U.S. Senator from Montana
Tim Sheehy
Republican · Montana
Navy SEAL veteran and agricultural entrepreneur (Bridger Aerospace), elected in 2024 defeating incumbent Jon Tester. Focus on veterans, agriculture, and Western land issues.
Record
Conservative Republican freshman senator. Military background from Navy SEAL service. Focus on Montana farming and ranching, federal land accessibility, and veterans' support.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5174 — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5097 — End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5123 — Lunar Landing Day Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5047 — Artificial Intelligence Physical Systems Coordination Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- S.4969 — Warriors to Workforce Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
- S.4824 — Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
- S.4807 — Honor Gold Star Families Act (Introduced, Jun 17, 2026)
- S.4794 — Precision Agriculture Cybersecurity Act (Introduced, Jun 16, 2026)
Notable votes
- Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- S.5179 — A bill to clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.2195 — WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.3101 — SAFE KIDS Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.3524 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.4990 — McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.4954 — Citizenship Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.5050 — Expanding AI Voices Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- S.4952 — Protecting American Taxpayers Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
Voting analysis
Tim Sheehy has the shortest record of disagreement with his party of almost any Republican senator measured here. It consists of two votes.
The same vote, twice
Both are the identical act: supporting an amendment from the same colleague on a budget resolution, once in each of two such resolutions, and losing both times. There is no second theme, no bill he opposed at passage, no procedural objection. Two amendment votes are all the daylight between him and his conference.
A record this short does not describe a political position so much as the absence of an occasion to take one. It is also what a first partial term tends to look like.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.Con.Res. 33 Paul Amdt. No. 5378 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5378 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S.Con.Res. 7 Paul Amdt No. 999 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 999 to S.Con.Res. 7 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Feb 21, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
The Montana seats
Montana's two Senate seats are both Republican, and Sheehy departs less often than the other.
Among the 2 Republicans in the Montana delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.0%. Tim Sheehy is below that average at 1.3%.
What he legislates on
Armed forces lead the classified subjects, following a career in naval special warfare and then aerial firefighting. The bills mix the local with the national: publication of Buy American waivers granted to school food authorities, a measure on visa abuse, a lunar landing day, coordination of artificial intelligence in physical systems, and a veterans-to-workforce act.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Tim Sheehy's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (2), Agriculture and Food (1), Government Operations and Politics (1), Science, Technology, Communications (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
His service began with this Congress, so nothing on the page reaches back further than one partial term. He is present for the large majority of votes.
First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Tim Sheehy falls in the freshman cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Tim Sheehy has 89 bills sponsored, 329 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Readiness and Management Support
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Seapower
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Telecommunications and Media
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