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January 30, 2026
Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) recognized rodeo legend Flint Rasmussen as a “Montana Innovator.” This initiative, conducted in conjunction with the Montana 250th Commission, features monthly spotlights on Montanans of note ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. Each month centers on a different theme or category—January is health, wellness, and sports.
Issues: Congress

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January 27, 2026

Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced a bill to reauthorize the Fort Peck Dry Prairie Rural Water System Act of 2000.


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January 22, 2026

Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following House passage of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. H.R.

Issues: Congress Veterans

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January 20, 2026

Today, Congressman Troy Downing’s (MT-02) H.R. 5784, the AI-WISE Act, passed out of the House of Representatives with bipartisan support.


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January 16, 2026
Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the McCarran-Ferguson Restoration Act. This legislation will eliminate the Federal Insurance Office (FIO)
Issues: Congress

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January 8, 2026

Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02), U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01) sent a letter to U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink expressing concern about continued delivery delays in C-130J aircraft to the Montana Air National Guard.

Issues: Congress Veterans

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January 8, 2026

Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following House passage of H.R.

Issues: Congress Economy

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December 29, 2025
Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following an announcement that $233,509,359 will be headed to Montana in Fiscal Year 2026 as part of the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program enacted in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill.

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December 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Troy Downing (R-MT) sent a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth alongside Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) expressing his support for the Wounded Warrior Service Dog program (WWSDP) and urging the Department of War (DOW) to continue to carry out the program going forward. Congressman Downing’s efforts have garnered support from Dog Tag Buddies, a Billings-based group dedicated to providing improved daily living and social mobility for veterans living with the invisible wounds of war.


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December 18, 2025

Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02), alongside U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, introduced the “Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act.”  The bill returns three Wilderness Study Areas (WSA) to general management. Each WSA is recommended for release by their respective agency’s land and resource management plan revisions and retains certain protections for these WSA’s while providing more flexibility for land managers to mitigate wildfire risk, restore wildlife habitat, and increase sportsmen access.