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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.


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December 18, 2025

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


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December 17, 2025
Congressman Troy Downing’s (MT-02) H.R. 3959, the Protecting Private Job Creators Act, was reported favorably out of the House Financial Services Committee in a 41-11 bipartisan vote, taking a critical step toward becoming law.
Issues: Congress Economy

December 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02), U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Ryan Zinke (MT-01) today announced that President Trump signed their bill that unlocks Eastern Montana mining into law. The bill removes the harmful Biden-era Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA), which will further help unleash Made-In-Montana energy.


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December 11, 2025

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

Issues: Congress Economy

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December 11, 2025

Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced the “Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act.” The bill reaffirms that the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) retains exclusive ownership, operational control, and financial responsibility for the Lower Yellowstone fish bypass channel, built to support the recovery of the endangered pallid sturgeon.


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December 10, 2025
Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following his vote supporting the passage of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which includes the authorization of $3,847,563,000 in funding for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrence Program (Sentinel) for FY26.
Issues: Congress Veterans

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December 9, 2025

Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following his vote supporting passage of S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill would extend the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program through Fiscal Year 2026 and provide lapsed payments for 2024 and 2025.

Issues: Education

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December 9, 2025

Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) announced his principle nominations to United States Service Academies for the year 2025.

The application process is open to high school juniors annually and includes a rigorous vetting process. Downing’s office received 19 submissions. Click here to learn more about the academy nomination process.

Issues: Congress Veterans

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December 1, 2025

 Today, Congressman Troy Downing’s (MT-02) H.R. 4495, the SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act, passed the House of Representatives by voice vote. This is Downing’s third bill to be reported favorably out of the House of Representatives, a critical step toward H.R. 4495 becoming law.

Issues: Congress Economy