Rounds Issues Statement Following Senate’s Passage of Third FY26 Appropriations Package

Rounds secured $145.7 million in funding for projects in South Dakota
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 five appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.
The legislation included appropriations bills for Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS); Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (T-HUD); Financial Services and General Government (FSGG); and National Security, Department of State and Related Programs. This legislation also includes a continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations through February 13.
“The appropriations process is one way we work to deliver real results for South Dakota. After years of continuing resolutions that reflect a Biden budget under Democrat leadership, we’ve now passed 11 of the 12 appropriations bills that fund 96% of government programs with President Trump’s priorities,”said Rounds. “This batch of appropriations bills includes several million dollars for projects in South Dakota that aim to improve in our rural health care facilities, expand our regional airports and invest in affordable housing. The bill also provides partial funding for the construction of an elementary school in Box Elder to support the influx of families from the bed down of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber.
“I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to pass the Homeland Security appropriations bill. DHS houses a number of agencies that are critical for operations in our nation, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In addition, the men and women of Customs and Border Protection and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement continue to carry out the hard work of enforcing our immigration laws in this nation. I urge my colleagues to come to an agreement as soon as possible to prevent a lapse in funding for DHS operations.”
Rounds has served on the Senate Committee on Appropriations since January 2025. He serves on sixsubcommittees, including LHHS. Read a list of Rounds’ Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) wins in the appropriations bills below totaling over $147 million for South Dakota. While the Defense Appropriations Act does not allow CDS, the legislation includes $88.5 million for South Dakota equities secured by Rounds.
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