South Dakota
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Mike Rounds

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U.S. Senator · South Dakota

Last updated

May 11, 2026

Next election

November 2026

Votes cast

1,440

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Bills sponsored

0

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1,440

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Healthcare

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Education

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Economy and labor

36 actions

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Environment and energy

49 actions

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Immigration

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National security and foreign policy

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Civil rights and liberties

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Social policy

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Technology and data

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Infrastructure and public investment

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Activity ledger — most recent first

Jan 30, 2026

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Voted no

Jan 30, 2026

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Voted yes

Jan 30, 2026

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Voted yes

Jan 30, 2026

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Voted no

Jan 30, 2026

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Voted no

Jan 30, 2026

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

Fiscal policyFederal and state taxation↗ Source
Voted no

Jan 30, 2026

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Voted yes

Jan 29, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Voted yes

Jan 29, 2026

Rounds co-sponsored S. 3723, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study for a Western South Dakota water supply project to deliver water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System.

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Jan 29, 2026

Rounds co-sponsored S. 3725, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study for expanding the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.

On the record

Jan 27, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Voted yes

Jan 15, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

Voted yes

Jan 15, 2026

H.R. 6938

Voted yes

Jan 14, 2026

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Voted yes

Jan 13, 2026

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Voted no

Jan 12, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Voted yes

Jan 8, 2026

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Voted no

Jan 8, 2026

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Voted yes

Jan 7, 2026

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Voted no

Jan 6, 2026

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Voted yes

Jan 6, 2026

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

HealthcareACA and insurance markets↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 5, 2026

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted yes

Oct 9, 2025

Rounds asked for the yeas and nays on the Mascott nomination and voted yea.

On the record

Oct 9, 2025

Rounds stated that he would have voted no on Kaine amendment No. 3337 to S. 2296, the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act, had it been a recorded rollcall vote.

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Jul 29, 2025

Rounds co-sponsored an amendment with Mr. Schumer and Mrs. Gillibrand to create the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act of 2025, which would establish a process for the public disclosure of federal government records related to unidentified anomalous phenomena.

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Jul 29, 2025

Rounds asked for the yeas and nays on the Matthews nomination.

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Jul 22, 2025

Rounds asked for the yeas and nays on the Divine nomination.

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May 7, 2025

Rounds introduced S. 1636, a bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish oversight mediation committees to help resolve property boundary disputes regarding National Forest System land.

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Feb 11, 2025

Rounds joined Mr. Scott of South Carolina and nine other senators as a cosponsor of S. 505, a bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024.

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Dec 18, 2024

Rounds co-submitted Senate Resolution 933 calling on the United Nations Security Council to enforce the existing arms embargo on Darfur and extend it to cover all of Sudan.

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