Mike Rounds

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Rounds voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for Senate Republicans.

1. Armed Forces and National Security 20% · 2 of 10 party 0%
2. Economics and Public Finance 3% · 6 of 184 party 1%

Where Rounds broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

• Statement · Press release · Oct 2, 2026

  Rounds Calls for Federal Gas and Diesel Tax Suspension to Lower Prices at Pump, President Trump to Invoke Defense Production Act

  Called for 90-day federal gas and diesel tax suspension and urged Defense Production Act use.

  “The prices at the pump are being driven by a global shortage of refining capacity.”

  Fuel PricesAI-read

• Statement · Press release · Sep 24, 2026

  Rounds Issues Statement Following Release of USPS OIG Report on South Dakota Mail Service

  Issued statement on USPS Inspector General report on South Dakota mail service deficiencies.

  “It’s encouraging and unsurprising that the Inspector General’s report studying the mail service in South Dakota shows evidence to back up what we’ve been hearing and seeing for years: the United States Postal Service is not adequately serving South Dakotans.”

  Government Operations and PoliticsAI-read

• Statement · Press release · Aug 19, 2026

  Rounds Introduces RANCH Act to Help Rebuild America’s Cattle Herd

  U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today introduced the Rebuilding America’s National Cow Herd (RANCH) Act.

  “Anyone who has spent time around cattle understands one simple truth: no grass means no cattle.”

• Statement · Press release · Aug 10, 2026

  Rounds Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Preserve Records for At-Risk Afghan Allies

  U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today introduced the Afghan Ally Records and Credential Heritage (ARCH) Act, legislation to establish a Department of War process to…

  “Thousands of brave Afghans stood shoulder-to-shoulder with American service members in some of the most dangerous missions of the war.”

• Statement · Press release · Aug 6, 2026

  Rounds, Thune, Johnson Encourage Trump Administration to Approve Highmore Disaster Declaration

  U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging his support for South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden’s request for a major disaster…

  “We support the state’s request and urge you to approve a major disaster declaration, as soon as possible so that the necessary federal resources are available to assist the relevant areas of our state.”

• Statement · Press release · Aug 6, 2026

  Rounds Introduces Legislation to Boost American Manufacturing of Robotics, Stay Ahead of China

  U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) today introduced the Robotics Supply Chain Improvement Act, legislation aimed at boosting American manufacturing of robotics systems.

  “It’s important that the United States continues to stay ahead of China when it comes to development and manufacturing of new technologies.”

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Rounds voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Sponsored 65 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 276 (median 307.5), 45 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Armed Forces and National Security, Agriculture and Food, Finance and Financial Sector.

• S. 5639 A bill to amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to establish a Portal for Appraiser Credentialing and AMC Registration Information, and for other purposes.Introduced Sep 30, 2026 In committee
• S. 5629 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit veterans to seek a second opinion after the receipt of health care under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.Introduced Sep 30, 2026 In committee
• S. 5375 ARCH ActArmed Forces and National Security · Introduced Aug 7, 2026 In committee
• S. 5373 USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus Removal ActGovernment Operations and Politics · Introduced Aug 7, 2026 In committee
• S. 5310 Robotics Supply Chain Improvement ActScience, Technology, Communications · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 In committee
• S. 5277 RANCH ActAgriculture and Food · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 In committee
• S. 5240 REACH Our Tribes ActNative Americans · Introduced Aug 4, 2026 In committee
• S. 5211 A bill to require the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit a strategy for cyber cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes.International Affairs · Introduced Aug 3, 2026 In committee

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

In the 2025–26 cycle Rounds’s campaign raised $3.2M: $1.3M (42%) from individuals and $1.4M (44%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $2.7M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Rounds

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 346.

1. Young Victory Committee Party committee
2. Mortgage Bankers Association Trade association PAC
3. American Bankers Association (ABA) Trade association PAC

Rounds’s own leadership PAC: The Peter Norbeck Leadership PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.