PRess Releases

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today urged United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today introduced the Constitutional Carry States’ Rights Act that would close a loophole in the Gun-Free School Zones Act to...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined a number of senators to reintroduce the Blue Water Navy Vietnam...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced Gavin West, a senior at Sturgis Brown High School, has received a fully qualified offer of appointment to the U.S....

Since I’ve been in the Senate, I have been focused on reversing the negative impacts Obamacare has had on South Dakota families. I was working as governor when Obamacare was...

WASHINGTON– U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ben...

SIOUX FALLS — After joining U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) in a roundtable discussion, U.S. Senate health...

  South Dakota’s small businesses play a critical role in strengthening our communities. They provide good-paying jobs, pay local property taxes and reinvest into the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) announced today that Adam Kaemingk has been promoted to West River Director and Mike Bekaert has been promoted to Director of...

The month of April has been designated as the Month of the Military Child. This is a time to appreciate the sacrifices made by the children of service members. We are forever...

April 15 is known as tax day, the day in which tax returns are due to be submitted to the federal government. This is the first tax day we’ve had since the Tax Cuts and Jobs...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve family and medical leave for Department of Defense (DoD)...

South Dakota residents continue to share with me their concerns about flooding and high water levels in many of our rivers and lakes. My team and I are keeping a close watch on the...

  WASHINGTON –U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today reintroduced the PFAS Registry Act, legislation that would create a national...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today met with David Bernhardt, President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Bernhardt has...

The Green New Deal is an extreme proposal introduced earlier this year by a number of our Democrat colleagues in a misguided attempt to reduce carbon emissions. It would require...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today introduced the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2019. This legislation would prohibit...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act, legislation that would...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) cosponsored Singh’s Law, legislation that would bar aliens associated with a criminal gang and convicted of a crime from...

WASHINGTON– U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that he is currently accepting internship applications for fall 2019. The deadline to apply for internships in...