RepublicanSteve Daines
U.S. Senator · Montana
U.S. Senator from Montana
11 tracked promises, 8 rated
Montana
Represents Montana statewide
How they won their seat
Steve Daines won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Montana with 55% of the vote (333,174 votes).
- Steve Daines · Republican55%333,174
- Steve Bullock · Democrat45%272,463
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Steve Daines has a record that includes a pattern of sponsored bills related to public lands and natural resources, as evidenced by his sponsorship of bills like the Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act (S 4838) and the Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act (S 3527). Additionally, he has engaged in health care issues, as seen in the Expanded Telehealth Access Act (S 3834), and has sponsored bills that address fiscal responsibility through the Balanced Budget Accountability Act. Focus areas (from the record): Public Lands · Natural Resources · Health Care · Fiscal Responsibility · Law Enforcement Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Daines' sponsored bills and committee memberships align with his declared positions on public lands and fiscal policy, such as his commitment to protect public lands and support a balanced budget. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of his sponsored bills in achieving their intended outcomes; There is no information on his engagement with constituents or the impact of his legislative efforts; The absence of statements limits understanding of his communication strategy and public messaging. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Steve Daines has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2025. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Steve Daines has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Votes cast
- 659
- Voted yea
- 496
- Voted nay
- 146
- Bills sponsored
- 46
- Committees
- 13
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Monthly voting activity
- Yea
- Nay
- Total
Roll-call votes per month — most recent on file. Source: Voteview.
Vote attendance
Share of roll calls participated in — most recent votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Independence
How often they break with their party’s majority — neither good nor bad, just the record.
Most recent roll-call votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$207K12%
- Large individual (itemized)$1.1M63%
- PAC / committee$429K25%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — National ParksOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and MiningOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and PowerOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and InfrastructureOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Health CareOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — International Trade, Customs, and Global CompetitivenessOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security CooperationOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and CounterterrorismOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Indian AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+87 · based on 8 rated promises
- Partial 1
- Championed 3
- Fully Kept 4
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2015 · 8 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept8
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
11 promises across 11 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Fiscal Policy & Balanced Budget1
- Foster Youth & Child Welfare1
- Government Reform & Term Limits1
- Health Care1
- Law Enforcement & Public Safety1
- Property Rights1
- Public Lands & Access1
- Public Lands & Conservation1
- Public Lands & Federal Land Sales1
- Second Amendment & Gun Rights1
- Taxes1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)1091%
- Partisan19%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
11 tracked promises
“Committed to blocking the sale of federal public lands, framing it as keeping public lands in public hands. (Issued as a joint statement with Sen. Tim Sheehy after the public-land-sale provision was removed from the 2025 budget reconciliation bill.)”
“Committed to passing the America the Beautiful Act to reauthorize the Legacy Restoration Fund and address the deferred-maintenance backlog on national parks and public lands.”
“Made a campaign promise to Montanans to work to repeal Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act).”
“Committed to fight to enact the Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act, bipartisan legislation to expand education and workforce pathways for youth aging out of foster care.”
“Pledged to always support Montana law enforcement and to oppose any efforts to defund the police.”
“Committed to always fight to protect Montanans' Second Amendment rights.”
“Committed to work to require the federal government to balance its budget, introducing the Balanced Budget Accountability Act as his first bill in the Senate.”
“Committed to support congressional term limits by signing onto and backing a constitutional amendment to limit terms of members of Congress.”
“Signed the Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to oppose and vote against any and all tax increases.”
“Committed to keep fighting for expanded public access to public lands.”
“Committed to work to protect private property rights against improper government encroachment.”
Verified record
374 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $1,830,491, spent $2,021,596, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4992: A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to issue guidance relating to the review of applications for alteration or temporary or permanent occupation or use of certain hydropower projects, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 15, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 787: A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 795: A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 798: A resolution designating June 2026 as "Great Outdoors Month". ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4838: Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4752: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information, and for other purposes. ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 746: A resolution designating May 2026 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month". ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored S 4489: Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act ↗May 12, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 726: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls". ↗May 12, 2026
- Sponsored S 4314: Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act of 2026 ↗Apr 16, 2026
- Sponsored S 4041: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 ↗Mar 10, 2026
- Sponsored S 3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act ↗Feb 26, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 374 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 617
- Nay
- 216
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 25
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Nay
- PN8518Yea
- PN9304Yea
- PN9304Yea
- S4784Yea
- PN9382Yea
- PN9303Yea
- SJRES185Nay
- PN9382Yea
- SJRES196Nay
- PN9303Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9307Yea
- PN9307Yea
- HCONRES86Nay
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Yea
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
11 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- TaxesStated position
Signed the Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to oppose and vote against any and all tax increases.
Sourceshttps://atr.org/atr-commends-pledge-signers-in-ca-ia-mt-nj-nm-and-sd-ahead-of-june-2-primary/View position & sources → - Health CareStated position
Made a campaign promise to Montanans to work to repeal Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act).
Sourceshttps://www.daines.senate.gov/2015/12/03/daines-upholds-promise-to-montanans-to-repeal-obamacare/View position & sources → - Property RightsStated position
Committed to work to protect private property rights against improper government encroachment.
Sourceshttps://www.daines.senate.gov/meet-steve/legislative-issues/public-lands/View position & sources → - Public Lands & AccessStated position
Committed to keep fighting for expanded public access to public lands.
Sourceshttps://www.daines.senate.gov/meet-steve/legislative-issues/public-lands/View position & sources → - Foster Youth & Child WelfareStated position
Committed to fight to enact the Foster Youth Education and Workforce Opportunity Act, bipartisan legislation to expand education and workforce pathways for youth aging out of foster care.
Sourceshttps://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/16/daines-introduces-bill-foster-care-initiatives/View position & sources → - Public Lands & Federal Land SalesStated position
Committed to blocking the sale of federal public lands, framing it as keeping public lands in public hands. (Issued as a joint statement with Sen. Tim Sheehy after the public-land-sale provision was removed from the 2025 budget reconciliation bill.)
Sourceshttps://www.daines.senate.gov/2025/06/29/daines-sheehy-joint-statement-on-blocking-sale-of-public-lands/View position & sources → - Public Lands & ConservationStated position
Committed to passing the America the Beautiful Act to reauthorize the Legacy Restoration Fund and address the deferred-maintenance backlog on national parks and public lands.
Sourceshttps://www.daines.senate.gov/2025/05/01/daines-king-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-america-the-beautiful-act/View position & sources → - Law Enforcement & Public SafetyStated position
Pledged to always support Montana law enforcement and to oppose any efforts to defund the police.
Sourceshttps://daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-i-will-always-support-montana-law-enforcement-oppose-any-efforts-to-defund-the-policeView position & sources → - Second Amendment & Gun RightsStated position
Committed to always fight to protect Montanans' Second Amendment rights.
Sourceshttps://daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-fights-to-protect-montanans-second-amendment-rightsView position & sources → - Fiscal Policy & Balanced BudgetStated position
Committed to work to require the federal government to balance its budget, introducing the Balanced Budget Accountability Act as his first bill in the Senate.
Sourceshttps://www.daines.senate.gov/2015/02/12/daines-introduces-first-bill-the-balanced-budget-accountability-act/View position & sources → - Government Reform & Term LimitsStated position
Committed to support congressional term limits by signing onto and backing a constitutional amendment to limit terms of members of Congress.
Sourceshttps://www.daines.senate.gov/2015/01/07/daines-signs-onto-term-limits-bill/https://www.termlimits.com/u-s-senator-steve-daines-honored-for-supporting-congressional-term-limits-2/View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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