Resolution regarding energy
House Joint Resolution 17 is a resolution from the Montana Legislature urging the U.S. Congress and President to take actions to promote American energy production. It calls for reforming and streamlining federal permitting obligations and revising environmental regulations that are deemed not to align with national security interests. The resolution specifically recommends that the Environmental Protection Agency immediately review and potentially suspend, revise, or rescind certain power plant regulations issued in May 2024.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Last action May 6, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a House Joint Resolution (HJR) to an Enrolled Bill format, with minor text adjustments including capitalization changes and removal of some formatting markers. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, focusing on urging federal energy reform and streamlining environmental regulations.
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Formatting changes from House Joint Resolution to Enrolled Bill format with adjusted header information and page numbering
Minor text capitalization changes in section headers and some WHEREAS clauses
Removal of formatting markers and adjustment of line breaks throughout the document
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2025 · House Apr 25, 2025
How they voted
35–15
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 18, 2025
D
Democratic18
83% Nay
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 6, 2025
Introduced
(H) Filed with Secretary of State
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 25, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-37)
house
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-15)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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