Skip to Content

Press Releases

Rosendale Legislation to Delist Montana Grizzly Bear Population Receives Committee Hearing

| Posted in Press Releases
Tags: Animals

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).…

Rosendale, Jayapal, and Buck Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Members of Congress from Owning and Trading Stock

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Rosendale, Montana Delegation Announce 2023 Military Academy Days

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Rosendale, Khanna Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Support US Ranchers

| Posted in Press Releases

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.’…

Rosendale Honors Photographer Larry Mayer for Uncovering the Chinese Spy Balloon

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Rosendale Restore Onshore Energy Production Act Passes Committee

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Rosendale Demands Answers for Veteran Who Was Refused Care Due to VA Mask Mandates

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Rosendale Announces 2023 Congressional Art Competition for High School Students

| Posted in Press Releases

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…

Rosendale, Daines, Zinke Urge Biden Admin to Appeal Anti-American Energy Ruling

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Congressmen Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urging her to appeal the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent ruling that undermines Made-in-Montana energy and Montana jobs. “On February 10, 2023, the Montana District Court ruled against a long-standing Environmental…

Rosendale Reintroduces Legislation to Prohibit Ukraine Intervention Until America’s Southern Border is Secured

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) reintroduced the Secure America’s Borders First Act. This legislation would prohibit the Biden Administration from providing further military assistance to Ukraine until the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is completed and operational control of the border is demonstrated. “This week, President Biden traveled…