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pass the annual defense bill or National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This year’s NDAA passed the House
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Weekly Round[s] Up: June 22-28, 2026
amendment to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. Hearings: I attended three hearings this past week
Weekly Round[s] Up: Jun 15-22, 2026
Iran peace deal and the National Defense Authorization Act. Click here to watch the full interview
Weekly Round[s] Up: June 1-14, 2026
Armed Services Committee version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for Fiscal Year 2027. This … country. This year’s committee-passed NDAA includes authorizations for $43.7 million for construction projects for the South
Security and Stewardship
gives the Department of the Treasury the authority to return questionable payments for further review. Click here
Weekly Round[s] Up: May 11-17, 2026
Security Administration. The hearing focused on the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 23-29, 2026
Agricultural & Rural Leadership; South Dakota Science and Technology Authority; Bret Afdahl, Director of the Banking Division … prepare for the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. You can watch my questions here . Lastly the Senate Banking
Strengthening Accountability
That means someone who is no longer legally authorized to be in the United States could have
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 8 - 14, 2026
Housing Act passed the Senate. Our office helped author nearly 25% of this legislation which modernizes rural housing … which passed the Senate 89-10. I helped author nearly 25% of this bipartisan piece of legislation, which
Round[s] Up 2025: A Year in Review
were signed into law through the National Defense Authorization Act. This included funding for construction projects at Ellsworth
Weekly Round[s] Up: December 15-21, 2025
term. We also passed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, and on Thursday … mentioned, we also passed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. This year’s NDAA authorizes funding for construction
Weekly Round[s] Up: December 7-14, 2025
Intelligence briefings, one on the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, and another on U.S.-China Economic and Security … District of Mississippi (Yeas). I also voted on authorizing the en bloc consideration of nominees
Weekly Round[s] Up: November 17-23, 2025
Association; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and SAGE Development Authority. Met with South Dakotans from: Aberdeen , Belle Fourche, Bison
Weekly Round[s] Up: October 5 - 19, 2025
positive note, the National Defense Authorization Act passed the Senate during the government shutdown. While we still have
Weekly Round[s] Up: September 1-7, 2025
already begun to advance the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation which authorizes critical funding for military programs, personnel … votes to advance this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). While we still need to vote
Weekly Round[s] Up: July 7-13, 2025
version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. This is our annual defense bill … that authorizes funding for military programs, as well as military members and their families. This year
Weekly Round[s] Up: February 24-March 9, 2025
Environmental Protection Agency has used this authority to issue Waters of the United States rulemakings, which regulates navigable
Weekly Round[s] Up: January 20-26, 2025
chair of the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority; Dr. Benjamin Soukup, Chairman/CEO Emeritus at Communication Service
Round[s] Up 2024: A Year in Review
part of a larger package. In addition, I authored 40 provisions that passed as part of the National … Defense Authorization Act in 2024. You can view a full list of those here . My staff in South