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Sheehy, Cantwell Fire Ready Nation Act Passes Senate Unanimously
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2025 Sheehy, Cantwell Fire Ready Nation Act Passes Senate Unanimously U.S. SENATE – The bipartisan Fire Ready Nation Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Sheehy and Maria Cantwell (D – Wash.), today passed the Senate unanimously. Introduced in January, the bill establishes the Fire Weather Services program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help prevent, forecast, and fight wildfires. “As a former aerial firefighter, one of my top priorities since taking office has been to reform our federal wildland firefighting apparatus to better protect our communities. The Fire Ready Nation Act ensures we can better predict these disasters
Sheehy Leads Letter to President Trump to Stop Russia’s Predatory Palladium Trade, Protect Montana Jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2025 Sheehy Leads Letter to President Trump to Stop Russia’s Predatory Palladium Trade, Protect Montana Jobs U.S. SENATE – Today U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy led a letter from the Montana delegation to President Trump expressing strong support for decisive action to stop Russia’s predatory trade practices and protect American jobs and critical mineral production. The group urged the president to immediately impose a 50 percent tariff on imports of unwrought palladium from Russia in response to their ongoing market manipulation and dumping. The letter comes as Senator Sheehy tours the metallurgical complex for Sibanye-Stillwater, the only primary source of palladium and
Sheehy’s Bipartisan VA Home Loan Awareness Act Passes Senate Banking Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2025 Sheehy’s Bipartisan VA Home Loan Awareness Act Passes Senate Banking Committee U.S. SENATE – Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted to advance Senator Sheehy’s bipartisan VA Home Loan Awareness Act as part of a larger package of housing legislation, theROAD to Housing Act of 2025. “For too long, our veterans have been held back from achieving home ownership through the VA Home Loan program due to a lack of sufficient information from their own government. The VA Home Loan Awareness Act takes important steps to change that, and I’m proud to see this