Mike Rounds
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The saved record holds 187 recorded votes by Mike Rounds, from 2015 to 2026.
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115th Congress, 2017 and 2018
41 Yes · 3 No on 44 laws of this Congress.
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Member-requested spending
Congress printed 26 spending items this member requested, $187,385,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State University | Public Law 119-37 | South Dakota State University Cottonwood Field Station Renovation and ExpansionNational Institute of Food and Agriculture · Research Facilities Act Program | SD | $2,000,000 |
| South Dakota State University | Public Law 119-37 | South Dakota State University Transient Animal Research Support FacilityNational Institute of Food and Agriculture · Research Facilities Act Program | SD | $500,000 |
| Communicatio ns Center: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Communicatio ns Center: DesignAir Force | None printed | $3,500,000 |
| Munitions Storage Igloos: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Munitions Storage Igloos: DesignAir Force | None printed | $4,000,000 |
| Two Munitions Storage Igloos: Minor Construction | Public Law 119-37 | Two Munitions Storage Igloos: Minor ConstructionAir Force | None printed | $5,400,000 |
| Weapons Generation Facility Dormitory: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Weapons Generation Facility Dormitory: DesignAir Force | None printed | $4,800,000 |
| Aircraft Maintenance Hangar: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Aircraft Maintenance Hangar: DesignAir National Guard | None printed | $1,700,000 |
| Indian Health Faciliti | Public Law 119-74 | es SD Cheyenne River Sanitation Fa ConstructionIndian Heal · th Service | None printed | $6,587,000 |
| Indian Health Faciliti | Public Law 119-74 | es SD Oglala Sioux T Sanitation Fa ConstructionIndian Heal · th Service | None printed | $8,920,000 |
| South Dakota State University | Public Law 119-74 | An Operational System for Monitoring and Forecasting Air Quality from WildfiresDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $343,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn County Sheriffs Office | Public Law 119-74 | Jail Tech UpgradesDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $3,920,000 |
| South Dakota Attorney General's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Child Exploitation Investigation Support ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $675,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | to upgrade and expand early learning centersDOL · Employment and Training Administration | SD | $2,000,000 |
| Avera Health | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to support the acquisition and installation of fixed PET/CT scanner and linear acceleratorsHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | SD | $10,175,000 |
| Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment for new hospital construction that will support emergency services, primary care, swing bed services, behavioral health programs, and other ancillary servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | SD | $2,551,000 |
| Coteau des Prairies Hospital | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment for replacement and installation of boilers and pump systemsHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | SD | $1,099,000 |
| Coteau des Prairies Hospital | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment for replacement and installation of chiller systemHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | SD | $683,000 |
| South Dakota State University--College of Nursing | Public Law 119-75 | for the purchase of equipment and suppliesED · Higher Education | SD | $2,953,000 |
| South Dakota State University | Public Law 119-75 | for curriculum development, including the purchase of technologyED · Higher Education | SD | $750,000 |
| Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority (FSD) | Public Law 119-75 | Concourse Expansion ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | SD | $30,000,000 |
| Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Public Law 119-75 | Airline Concourse ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | SD | $20,000,000 |
| SD | Public Law 119-75 | Box Elder Regional Transportation Improvement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | SD | $4,000,000 |
| SD | Public Law 119-75 | SD44 Bridge Replacement and ImprovementDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | SD | $25,000,000 |
| Magdalene Dakota | Public Law 119-75 | Women's Rehabilitation FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | SD | $829,000 |
| Douglas School District #51-1 | Public Law 119-75 | Douglas Elementary SchoolDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | SD | $42,000,000 |
| Crow Creek Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Crow Creek Housing DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | SD | $3,000,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
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Rounds for Senate Google Ads Transparency Center
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