Joint resolution congratulating President Donald J. Trump on his re-election
House Joint Resolution 7 (HJ 7) is a resolution from the Montana Legislature that congratulates Donald J. Trump on his inauguration as President of the United States. It expresses confidence in his leadership, offers best wishes for his term, and reaffirms Montana's commitment to partnering with the federal government. Copies of the resolution are to be transmitted to President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Montana's Congressional Delegation.
Bill statuspassed both4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025Last action May 6, 2025
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What changed between versions
HJ0007_2(12).pdf→HJ0007_X(11).pdf·4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from HJ0007.2 to HJ 7 and completely rewritten to change its focus from a general congratulatory resolution to a specific political statement. The new version adds content praising President Trump's survival of assassination attempts, attacking 'woke' culture and specific political opponents like Bernie Sanders, and explicitly thanking Trump for defeating Senator Jon Tester. It also includes new language opposing judicial attacks on the President.
SCOPE
Added specific references to assassination attempts on President Trump and the defeat of Senator Jon Tester.
Included new language attacking 'woke' culture, 'radical left' groups, and specific politicians like Bernie Sanders.
Added provisions opposing judicial actions against President Trump and activist judges.
Changed the bill's tone from neutral congratulations to explicit political advocacy and criticism of opposing parties.
HJ0007_X(10).pdf→HJ0007_2(12).pdf·1 edit
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a raw PDF text version to a clean, official legislative document. The substantive content, including the congratulatory message to President Trump and the specific 'WHEREAS' clauses detailing election results and policy support, remains identical. No policy, funding, or eligibility changes occurred.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was cleaned up to include proper headers, line numbers, and spacing, removing redundant text and formatting artifacts from the source PDF.
HJ0007_2(11).pdf→HJ0007_X(10).pdf·4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from HJ0007.2 to HJ 7 and reorganized from a House-only resolution into a formal Joint Resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives. The text was significantly expanded to include specific details about President Trump's 2024 election victory, two assassination attempts, and his inauguration. New clauses were added to express opposition to the 'woke' agenda, target specific political figures like Senator Bernie Sanders, and thank the President for defeating Senator Jon Tester. The resolution also formally recognizes the President's conservative principles and his official start of the term on January 20, 2025.
Scope change
The scope changed from a standard House resolution to a formal Joint Resolution, elevating its procedural status and ensuring both chambers of the legislature formally adopt and transmit the text to the President.
SCOPE
The document was converted from a House-only resolution to a Joint Resolution, requiring passage by both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The bill's language was altered to include strong opposition to the 'woke' agenda and specific calls to fight against 'radical left' groups.
REQUIREMENT
New clauses were added to explicitly congratulate the President on defeating specific political opponents, including Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Jon Tester.
DEFINITION
The text was expanded to include specific references to the President's survival of two assassination attempts in 2024 and his inauguration date of January 20, 2025.
HJ0007_X(9).pdf→HJ0007_2(11).pdf·1 edit
MINOR
The bill underwent significant formatting and structural changes, transitioning from a draft version to an official enrolled bill with a clean page layout and standardized header information. The substantive policy content regarding the congratulatory resolution for President Trump remained identical, with no changes to the resolution's text, scope, or legal effect.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to include official enrolled bill formatting, including page numbers, standardized headers, and certification signatures, while removing draft annotations and placeholder text.
HJ0007_X(3).pdf→HJ0007_X(4).pdf·1 edit
MINOR
The document shows the removal of the end-of-resolution marker, indicating that the text following this point was deleted. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding, eligibility criteria, or definitions, are present in this specific diff.
TECHNICAL
The closing marker '- END -' and surrounding blank lines were removed, suggesting the resolution text was truncated or finalized in the new version.
HJ0007_1(11).pdf→HJ0007_X.pdf·1 edit
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled, official version, adding certification signatures and page numbers. The substantive content of the resolution congratulating President Trump remains identical, with no changes to policy, scope, or legal requirements.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to reflect an official enrolled bill, including the addition of certification signatures for the Chief Clerk, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate, and page numbering.
HJ0007_2(10).pdf→HJ0007_1(11).pdf·2 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent minor formatting updates to standardize the header style and page numbering. The most significant substantive change is the removal of a mandatory requirement for the distributed copy to include a list of all cosponsors and 'yes' voters, which simplifies the administrative process for distributing the resolution.
REQUIREMENT
Eliminated the mandatory requirement to attach a list of full names and titles of cosponsors and affirmative voters to the distributed copy of the resolution.
TECHNICAL
Updated the header text to remove hyphens around the legislature session and standardized the bill number format from 'HJ0007.2' to 'HJ 7.1'.
HJ0007_1(10).pdf→HJ0007_2(9).pdf·2 edits
MINOR
The bill text remains substantively unchanged, but the document's header and footer formatting were updated to reflect a new version number (HJ0007.2). A new requirement was added to the end of the document, mandating that any distributed copy must include a complete list of full names and titles for all legislators who sponsored and voted in favor of the resolution.
TECHNICAL
Added a mandatory requirement for distributed copies to include a list of cosponsors and 'yes' voters with their full names and titles.
Updated the document version identifier from HJ 7.1 to HJ0007.2 and adjusted the header formatting.
HJ0007_2(8).pdf→HJ0007_1(8).pdf·3 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent minor formatting and numbering adjustments, while a specific requirement for the distributed copy to include a list of cosponsors and voting legislators was removed. These changes streamline the document's layout and reduce administrative burdens on the printing process without altering the resolution's core message of congratulating President Trump.
REQUIREMENT
The requirement to include a list of full names and titles of cosponsors and 'yes' voters in the distributed copy was deleted.
TECHNICAL
Page headers were updated to change the bill number format from 'HJ0007.2' to 'HJ 7.1' and adjust the legislature year format.
Line indentation and spacing within the resolution text were adjusted for formatting consistency.
HJ0007_1(7).pdf→HJ0007_2(8).pdf·2 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent minor formatting updates to the header and page numbering, while significantly expanding the footer requirements. The most substantive change is the addition of a mandatory requirement that the distributed copy of the resolution must include a complete list of all legislators who cosponsored and voted in favor of the measure.
Scope change
The scope of the document's distribution requirements was expanded to mandate an attached list of voting legislators.
REQUIREMENT
Added a mandatory requirement that the distributed copy of the resolution must include a full list of first and last names and titles of all legislators who cosponsored and voted yes on the resolution.
TECHNICAL
Updated header formatting to include a hyphen around the year (e.g., '69th Legislature - 2025') and changed the bill identifier from 'HJ 7.1' to 'HJ0007.2'.
HJ0007_2(7).pdf→HJ0007_1(7).pdf·2 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from version 2 to version 1, which involved removing a mandatory requirement for the distributed copy to include a specific list of cosponsors and voting legislators. The text was also slightly reformatted to remove hyphens from the header and adjust line spacing. These changes are primarily technical and formatting in nature, simplifying the document's distribution instructions without altering the resolution's substantive policy or legal effect.
REQUIREMENT
Deleted the instruction requiring that the distributed copy must include a list of full names and titles of all cosponsors and legislators who voted yes.
TECHNICAL
Adjusted header formatting by removing hyphens from the legislature designation and renumbering page footers.
HJ0007_1(6).pdf→HJ0007_2.pdf·2 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent minor formatting updates, including changes to the legislature year display and bill numbering. The most significant substantive addition is a new requirement for the distributed copy of the resolution to include a complete list of the first and last names and titles of all legislators who sponsored and voted in favor of the measure.
Scope change
The scope of the resolution's distribution requirements was expanded to mandate a specific list of sponsors and yes-voters.
REQUIREMENT
Added a mandatory requirement that the distributed copy of the resolution must include a list of full names and titles for all cosponsors and legislators who voted yes.
TECHNICAL
Updated the header text to change '69th Legislature 2025' to '69th Legislature - 2025' and adjusted the bill identifier from 'HJ 7.1' to 'HJ0007.2'.
LC2659.pdf→HJ0007_1.pdf·4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from LC 2659 to HJ 7 and reorganized to include a full list of sponsors. The substantive text of the resolution congratulating President Trump remains identical, but the order of the 'Whereas' clauses was shuffled and one clause regarding the fight against the 'radical left' was moved to a different position in the document.
TECHNICAL
The bill number changed from LC 2659 to HJ 7, indicating a change in legislative filing or tracking number.
A comprehensive list of sponsors was added to the introduction section, replacing a blank line for the primary sponsor.
The sequence of the 'Whereas' clauses was rearranged, moving the clause about fighting the 'radical left' and the clause about judicial attacks to different positions relative to other clauses.
The header text was updated to reflect the new bill number and page numbering format.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Feb 5, 2025
How they voted
30–20
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D
Democratic18
18 Nay
100% Nay
R
Republican32
30 Yea2 Nay
93% Yea
Your representatives
Vote distribution
All YeaAll NayMixedNo data
53–47
Passed
Total votes 100
Feb 5, 2025
D
Democratic42
42 Nay
100% Nay
R
Republican58
53 Yea5 Nay
91% Yea
Your representatives
Vote distribution
All YeaAll NayMixedNo data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
8
Committee
6
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 24, 2025
Other
(H) Returned from Enrolling
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-20)
senate
Apr 22, 2025
Other
(H) Sent to Enrolling
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Reading-3
(S) 3rd Reading
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Reading-3
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Reading-2
(S) 2nd Reading
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Reading-2
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Other
(S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Reading-1
(S) 1st Reading
upper
Feb 5, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (53-47)
house
Feb 5, 2025
Other
(H) Transmitted to Senate
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Reading-3
(H) 3rd Reading
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Reading-3
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Reading-2
(H) 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Reading-2
(H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Reading-2
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Other
(H) Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Reading-1
(H) 1st Reading
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations