U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) is one of six original cosponsors of a bipartisan bill that would renew and strengthen a key trade program between the United States and sub-Saharan African countries. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Renewal Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Thune (R-SD) joined U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) in urging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) against downsizing or significantly reorganizing mail processing operations in states like South Dakota without considering the impact on Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently led 11 of his Republican colleagues on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee in demanding that President Joe Biden explain how his administration intends to proceed with operations to construct a pier in war-torn Read more…
The U.S. Senate on March 21 passed a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution co-authored by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) that would overturn a decision by the Biden administration to lift a ban on beef imports from Paraguay. “There Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and 45 U.S. Senate Republicans want to rescind national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) recently set by the Biden administration. The senators on March 14 proposed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution sponsored by U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) applauded action by the U.S. Senate to include $10 million in initial funding to establish the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (USAISI). The approval is part of a six-bill funding package Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined 31 fellow Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind a recently finalized rule under the Clean Air Act that they say will harm domestic manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, construction, mining, and aggregate Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Feb. 29 proposed legislation that would help create a wage standard for non-immigrant workers that benefits farmers and employees while ensuring America’s farms stay afloat. The Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2024, S. 3848, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Thune (R-SD) have requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine the contributing factors to a public safety crisis that’s occurring in Indian Country. The senators want to learn about how the U.S. Read more…
The Biden administration’s recent decision to lift a ban on beef imports from Paraguay would be overturned under a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution filed on Feb. 26 by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “I’m pleased to be filing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and his Ohio colleagues in both houses of Congress voiced support for the University of Dayton’s application to continue hosting the First Four games of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament and the university’s Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and 24 of their Republican colleagues urged the Biden administration to end its “shortsighted” pause on all new or pending applications to export liquified natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade Agreement countries. Read more…
Cell-cultivated meat products, which are grown from real animal cells, would not be allowed in school meals served to America’s K-12 students under a bipartisan bill proposed on Jan. 25 by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “I’m pleased to introduce Read more…
Repeated delays from the U.S. Department of Education in rolling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program have left students and schools in limbo for the upcoming school year, according to U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Jan. 17 by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) aims to ramp up transparency and accountability within the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). If enacted, the FSOC Improvement Act of 2024, S. 3601, which Sen. Rounds Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) led a bipartisan group of senators in support of the federal government providing $10 million in funding to establish the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (USAISI). Sen. Young and his three colleagues urged leadership in Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to ensure that patients receive cost-sharing protections for their prescription drugs. The senators requested that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Read more…
Language from two bipartisan bills led by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) was included in the newly enacted 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rep. Johnson’s provisions will create a congressional charter for the National American Indian Veterans (NAIV) organization Read more…
America’s military officers whose promotions were delayed in the U.S. Senate would receive back pay under a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “The men and women who wear the uniform of the United States of America Read more…
A new bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND) would provide regulatory certainty to America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners by reducing bureaucratic red tape in a federal waters definition. For the last several decades, wetlands Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) that would improve the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) recently received approval from the U.S. Senate and advanced to the U.S. House of Representatives Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently offered a bipartisan bill to improve tribal consultation, data reporting, and interagency collaboration for economic development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Native American communities are an integral part of South Dakota. It Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined more than a dozen of their Senate Republican colleagues in offering legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fingerprint non-citizen minors entering Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would enhance the nation’s nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas. “Legal immigration is a critical part of our workforce,” Sen. Rounds said on Tuesday. “As the healthcare Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) on Nov. 1 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for renewable fuels. Specifically, the Adopt Greenhouse Read more…
Consistent shortcomings, unmet staffing needs, lack of oversight, and long-standing deficiencies at the Indian Health Service (IHS) prompted U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and several of his Republican colleagues to offer remedial legislation. “For too long the IHS has failed Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) recently joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to introduce legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for all renewable fuels under the Renewable Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Steve Daines (R-MT) recently cosponsored a Republican-led bill that would prevent foreign adversaries of the United States from purchasing American land near sensitive sites. The senators on Oct. 18 introduced the Protect Our Bases Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) recently led more than 40 of his Republican colleagues in opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to reinstate public-utility regulations on the internet. The FCC on Thursday voted to approve a notice of proposed Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed this week by U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for all renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to ensure accurate and consistent Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Steve Daines (R-MT) joined five of their GOP colleagues on the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in calling on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to quickly and Read more…
If the federal government shuts down during fiscal year 2024, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wants to ensure America’s military service members get paid. “Our military service members dedicate their lives to their country and the least we can do Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and French Hill (R-AR) and U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) led their colleagues in requesting information about a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they say could harm broker-dealers, investment advisors, and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently offered legislation that would prevent the Biden administration from finalizing three proposed rules to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973. “I am proud to continue fighting for common-sense proposals to improve wildlife recovery Read more…
Two bipartisan bills offered by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) would address vulnerabilities in America’s rural water systems by providing updated cyber defenses and technical assistance. “Our communities are the foundation of what makes South Dakota a great place to Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Thune (R-SD), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) joined 24 U.S. Senate Republicans to propose a bill clarifying that the prohibition against using federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to sports clubs, teams, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and other Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee called on the Department of Defense to stop auctioning off approximately $260 million in border wall construction materials, an action that circumvents Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) have introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen oversight of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by reforming the department’s ability to take action against leaders and employees who have engaged in Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide artificial intelligence (AI) researchers and students with greater access to the resources, data, and tools they need to develop safe and trustworthy AI. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently proposed legislation that would prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from mandating that large commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce be equipped with a speed limiting device. “Montana truckers play an Read more…
The U.S. submarine industrial base must be bolstered as the U.S. works to fulfill the terms of the historic Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) partnership, according to U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Susan Collins (R-ME). The lawmakers led 23 of Read more…
The U.S. Senate passed an amendment offered by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) that would ban foreign adversaries from buying American farmland and agricultural businesses and included it in the chamber’s version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) led 17 of her Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would exclude air emissions from animal waste at farms from federal emergency notification requirements. Specifically, S. 2430 would clarify that the Emergency Planning and Community Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed on July 20 by U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND) would require the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to allow emergency haying under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) during the primary nesting season. “As South Read more…
The U.S. Senate on July 18 approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) to accelerate the review and processing of mortgages on trust land by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Mike Turner (R-OH) on July 18 introduced bipartisan legislation that would codify U.S. sanctions to address the political crisis and corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ethno-nationalist politicians like Milorad Dodik, the Serb leader of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) this week signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a comprehensive bipartisan bill to boost the palliative care and hospice workforce across America. “The need for high quality palliative and hospice care services Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Andy Barr (R-KY) on June 15 introduced legislation that would amend securities law to require that when issuers disclose information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that such information only be material to Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) joined U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) in requesting additional federal support for tribal law enforcement agencies in their home state of South Dakota to reduce violent crimes on reservations. “South Dakota’s Read more…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) would be authorized to transfer more forfeited Russian assets to Ukraine under a bipartisan bill introduced on June 8 by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “This bipartisan legislation paves an effective and efficient way Read more…