Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, including a provision from Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), the Restore Onshore Energy Production Act. This provision would require the Biden Administration immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales in compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act. “The Biden… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on Congressman Matt Rosendale’s (MT-02) H.R. 200, the Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act. This legislation would amend federal requirements to allow the U.S. Forest Service to incorporate new ESA information into its Public Lands Management projects, ending delays caused by unnecessary re-initiation of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on Congressman Matt Rosendale’s (MT-02) H.R. 1419, the Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023. This legislation would direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a final rule that would remove the Northern Continental Divide population of grizzly bears from the Endangered Species Act (ESA).… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), along with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-04), and Congressman Ken Buck (CO-02), introduced the Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act to ban Members of Congress and their spouses from owning and trading individual stocks. “We’ve made strides to ensure that Congress returned to an honest and properly… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), along with Montana Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester, and Congressman Ryan Zinke, announced multiple Military Academy Days for students across the state. The delegation invites high school students and their parents to learn more about the Service Academy nomination process and speak to representatives from the five institutions… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressmen Matt Rosendale (MT-02) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) introduced the USA Beef Act to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to ensure that beef labeled “Product of the U.S.A.” is exclusively born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States. “American ranchers deserve a fair shake. Allowing multinational companies to utilize the ‘Product of the U.S.A.’… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) honored Billings Gazette photographer Larry Mayer for capturing some of the first images of China’s spy balloon and uncovering the national security risks posed by the previously undisclosed surveillance equipment. “Larry pointed his lens skyward when federal regulators shut down Billings Logan International Airport and captured… Read more »

Update: Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that this legislation will soon come to the House floor as H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Matt Rosendale’s Restore Onshore Energy Production Act was included in the Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production (TAPP) of American Resources Act that passed out of the House Committee on Natural… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, Congressman Matt Rosendale sent a letter to the Executive Director of the Montana VA Healthcare System, Dr. Judy Hayman, requesting answers after a veteran was denied care at the Benjamin Charles Steele VA Clinic in Billings for refusing to wear a mask. “Denying anyone, particularly a veteran, medical care over a personal decision is outrageous and violates… Read more »

GREAT FALLS – Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale invited high school students in Montana’s Second Congressional District to submit artwork for the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the… Read more »