Steve Daines
Senator for Montana · Republican · United States
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4184] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ______ TRIBUTE TO JORY THOMAS Mr. DAINES. Mr.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4184] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ______ TRIBUTE TO JORY THOMAS Mr. DAINES. Mr.”
“He pulled the man through chest-deep, swift-moving water, all the way to shore and safety. Jory demonstrated quick thinking and coolness under pressure, with bravery far beyond his years. His friends and family say that he has always been kind and helpful, and he is a true example of the Montana spirit.”
“He pulled the man through chest-deep, swift-moving water, all the way to shore and safety. Jory demonstrated quick thinking and coolness under pressure, with bravery far beyond his years. His friends and family say that he has always been kind and helpful, and he is a true example of the Montana spirit.”
“(4) Russian entity defined.--In this subsection, the term ``Russian entity'' means an entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.”
“(4) Russian entity defined.--In this subsection, the term ``Russian entity'' means an entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.”
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“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2963-S2964] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5870. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title III add the following: SEC. 358. ADVANCED NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS ON USE OF PROPRIETARY LABELS.”
“``(C) Duration.-- ``(i) In general.--An access license issued under this subsection shall expire on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the license is issued. ``(ii) Renewal.--An expired access license may be renewed for 2-year periods in accordance with the process established under this paragraph. ``(3) Regulations.--The Director shall promulgate regulations governing the use, disclosure, and retention of the beneficial ownership information accessed pursuant to an access license issued under this subsection.''. ______”
“4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); ``(bb) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); ``(cc) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or ``(dd) any other provision of law; ``(III) any activity engaged in by any individual or entity included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury; or ``(IV) any other illicit financial conduct directly or indirectly supporting a transnational criminal organization, transnational drug trafficking organization, or transnational money laundering organization; ``(ii) the covered entity limits access to and use of the beneficial ownership information to permitted personnel of the covered entity in connection with, or to support, screening services; and ``(iii) the use, disclosure, and retention of the beneficial ownership information is strictly limited to a permitted purpose.”
“``(B) Determination.--The Director may not issue an access license to a covered entity unless the Director determines that-- ``(i) access to beneficial ownership information under this subsection is predicated upon a reasonable concern for United States national security and United States economic stability, by identifying international illicit actors and corrupt foreign officials and preventing international illicit activity such as-- ``(I) international terrorist financing; ``(II) any activity engaged in by an agent of the Government of Iran, North Korea, Syria, or any other government the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism for purposes of-- ``(aa) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.”
“``(2) Access licenses.-- ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Director shall establish a process by which covered entities may apply to the Director for an access license.”
“``(C) Permitted personnel.--The term `permitted personnel' means personnel of a covered entity who are permitted to access beneficial ownership information in accordance with this subsection. ``(D) Permitted purpose.--The term `permitted purpose' means the use of beneficial ownership information for screening services. ``(E) Screening services.--The term `screening services' means the risk management procedures and activities undertaken by permitted personnel for the protection of the United States national security from international illicit actors and corrupt foreign officials who seek to exploit the financial systems of the United States by engaging in illicit activity such as serious tax fraud, human and drug trafficking, money laundering, financing terrorism.”
“(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Ownership Clarity Act''. (b) Access to Beneficial Ownership Information.--Section 5336 of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following: ``(j) Access to Beneficial Ownership Information by Private Parties.-- ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection: ``(A) Access license.--The term `access license' means a license to access beneficial ownership information in accordance with this subsection. ``(B) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means a financial institution that provides, or an entity that assists a financial institution in providing, screening services.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2963] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5869. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. ACCESS TO BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.”
“(c) Covered Country Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered country'' means any country excluding Belarus, Cuba, and North Korea. ______”
“(a) Presidential Determinations and Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may-- (1) determine that such title should no longer apply to a covered country; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered country, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the covered country. (b) Termination of Applicability of Title IV.--On and after the effective date under subsection (a)(2) of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of a covered country, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) shall cease to apply to the covered country.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2964] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5873. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1271. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO PRODUCTS OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES.”
“Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commanding General of the Medical Research and Development Command of the Army shall establish and maintain an antivenom bank. ______”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2964] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5872. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the following: SEC. ___. ESTABLISHMENT OF ANTIVENOM BANK.”
“(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as altering whether an activity described in subsection (a) is considered to be a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or an undertaking under division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, for a reason other than military construction or land acquisition by the Department of the Air Force. ______”
“(a) Authority Relating to Environmental Review.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, military construction and land acquisition functions of the Department of the Air Force for projects related to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program (previously referred to as the ``ground-based strategic weapon program'') shall not be considered to be a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or an undertaking for the purposes of division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, if the activity-- (1) occurs on previously developed land; and (2) does not substantially alter land use.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2964] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5871. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following: SEC. 320C. TREATMENT OF AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION FUNCTIONS UNDER SENTINEL PROGRAM.”
“[[Page S2964]] (b) Annual Report.--Not less frequently than annually, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the year over year use of proprietary labels by the Department of Defense and the associated price increases for use of such labels. ______”
“(a) In General.--The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification-- (1) before procuring a new item with a national stock number having an original listing as proprietary, which shall include-- (A) a justification as to why the labeling of the item as proprietary is warranted; and (B) the price point for the item and a comparison to a similar item that is not proprietary; and (2) before a national stock number has its characteristics data updated to proprietary, which shall include-- (A) a justification as to why such update is warranted; (B) the price point for the item and a comparison to a similar item that is not proprietary; and (C) the change in cost per unit for procurement of the proprietary item.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S2963-S2964] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5870. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title III add the following: SEC. 358. ADVANCED NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS ON USE OF PROPRIETARY LABELS.”
“``(C) Duration.-- ``(i) In general.--An access license issued under this subsection shall expire on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the license is issued. ``(ii) Renewal.--An expired access license may be renewed for 2-year periods in accordance with the process established under this paragraph. ``(3) Regulations.--The Director shall promulgate regulations governing the use, disclosure, and retention of the beneficial ownership information accessed pursuant to an access license issued under this subsection.''. ______”
“4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); ``(bb) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); ``(cc) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or ``(dd) any other provision of law; ``(III) any activity engaged in by any individual or entity included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury; or ``(IV) any other illicit financial conduct directly or indirectly supporting a transnational criminal organization, transnational drug trafficking organization, or transnational money laundering organization; ``(ii) the covered entity limits access to and use of the beneficial ownership information to permitted personnel of the covered entity in connection with, or to support, screening services; and ``(iii) the use, disclosure, and retention of the beneficial ownership information is strictly limited to a permitted purpose.”
“``(B) Determination.--The Director may not issue an access license to a covered entity unless the Director determines that-- ``(i) access to beneficial ownership information under this subsection is predicated upon a reasonable concern for United States national security and United States economic stability, by identifying international illicit actors and corrupt foreign officials and preventing international illicit activity such as-- ``(I) international terrorist financing; ``(II) any activity engaged in by an agent of the Government of Iran, North Korea, Syria, or any other government the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism for purposes of-- ``(aa) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.”
“``(2) Access licenses.-- ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Director shall establish a process by which covered entities may apply to the Director for an access license.”
“``(C) Permitted personnel.--The term `permitted personnel' means personnel of a covered entity who are permitted to access beneficial ownership information in accordance with this subsection. ``(D) Permitted purpose.--The term `permitted purpose' means the use of beneficial ownership information for screening services. ``(E) Screening services.--The term `screening services' means the risk management procedures and activities undertaken by permitted personnel for the protection of the United States national security from international illicit actors and corrupt foreign officials who seek to exploit the financial systems of the United States by engaging in illicit activity such as serious tax fraud, human and drug trafficking, money laundering, financing terrorism.”
“(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Ownership Clarity Act''. (b) Access to Beneficial Ownership Information.--Section 5336 of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following: ``(j) Access to Beneficial Ownership Information by Private Parties.-- ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection: ``(A) Access license.--The term `access license' means a license to access beneficial ownership information in accordance with this subsection. ``(B) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means a financial institution that provides, or an entity that assists a financial institution in providing, screening services.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2963] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5869. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. ACCESS TO BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S2609-S2610] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Lahra Walker, an Energy and Natural Resources fellow with my staff, be granted floor privileges until December 31, 2025. [[Page S2610]] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________”
“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi. ____________________”
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Glass nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________”
“Cruzado has helped lead MSU into a truly new era of academic, cultural, and athletic excellence--in fact, even to the Moon--with their program there on campus. Now after more than a decade of service to our State, it is my honor to recognize her hard work and her dedication as she begins the next chapter of her career as president of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. Her work and her bold leadership will be forever remembered, and she truly has left a lasting legacy on MSU--its students, its staff, all the Bobcat fans, and myself. Waded, I wish you well, and I look forward to rooting for your continued success. As she knows and I know, once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat. So on behalf of Montana, Dr. Cruzado, thank you, and as you always say and I always say, ``Go Cats.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.”
“The school was recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and the American Council on Education as one of the most productive research institutions in the United States. Dr. Cruzado has also been instrumental in transforming the Bobcat athletic department. As president--truly, I have watched the Bobcats since I was a little boy in Bozeman--the Bobcats have soared to new heights. Our football team has made it to two NCAA FCS championships, and they have won five Big Sky Conference championships. The men's and women's basketball teams both earned multiple trips to NCAA tournaments and together have won five Big Sky Conference championships. Let's talk about women's rodeo. MSU has won 3 national team titles, and they have made 12 consecutive top-10 finishes in the NCAA skiing championships. Clearly, Dr.”
“Cruzado's leadership is felt and seen by students, faculty, and community members all across Montana. Frankly, the results speak for themselves. MSU is now one of the top public universities in the entire country. As a fellow Bobcat myself from 1984, I couldn't be more proud. In fact, under her leadership, we saw recordbreaking accomplishments at Montana State University. Student enrollment increased by 26 percent to over 17,000 students, making MSU the largest university in Montana. Importantly, the student retention rate grew to 75 percent. That is the highest it has been in 30 years. Graduation rates increased to the highest they have been in more than 20 years. When you look at the annual research expenditures, Montana State's has increased by 162 percent, making MSU the leading research institution in our great State.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S2452] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] TRIBUTE TO DR. WADED CRUZADO Mr. DAINES. Madam President, I rise today to honor an esteemed, great Montana leader: Dr. Waded Cruzado. Dr. Cruzado has served as the beloved president of Montana State University, my alma mater, since 2010. In fact, three of our four children graduated from Montana State during her tenure as president. For over 15 years, she has been a tireless leader, pushing MSU to new heights both academically and in athletics. Her passion for the success of her students has transformed not only the MSU campus but our great State of Montana as well. The impact of Dr.”
“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________”