pressed to pass the America the Beautiful Act
Work to pass the America the Beautiful Act.
Occurrences
Pass the America the Beautiful Act
Evidence
In a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Daines said he wanted the America the Beautiful Act to reach the President's desk by July 4 and urged passage of the bill.
Congress.gov lists S.1547 as introduced, read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with the bill status still shown as introduced.
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (Introduced 05/01/2025). Latest Action: Senate - 05/01/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. This bill has the status Introduced.
Daines urged the Senate Energy Committee to "Pass the America the Beautiful Act."
The official bill record shows S.1547 was introduced and referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; it does not show passage or enactment.
Daines said the bill had "passed out of committee today" and was now headed to the Senate floor, showing advancement but not final passage.
In a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing, Daines urged members to "pass the America the Beautiful Act," showing continued advocacy after committee approval.
Assessments
The promise is framed as an effort commitment rather than a guarantee of enactment. The evidence shows Daines sponsored the America the Beautiful Act, pushed it in committee, said it passed out of committee, and continued urging Senate passage in 2026. That demonstrates he did in fact work to pass the bill during the same term, even though the record provided does not show final enactment.
The claim is framed as an effort promise to work toward passage of the America the Beautiful Act, not a promise to guarantee enactment. The evidence shows Steve Daines sponsored S.1547 in the 119th Congress on May 1, 2025 and continued advocating for its advancement in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on May 13, 2026. Although the bill had not passed and remained in introduced status as of the cited record, Daines materially acted on the promise by introducing and pushing the legislation during his current Senate term.
Daines has materially advocated for the America the Beautiful Act during his current Senate term, including urging passage in a May 13, 2026 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee context. However, the provided official bill evidence shows S.1547 was only introduced and referred to committee, with no passage or enactment. Because the promise is to work to pass the act, the record supports serious ongoing effort but not a delivered legislative outcome as of the evidence provided.