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Committee approves resolutions recognizing relations with Taiwan and urging federal action on trigger leads
Summary
The committee voted to send two resolutions to the House floor: House Joint Resolution 29 recognizes Montana's trade relationship with Taiwan; House Joint Resolution 33 urges federal action to address so‑called "trigger leads." Both passed with unanimous or near‑unanimous committee support.
House Joint Resolution 29 (Sponsor: Speaker Brandon Lear) recognizes the importance of Montana’s trade relationship with Taiwan and expresses legislative support; Deputy Director Mandy Rambo of the Department of Commerce provided trade figures, saying Taiwan was Montana’s seventh‑largest trading partner in 2024 at roughly $99.3 million and noted major exported categories including industrial machinery, wheat and beef.
Representative Terry Falk sponsored House Joint Resolution 33, a "trigger leads" resolution. Falk and committee members said the measure seeks congressional attention to the practice where credit inquiries appear to trigger unsolicited calls, texts and emails. Falk described the bill as a consumer‑protection request to the federal delegation; the banking commissioner and other informants indicated the issue has been raised nationally but that federal balance between competition and consumer protection remains unresolved.
Committee action: Both resolutions were approved by the committee and will be transmitted to the House floor. HJR 29 and HJR 33 were recorded as committee actions and advanced without substantive amendment.
