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Sheehy Introduces Legislation to Provide Backpay to Service Members Wrongfully Discharged Under Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2025 Sheehy Introduces Legislation to Provide Backpay to Service Members Wrongfully Discharged Under Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy today introduced the COVID-19 Military Backpay Act of 2025, restoring compensation for thousands of servicemembers who were wrongfully discharged under the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate. “Under the Biden administration, thousands of American warfighters were unceremoniously – and without due process – discharged from the military for refusing to comply with Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. This unacceptable action by the last administration robbed servicemembers of the pay and benefits they rightfully earned in service to our
President Trump Signs Sheehy’s Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act into Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2025 President Trump Signs Sheehy’s Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act into LawPresident Trump also signs Executive Action to Combat Wildfire Crisis U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy today joined President Trump in the Oval Office as the president signed Sheehy’s bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act into law. President Trump also signed a new executive order to combat the escalating wildfire crisis threatening the country. “Eliminating bureaucratic obstacles to fight wildfires more quickly and aggressively is America First common sense, and I am honored to have President Trump sign my first bill into law so we can better support the brave
Sheehy Statement on President Trump Protecting Bull Mountains Mine and Montana Jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2025 Sheehy Statement on President Trump Protecting Bull Mountains Mine and Montana Jobs U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R – Mont.) today released the following statement in support of President Donald J. Trump and the Department of the Interior’s announcement of an approval of the mining plan modification for the Bull Mountains coal mine. A key step in advancing President Donald J. Trump’s energy emergency directives and strengthening U.S. energy partnerships abroad, the action authorizes Signal Peak Energy, LLC to recover approximately 22.8 million tons of federal coal and 34.5 million tons of adjacent non-federal coal, extending the
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Amid bipartisanship efforts, Sheehy urges Trump to use executive power for wildfire response
Laurenz Busch Chronicle Staff Writer May 7, 2025 Amid numerous bipartisan endeavors in the U.S. Senate to revamp the country’s wildfire response apparatus, Sen. Tim Sheehy and fellow Republicans are now looking toward Pres. Trump to expedite change with executive power. In a letter sent Wednesday, 17 Republicans praised Trump’s recent mention of a Federal Wildland Fire Service to provide a “streamlined approach to wildfire response,” and urged him to take “immediate, decisive action”. “While some improvements to our federal wildfire response will require congressional action,” the group wrote, “we believe executive action offers the most immediate path to fostering interagency cohesion, streamlining outdated processes,
Semafor: GOP pushes coordinated response ahead of wildfire season
Burgess EverettMay 7, 2025 Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., is leading a new letter from Republicans to President Donald Trump urging the president to take “immediate, decisive action” on a coordinated response ahead of the May-November wildfire season, according to correspondence first shared with Semafor. The Montana Republican, who founded an aerial firefighting company and sponsored bipartisan wildfire legislation, is also in discussions with the administration about a potential executive order on fighting wildfires, according to a person familiar with the conversations. The letter, which is signed by 17 House and Senate Republicans mostly from Western states, tells Trump that “while some improvements to our
The Hill: Republicans press Trump for action ahead of wildfire season
Lauren Irwin May 7, 2025 A group of Republicans has asked President Trump in a letter to implement “immediate, decisive action” ahead of wildfire season. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) is leading the group of GOP lawmakers to request Trump take action as the May-to-November wildfire season begins, noting fires have already impacted communities and the environment across the country. The letter, signed by Sheehy and 16 other Republicans, was first reported by Semafor. “We write to express our strong support for executive action your Administration is considering to mitigate the escalating wildfire crisis threatening our nation,” the letter began. They noted that while wildfire season