Restore accountability to federal spending.

focusing his legislative agenda on restoring accountability to federal spending

The page says Zinke’s legislative agenda includes restoring accountability to federal spending.

Representative Ryan Zinke |
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my job is to ensure Montana infrastructure is funded and these projects are worthy of investment

Zinke says he will ensure Montana infrastructure funding is directed to worthy projects.

Congressman Ryan Zinke Announces More Than $25 Million in Airport Infrastructure Grants for Montana | Representative Ryan Zinke
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Improves SNAP with stronger accountability and a greater focus on healthier outcomes, without increasing federal spending

Zinke supported a farm bill provision to make SNAP more accountable and outcome-focused while not raising federal spending.

Farm Bill Passes House: Zinke Secures Huge Wins to Repeal Cottonwood, Support Farmers & Ranchers, Improve Wildlife Conservation | Representative Ryan Zinke
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House Roll Call 175 records H.R. 8469, the FY2027 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill, passing 400-15; Zinke voted Yea.

Within the lookback window, Zinke took a concrete appropriations vote on a bill that included oversight and anti-waste provisions, supporting partial progress rather than full delivery of the broad accountability promise.

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Roll Call 175 | Bill Number: H.R. 8469
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The Daily Digest records H.R. 8469 amendments adding VA program-integrity data analytics, an OIG audit of improper payments and duplicative contracts, and recommendations to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse.

This documents concrete accountability provisions in the same appropriations bill Zinke voted to pass, but it does not show a comprehensive restoration of federal spending accountability.

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Congressional Record Daily Digest, May 14, 2026
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The House Appropriations Committee minority said an amendment withheld 25% of the VA Secretary office budget until the Secretary testified before House and Senate Appropriations Committees; the Secretary agreed to testify after passage.

This is a concrete oversight mechanism tied to federal spending during the lookback window, but it is limited to VA appropriations oversight.

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House Advances Bipartisan 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Funding Bill | House Committee on Appropriations
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Zinke's current House page identifies him as a House Appropriations member and says his agenda includes restoring accountability to federal spending.

The official page frames the promise as an ongoing agenda item, not as a completed commitment.

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Representative Ryan Zinke |
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Congress.gov identifies Zinke as an original supporter of H.J.Res.11, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring each agency and department's funding to be justified; the measure was referred to House Judiciary.

This is a direct legislative effort on spending accountability, but referral without enactment leaves the promise unresolved.

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H.J.Res.11 - Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified
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Congress.gov lists Zinke as an original cosponsor of H.J.Res.10, a balanced-budget amendment proposal; the latest action shown is referral to House Judiciary.

Cosponsoring a balanced-budget amendment is a concrete fiscal accountability effort, but the official record shows no House passage or enactment.

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H.J.Res.10 - Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
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Zinke said he helped advance H.R. 6938 through the House; the release described a slight Interior funding decrease, cost savings from renewable energy and EPA reductions, and zero funding for specified DOE offices.

This shows appropriations work with targeted reductions, but the release says the bill advanced to the Senate, so it supports partial action rather than final delivery.

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Zinke Secures Over $8 Million for Water Infrastructure and Law Enforcement Projects Across 8 Western Montana Counties in FY2026 Appropriations Package | Representative Ryan Zinke
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Zinke announced House passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and described provisions to cut SNAP waste and fraud and improve accountability without increasing federal spending.

This is another House-passed accountability-related action shortly before the lookback window, but it was not final enactment as of the provided date.

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Farm Bill Passes House: Zinke Secures Huge Wins to Repeal Cottonwood, Support Farmers & Ranchers, Improve Wildlife Conservation | Representative Ryan Zinke
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