DOWNING, TROY (a Representative from Montana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: establish Federal penalties for knowing and intentional administration of any abortion-inducing drug to woman without her informed consent if drug has been shipped or transported in interstate commerce (see H.R. 6466), H4208 [23JN]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H4127 [18JN]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 722), H4409 [13JY]

BIA: process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines (see H.R. 2130), H2188 [11FE]

China: condemn coercive actions against Japan in response to statements regarding Taiwan and reaffirm U.S. commitment to allies in Indo-Pacific region (see H. Res. 971), H2098 [9FE]

Committee on Financial Services (House): provide oversight on adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services and housing industries (see H. Res. 1007), H1173 [21JA]

Crime: allow use of certain grant funds to investigate elder financial fraud, ‘‘pig butchering’’ scams, and general financial fraud, and clarify that Federal law enforcement may assist in use of certain tracing tools (see H.R. 2978), H2259 [23FE]

——— establish interagency task force to dismantle and shut down transnational criminal syndicates perpetuating mass online scam operations against Americans (see H.R. 5490), H2236 [20FE]

——— provide for issuance of natural lifetime injunctions for certain victims (see H.R. 8481), H3091 [23AP]

Dept. of Education: clarify that for determining compliance with Title IX in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, prohibited discrimination is based on innate reproductive characteristics (see H.R. 8781), H3452 [13MY]

——— prohibit funding for any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children that includes sexually oriented material (see H.R. 7661), H2296 [24FE]

Dept. of HUD: assess impact of Build America, Buy America requirements on affordable housing production, pause implementation of such requirements, and create clear timeline to review waiver requests (see H.R. 9311), H5179 [22JY]

——— expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (see H.R. 6644), H921 [15JA]

Dept. of the Interior: accept and incorporate data collected by State wildlife agencies when making listing and delisting determinations for endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 9184), H3990 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit recovery of costs from Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans and modify authority for recovery of reasonable charges for care for non-service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4077), H3454 [13MY]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: carry out, and coordinate on, activities to prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife and non-livestock species of animals on certain Federal lands (see H.R. 7466), H4625 [16JY]

District of Columbia: permit Members of Congress who have valid license or permit to carry concealed firearm to carry concealed firearm in District (see H.R. 4788), H1977 [3FE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 251), H3394 [12MY]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see H.R. 685), H4207 [23JN]

FERC: modernize hydropower licensing process (see H.R. 9337), H4124 [18JN]

Financial institutions: make improvements to Federal banking laws (see H.R. 6955), H133 [7JA]

Firearms: prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 7678), H2326 [25FE]

——— prohibit penalties on eligible individuals carrying firearms in public and invalidate existing State or local laws or restrictions that criminalize, penalize, or otherwise dissuade carrying of firearms (see H.R. 645), H1173 [21JA]

Forest Service: require construction of certain roads on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 7695), H2327 [25FE]

Health: provide private right of action for children and parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing or participating in certain interventions (see H.R. 7651), H2336 [2MR]

——— remove certain limitations on health savings accounts contributions, provide for hospital and insurer price transparency, promote marketplace competition, and emphasize preventive care and wellness programs (see H.R. 8324), H4468 [14JY]

House Rules: require certain number of cosponsors for resolutions to be offered as questions of privilege in House (see H. Res. 1034), H1976 [3FE]

Housing: remove requirement on lessors to provide thirty day notice to vacate (see H.R. 1078), H2235 [20FE]

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 116), H3394 [12MY]

——— make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce number of such immigrants (see H.R. 2705), H3394 [12MY]

——— modernize process for admission of H–2A workers (see H.R. 9535), H4362 [30JN]

Insurance: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data directly from insurance companies (see H.R. 3437), H656 [12JA]

Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1232), H894 [14JA]

Medicare: provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 539), H4317 [29JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit stock puchases by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children and require notice of stock sales (see H.R. 7008), H719 [13JA]

National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 1073), H2258 [23FE]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in America’s Legacy Restoration Fund to address public lands maintenance backlog (see H.R. 9250), H4085 [10JN]

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: modify Federal charter to clarify membership eligibility requirements relative to gender ideology (see H.R. 9701), H4544 [15JY]

New York, NY: mint coins in commemoration of 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on U.S. and support programs at National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 1993), H3344 [7MY]

Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA, and 2034 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT (see H.R. 4382), H4546 [15JY]

OPM: remove educational barriers to Federal employment for workers who are skilled through alternative routes (see H.R. 9596), H4374 [6JY]

Securities: make improvements to securities laws (see H.R. 9329), H4124 [18JN]

Taxation: allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2089), H4207 [23JN]

——— establish tax on income from litigation which is received by third-party entities that provided financing for such litigation (see H.R. 3512), H4247 [24JN]

——— revoke tax-exempt status of organizations that provide, or provide funding for, abortion (see H.R. 7286), H1921 [30JA]

Trump, President: condemn attempted assassination on April 25, 2026, and previous attempts, commend law enforcement for rapid response, and recognize critical mission of Dept. of Homeland Security (see H. Res. 1220), H3132 [28AP]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7296), H2098 [9FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see H.R. 1502), H4375 [6JY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to 761st Tank Battalion in recognition of their crucial role in Allied forces success in Europe and example they set as first Black armored unit (see H.R. 1628), H2229 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: codify categorical exclusion proposed in National Environmental Policy Act implementing procedures relative to timber salvage harvesting to address tree density (see H.R. 8682), H3340 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System (see H.R. 8745), H3392 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: eliminate Federal Insurance Office and establish U.S. Insurance Representative (see H.R. 7130), H924 [16JA]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7250), H1914 [27JA]

Medicare: allow States to enforce Medicare Advantage plan requirements (see H.R. 8726), H3346 [11MY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 8092), H2775 [26MR]

SEC: amend definition of accredited investor to include individuals receiving advice from certain professionals (see H.R. 9574), H4368 [2JY]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

BLM: codify categorical exclusion proposed in National Environmental Policy Act implementing procedures relative to timber salvage harvesting to address tree density (H.R. 8682), H3343 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System (H.R. 8745), H3393 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: eliminate Federal Insurance Office and establish U.S. Insurance Representative (H.R. 7130), H924 [16JA]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7250), H1916 [27JA]

Medicare: allow States to enforce Medicare Advantage plan requirements (H.R. 8726), H3347 [11MY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 8092), H2777 [26MR]

SEC: amend definition of accredited investor to include individuals receiving advice from certain professionals (H.R. 9574), H4370 [2JY]

Remarks

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H3543 [15MY]

Dept. of HUD: expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (H.R. 6644), H2091 [9FE]

——— review implementation of Build America, Buy America Act provisions requiring certain materials to be made in U.S., H2092 [9FE]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7250), H3766 [2JN]

Montana State University: tribute to football team, H228 [8JA]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H2092 [9FE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 8092), H3080 [23AP]

SBA: help small business concerns critically evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) tools (H.R. 5784), H935 [20JA]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H2687 [25MR]

Tributes

Downing, Sarah, H5021 [21JY]

Mayer, Larry, E387• [29AP]

McVeda, William L., H2308 [25FE]

Mercer, William, E194• [5MR]

Rasmussen, Flint, E75• [27JA]

Robinson, Lesley, E293• [30MR]

Stroop, Baron, E191• [5MR]