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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced the Life at Conception Act, legislation to legally recognize the right to life by extending 14th Amendment protections to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today joined Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) in sponsoring the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement following the Senate’s passage of a package of three...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and the entire Senate Republican Conference are demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today issued the following statement after President Trump signed Rounds’ bill,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced legislation to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, released the following...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today issued a statement following unanimous Senate passage of his legislation,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that he has nominated Riley and Emily Krause of Brandt for the 2025 Angels in Adoption award, presented by the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has formally requested an investigation into the persistent issues with United States Postal Service (USPS) delivery in South Dakota....

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that he has nominated South Dakota students for appointments to the nation’s service academies. Rounds nominated Emma...

WASHINGTON – Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced the Developing and Empowering Our Aspiring Leader (DEAL) Act to increase access to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued the following statement on peace negotiations with Russia and Ukraine:  “I appreciate Secretary Rubio briefing us earlier...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) recently sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL)...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued a statement following the Senate’s passage of a continuing resolution (CR) combined with three of the Senate’s appropriations...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today sent a letter to Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board...

PIERRE – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) is currently accepting applications from college students to serve as interns during the spring 2026 semester. Positions are available in...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued a statement following his discussions with President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins regarding...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued a statement following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, released the following...