires various reports on immigration, particularly regarding individuals paroled into the United States. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection must monthly publish details on non-U.S.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 5050 • Sept. 12, 2024

A bill to prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation.

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Aligned

S. 4937 • Aug. 1, 2024

Defending American Sovereignty in Global Pandemics Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 4779 • July 25, 2024

PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2024

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 4818 • July 25, 2024

Safeguarding Americans From Extremist Risk (SAFER) at the Border Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Aligned

S. 4689 • July 11, 2024

Justice for Jocelyn Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 4558 • June 17, 2024

Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S.J.Res. 94 • June 5, 2024

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule.

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 4364 • May 16, 2024

Reshape Alternatives to Detention Act of 2024

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 4337 • May 15, 2024

Israel Security Assistance Support Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 4311 • May 9, 2024

No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2024

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 1271 • Apr. 9, 2024

FEND Off Fentanyl Act

Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence Off Fentanyl Act or the FEND Off Fentanyl Act This bill requires or authorizes various actions, including sanctions, targeting foreign persons (individuals and entities) engaged in trafficking of fentanyl and other illicit opioids.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3049 • Apr. 9, 2024

Revoke Iranian Funding Act of 2023

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 3923 • Mar. 12, 2024

Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3933 • Mar. 12, 2024

Laken Riley Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U. S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 2824 • Jan. 11, 2024

Secure the Border Act of 2023

This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility. For example, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border; provides statutory authorization for Operation Stonegarden, which provides grants to law…

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3531 • Dec. 14, 2023

Protect American Gun Exporters Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3491 • Dec. 13, 2023

No Tax Dollars for the United Nations Climate Agenda Act

This bill prohibits using federal agency funds to make contributions to or for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or the Green Climate Fund.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3192 • Nov. 1, 2023

Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 3197 • Nov. 1, 2023

Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2023

This bill establishes an Iran Sanctions Enforcement Fund to pay expenses relating to seizures and forfeitures of Iranian property and provides statutory authority for the Export Enforcement Coordination Center, which is in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and investigates and prosecutes violations of U.S. export control laws.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 3132 • Oct. 25, 2023

Where Are The Terrorists Now Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3077 • Oct. 18, 2023

Protect Our Bases Act of 2023

This bill revises the authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review the national security implications of foreign real estate transactions.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3081 • Oct. 18, 2023

Fortify Israel Act

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 3052 • Oct. 17, 2023

GAZA Act

Guaranteeing Aggressors Zero Admission Act or the GAZA Act This bill makes a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who holds a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority ineligible for admission to the United States.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Aligned

S. 3053 • Oct. 17, 2023

Preempting Misguided Appeasement and Financing of Destabilizing Regimes Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas from Venezuela and Iran. The prohibition does not apply to those products seized by the U.S. government for violations of sanctions.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3064 • Oct. 17, 2023

U.N. Anti-Terrorism Accountability Act of 2023

No official summary yet.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 3041 • Oct. 16, 2023

A bill to reinstate certain sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.

This bill reinstates any statutory sanctions against Iran that had been waived, reduced, or otherwise relieved pursuant to any agreement between the United States and Iran.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 2894 • Sept. 21, 2023

Science and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of State to notify Congress regarding science and technology agreements with China. Any existing agreement is revoked unless the State Department notifies Congress regarding the agreement no later than 60 days after enactment of this bill.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 2748 • Sept. 7, 2023

A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

This bill authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (i.e., normal trade relations treatment) to products of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S.J.Res. 41 • July 27, 2023

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Executive Officer for Immigration Review relating to "Circumvention of Lawful Pathways".

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Executive Office for Immigration Review titled Circumvention of Lawful Pathways and published on May 16, 2023. The final rule established a rebuttable presumption that a non-U.S.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 2275 • July 12, 2023

AIRSHIP Act of 2023

Asserting International Restrictions to Strategically Hinder Intelligence Programs Act of 2023 or the AIRSHIP Act of 2023 This bill imposes sanctions on specified Chinese companies and individuals.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Aligned

S. 2210 • June 22, 2023

Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

This bill restricts the President's authority to unilaterally undertake certain actions with respect to Iran and increases congressional oversight of those actions. Specifically, the President must report to Congress before terminating or waiving sanctions related to Iran or taking a licensing action that significantly alters U.S.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 1843 • June 7, 2023

End Child Trafficking Now Act

This bill imposes restrictions related to adult non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) being admitted into the United States with a minor.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1782 • May 31, 2023

Formula 3.0 Act

This bill provides duty-free treatment to certain infant formula and infant formula base powder. The bill defines infant formula base powder as a dry mixture of protein, fat, and carbohydrates that requires only the addition of vitamins and minerals in order to meet the definition of the term infant formula in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 1733 • May 18, 2023

POLICE Act of 2023

Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 or the POLICE Act of 2023 This bill makes assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense. Specifically, the bill makes deportable any non-U.S.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1637 • May 17, 2023

Combating BDS Act of 2023

This bill allows a state or local government to adopt measures to divest its assets from entities using boycotts, divestments, or sanctions to influence Israel's policies. Such measures shall meet various requirements, including those related to written notice and comment.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 1647 • May 17, 2023

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2023

This bill imposes sanctions targeting Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and any affiliate or successor groups. The President must impose sanctions on foreign persons and on agencies or instrumentalities of foreign states that knowingly provide significant support or services to or are involved in a significant transaction with a senior member or…

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S.J.Res. 18 • May 17, 2023

A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility".

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security titled Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility and published on September 9, 2022. The 2022 final rule nullified an August 14, 2019, final rule. The 2019 final rule made it more likely that a non-U.S.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Voted Yea

Aligned

S. 1479 • May 9, 2023

Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1494 • May 9, 2023

BUILD IT Act

Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas).

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

H.J.Res. 39 • May 3, 2023

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Commerce titled Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414 and published on September 16, 2022.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Voted Yea

Aligned

S. 1312 • Apr. 26, 2023

Securing our Border Act

This bill addresses issues concerning border security and immigration, including by transferring funds from the Internal Revenue Service to certain border-related projects.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1184 • Apr. 18, 2023

Sister City Transparency Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of sister city partnerships between U.S. communities and foreign communities in those countries that score below a certain level on a public sector corruption perception index.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1048 • Mar. 29, 2023

Ending the NARCOS Act of 2023

Ending the Notorious, Aggressive, and Remorseless Criminal Organizations and Syndicates Act of 2023 or the Ending the NARCOS Act of 2023 This bill designates nine specified drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 316 • Mar. 29, 2023

A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.

This bill repeals specified authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Voted Yea

Aligned

S. 685 • Mar. 7, 2023

Stopping Border Surges Act

This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers. For certain unaccompanied inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall repatriate the child.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 588 • Mar. 1, 2023

COVID Act of 2023

Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination Act of 2023 or the COVID Act of 2023 This bill requires the President to impose sanctions and take other actions related to COVID-19 if certain conditions are not met.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 472 • Feb. 16, 2023

Iran Nuclear Treaty Act

This bill requires Senate approval of certain actions with respect to Iran's nuclear program. Specifically, the bill deems any agreement reached between the President and Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program to be a treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 431 • Feb. 15, 2023

UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill makes changes to U.S. foreign policy in matters concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 444 • Feb. 15, 2023

No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

This bill establishes that any convention or agreement on pandemic-related issues reached by the World Health Assembly (WHA) pursuant to a specified negotiating body shall be deemed to be a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 422 • Feb. 14, 2023

Build the Wall Now Act

This bill resumes the construction of, and modifies the requirements for, a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must, within one day of the bill's enactment, resume any project related to the construction of such barriers (and any related infrastructure), and DHS may not cancel any contracts…

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 369 • Feb. 9, 2023

Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2023

This bill places restrictions on the purchase of certain property by a foreign person who is owned or controlled by, is acting for or on behalf of, or receives subsidies from Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 256 • Feb. 2, 2023

A bill to terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for other purposes.

This bill revokes certain waivers of sanctions relating to Iran's nuclear activity, including for (1) the modernization or redesign of the Arak reactor, and (2) the preparation or modification of centrifuge cascades at the Fordow facility. The bill also prohibits the President from issuing a new waiver relating to such activities.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 160 • Jan. 31, 2023

Sarah's Law

This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 68 • Jan. 25, 2023

FARM Act

Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM Act This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. It also requires the committee to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 4924 • Sept. 22, 2022

PUNISH Act of 2022

Preventing Underhanded and Nefarious Iranian Supported Homicides Act of 2022 or the PUNISH Act of 2022 This bill extends sanctions and national emergencies related to Iran established by specified executive orders and limits the authority of the President to waive sanctions related to Iran.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 4770 • Aug. 4, 2022

No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from using federal funds to (1) pay for an abortion except if the life of the mother is endangered or the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest, or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate any abortion.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1924 • July 14, 2022

Protecting IP Act of 2021

This bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to enforce the actions related to intellectual property outlined in the Economic and Trade Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of China (dated January 15, 2020).

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Aligned

S. 4261 • June 24, 2022

FORMULA Act

Fixing Our Regulatory Mayhem Upsetting Little Americans Act or the FORMULA Act This bill provides, for 90 days beginning on this bill's enactment, duty-free treatment to infant formula.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 4463 • June 23, 2022

A bill to terminate General License No. 8C of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury and require the application of sanctions under Executive Order 14024 to the entities listed in General License No. 8C.

This bill terminates General License No. 8C, which was issued by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control to authorize energy-related transactions involving specified Russian financial institutions. Further, the bill applies property-blocking sanctions to those Russian financial institutions listed in the license.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 4370 • June 9, 2022

Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2022

This bill revises provisions related to the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain aliens. DHS may detain an alien pending a removal decision for any length of time until the alien is subject to a final removal order.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 4343 • May 26, 2022

No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act

This bill establishes that any convention or agreement on pandemic-related issues reached by the World Health Assembly (WHA) pursuant to a specified negotiating body shall be deemed to be a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S.J.Res. 46 • May 26, 2022

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".

This joint resolution nullifies the interim final rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security and published on March 29, 2022, concerning procedures for the consideration of asylum claims and other related issues.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 4294 • May 24, 2022

BUILD IT Act

Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas).

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

H.R. 6968 • Apr. 7, 2022

Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act

This bill prohibits the importation of energy products from Russia. Specifically, the bill prohibits the importation of Russian products that are classified under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (which includes mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, and mineral waxes).

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Voted Yea

Aligned

H.R. 7108 • Apr. 7, 2022

Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act

This bill suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. It also permanently authorizes the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions based on violations of human rights. Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of Russia or Belarus.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Voted Yea

Aligned

S. 4022 • Apr. 7, 2022

A bill to codify in statute the CDC title 42 expulsion order, which suspends the right for certain aliens to enter the United States along United States land borders, until February 1, 2025.

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to prohibit, with certain exceptions, individuals from entering the United States through a coastal or land port of entry or a Border Patrol station near a U.S. land border. This prohibition shall not apply to a (1) U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, (2) member of the U.S.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3798 • Mar. 10, 2022

Preempting Misguided Appeasement and Financing of Destabilizing Regimes Act of 2022

This bill prohibits the importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas from Venezuela and Iran. The prohibition does not apply to those products seized by the U.S. government for violations of sanctions.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3694 • Feb. 17, 2022

Continuing Safe Essential Travel Across our Border Act of 2022

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from requiring any essential critical infrastructure worker to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to engage in essential travel between the United States and Mexico or between the United States and Canada.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 3463 • Jan. 18, 2022

COVID Act of 2022

Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination Act of 2022 or the COVID Act of 2022 This bill requires the President to impose sanctions and take other actions related to COVID-19 if certain conditions are not met.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3300 • Dec. 2, 2021

Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act

This bill prohibits expending federal funds for legal settlements to individuals who violated certain laws relating to the proper time and place to enter the United States, if the settlement pertains to claims based on the lawful detention of such an individual as part of a family unit after the individual's entry into the United States at the southern…

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3154 • Nov. 3, 2021

Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act

This bill prohibits using federal funds to make settlement payments to compensate any individuals for being separated from family members while detained by U.S.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Aligned

S. 3119 • Oct. 28, 2021

CRUCIAL Act of 2021

Circumspectly Reducing Unintended Consequences Impairing Alliances and Leadership Act of 2021 or the CRUCIAL Act of 2021 This bill establishes requirements relating to the President's ability to impose sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in a significant transaction with the defense or intelligence sectors of Russia's government if the…

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 3063 • Oct. 26, 2021

Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021

This bill prohibits using federal funds to establish any diplomatic facility in Jerusalem other than the U.S. Embassy to Israel.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 2878 • Sept. 28, 2021

A bill to codify in statute the establishment of the Office of Global Women's Issues and the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, and for other purposes.

This bill provides funding through FY2026 and provides statutory authority for an office and related initiatives within the Department of State to advance U.S. foreign policy concerning the status of women and girls. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for an Office of Global Women's Issues.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S.J.Res. 10 • Aug. 4, 2021

A joint resolution to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq, and for other purposes.

This joint resolution repeals specified authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 2479 • July 27, 2021

UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill makes changes to U.S. foreign policy in matters concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 65 • July 16, 2021

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

This bill imposes importation limits on goods produced using forced labor in China, especially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and imposes sanctions related to such forced labor. The Department of Homeland Security shall report to Congress a strategy for preventing the importation of goods produced in China using forced labor.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1061 • June 24, 2021

Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of State to take certain actions promoting the normalization of relations between Israel, Arab states, and other relevant countries and regions.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 2196 • June 23, 2021

Restoring Northern Border Travel Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand the list of permitted essential travel into the United States through land ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada border. Specifically, it shall be permitted essential travel to enter the United States through the U.S.-Canada land border to (1) visit a family member who is a U.S.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 2073 • June 16, 2021

Taiwan Defense Act of 2021

This bill establishes that it shall be U.S. policy to maintain the ability of the U.S. Armed Forces to defeat attempts by China to invade and seize control of Taiwan before U.S. forces can respond effectively.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 2030 • June 10, 2021

Iran Nuclear Treaty Act

This bill requires Senate approval of certain actions with respect to Iran's nuclear program. Specifically, the bill deems any agreement reached between the President and Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program to be a treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 2032 • June 10, 2021

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021

This bill modifies a program providing special immigrant visas to eligible citizens or nationals of Afghanistan who assisted U.S. efforts there and addresses related issues. The bill extends the program through 2023 and increases the number of visas available. An individual may become eligible for a visa after assisting U.S.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 1987 • June 9, 2021

Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1904 • May 27, 2021

Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2021

This bill imposes sanctions targeting Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and any affiliate or successor groups. The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of each foreign person or instrumentality that knowingly assists, provides significant support or services to, or is involved in a significant transaction with a senior member or…

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 1641 • May 13, 2021

ISRA

el Sovereignty Reassurance Act of 2021 or ISRA This bill prohibits using funds made available to the Department of State for FY2022 to implement, administer, or enforce any policy that rescinds the U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel.

AFF

Opposed

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Not Aligned

S. 1489 • Apr. 29, 2021

USTR Inspector General Act of 2021

This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Among other responsibilities, the Inspector General shall (1) conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the USTR, (2) recommend policies for preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in those…

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1503 • Apr. 29, 2021

Transparency to Rehabilitate United States Treaties with Mexico Act of 2021

or the TRUST with Mexico Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of State to report on any nonconsensual use by Mexico of information or evidence obtained under the U.S.-Mexico Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty for purposes not stated in the request for such information or evidence.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1278 • Apr. 21, 2021

Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021

This bill places restrictions on the purchase of certain property by a foreign person who is owned or controlled by, is acting for or on behalf of, or receives subsidies from Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1205 • Apr. 19, 2021

Iran Nuclear Deal Advice and Consent Act of 2021

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal—unless the President commits to submit any successor agreement to the Senate for advice and consent as a treaty.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 1103 • Apr. 13, 2021

No Taxpayer Handouts to Illegal Immigrants Act

This bill prohibits any state government that provides monetary payments to undocumented immigrants from receiving funds made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Sponsored

Aligned

S. 884 • Mar. 22, 2021

Stopping Border Surges Act

This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers. For certain unaccompanied inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall repatriate the child.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 710 • Mar. 11, 2021

Sister City Transparency Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the activities of sister city partnerships involving foreign communities in countries that received a score of 45 or less on Transparency International's 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. A sister city partnership is a formal agreement between a U.S.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 364 • Feb. 23, 2021

No Taxpayer Funding for Paris Climate Agreement Act

This bill prohibits the use of any funds to take action providing for the United States to become a party to the Paris Agreement.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 137 • Jan. 28, 2021

Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for purposes outside the United States related to abortion. Specifically, the bill prohibits funding to certain foreign or domestic organizations that perform or promote abortions, furnish or develop items intended to procure abortions, or provide financial support for an entity that conducts such activities.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 80 • Jan. 28, 2021

Sarah's Law

This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 59 • Jan. 27, 2021

Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021

This bill provides a private right of action against state and local jurisdictions with certain policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, and contains additional provisions related to such jurisdictions. Currently, such cooperation is generally not required.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 60 • Jan. 27, 2021

Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2021

This bill expands statutory provisions to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to request a law enforcement agency to detain an individual who has been arrested for violating any law (if the individual is believed to be an unlawfully present alien), where current provisions only explicitly authorize detainer requests for individuals arrested…

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 42 • Jan. 26, 2021

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

S. 25 • Jan. 22, 2021

Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2021

This bill prohibits a state from receiving certain federal law enforcement grants if it takes certain immigration-related actions. Specifically, a state may not receive such grants if it (1) issues a driver license to an individual who does not have proof of U.S.

AFF

Supported

Steve Daines

Co-sponsored

Aligned

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