 The senators requested British Columbia replicate American efforts to protect watersheds.In August 2017, Daines co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (s. 720), which made it a federal crime, punishable by a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment, for Americans to encourage or participate in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories if protesting actions by the Israeli government.Daines opposes most forms of gun control and opposes any restrictions on gun purchases.