{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-daines-bill-unlock-montana-mining-signed-law-president-trump", "Downing,\u00a0Daines\u00a0Bill to Unlock Montana Mining Signed into Law by President Trump", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Troy Downing", "D000634", "downing.house.gov", "downing", "https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02), U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Ryan Zinke (MT-01) today announced that President Trump signed their bill that unlocks Eastern Montana mining into law. The bill removes the harmful Biden-era Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA), which will further help unleash Made-In-Montana energy.\n\n\u201cNow more than ever, America needs affordable, reliable energy to fuel our new golden age,\u201d said Congressman Downing. \u201cWith the signing of my bill to permanently roll back burdensome restrictions on coal leasing for the nation\u2019s largest deposit, we aren\u2019t just meeting the demands of today, we\u2019re ensuring that we can power our country\u2019s future. We are also making sure that subsequent administrations cannot undo the good work of the current one, safeguarding American energy independence. I thank Senator Daines and the entire Montana Congressional Delegation for their leadership and look forward to seeing this legislation bring revenue and jobs back to the Treasure State.\u201d\n\n\u201cToday marks a massive win for both Montana and the nation. Biden\u2019s disastrous Miles City RMPA was an anti-coal rule that would\u2019ve blocked future coal leasing on two million acres of land, stifled job growth and caused the loss of over $4.3 billion in future revenue to our state,\u201d said Senator Daines. \u201cBut now, thanks to the hard work of our Montana delegation, Biden\u2019s rule is repealed and Montana energy is back. Thank you President Trump for fighting for Made-In-Montana energy and for protecting America\u2019s energy dominance.\u201d\n\n\u201cThanks to President Trump for signing this bill into law and putting an end to radical Biden-era regulations that put our resource economy on life support,\u201d said Senator Sheehy. \u201cTogether, we are delivering the America First, commonsense policies Montanans voted for to achieve American energy dominance, create jobs, and make energy affordable, accessible, and reliable again. I\u2019ll continue working alongside President Trump and the Montana delegation to unleash Montana\u2019s resource economy, protect Montana jobs, and bring prosperity to rural Montana communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis legislation will lower energy costs by unlocking Montana\u2019s vast natural resources and brings security to the jobs of the hardworking men and women who mine in Montana,\u201d said Congressman Zinke. \u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s Miles City MRPA would have restricted coal leasing on over two million acres, driving up energy prices and costing Montana millions in revenue. Thanks to President Trump and our Montana delegation, that won\u2019t happen. This is another success in the fight to make energy more affordable and protect the families who depend on it.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nDowning and Daines introduced the Congressional Review Act resolution with Sheehy and Zinke in July 2025. Read the release here. See Downing and Daines\u2019 video statement here.\n\nThe bill has widespread support, including from Montana Governor Greg Gianforte. Read Governor Gianforte\u2019s letter of support here. See additional quotes of support here.\n\nThe Biden administration\u2019s Miles City RMPA made nearly two million acres unavailable for coal leasing within the Miles City Field Office planning area and prohibited new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. It also would have caused the loss of over $4.32 billion in future revenue to State trust land beneficiaries.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-daines-bill-unlock-montana-mining-signed-law-president-trump"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7241382263600826, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}