Continue working with tribal leaders to uphold tribal sovereignty.

I am pleased to remain on the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and will continue working with tribal leaders to uphold tribal sovereignty.

Rounds says he will keep working with tribal leaders on Indian Affairs to uphold tribal sovereignty.

Rounds Announces Committee Memberships f... | U.S. Senator Mike Rounds
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Rounds' tribal-relations page says he recognizes tribal sovereignty and wants to work as a partner with tribal governments. The page's linked tribal-relations updates stop at early 2025.

This is the clearest standing statement of the commitment. It confirms the promise is still live, but the page does not show a newer tribal-relations post in the lookback window, so it does not by itself prove completion.

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Tribal Relations | U.S. Senator Mike Rounds
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Rounds' office said he discussed federal funding for tribal radio stations with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum during a Senate appropriations hearing.

This is direct, concrete action by Rounds on a tribal issue shortly before the lookback window. It supports continued engagement, but it is a step toward the promise rather than a finished result.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | U.S. Senator Mike Rounds
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The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a legislative hearing on bills related to tribal land transfers and settlements.

Within the lookback window, the committee on which Rounds serves remained active on tribal sovereignty-adjacent legislation. That is supportive context, but it does not show a completed deliverable by Rounds himself.

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Home - Indian Affairs Committee
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The Indian Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing on the president's fiscal 2027 budget requests for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service.

This is another in-window sign that federal tribal policy remained active in the committee space relevant to Rounds' promise. It supports an ongoing-work reading, not final delivery.

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Home - Indian Affairs Committee
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Rounds' Senate issue page says he recognizes the sovereignty of tribal governments and is committed to working as partners on long-term solutions; it also says the RESPECT Act passed into law in December 2022.

Official office page confirms the standing commitment and points to one enacted tribal-relations law, but it is partly self-reported and broad.

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Tribal Relations | U.S. Senator Mike Rounds
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Congress.gov lists S.789, the RESPECT Act, as sponsored by Sen. Mike Rounds, referred through Indian Affairs/Natural Resources, passed both chambers, and became Public Law No. 117-317 on December 27, 2022. The summary says it repealed provisions related to treatment of Indians.

Rounds sponsored a Native Americans policy-area bill that became law during the same Senate term, a concrete delivered result relevant to tribal sovereignty and federal-tribal relations.

delivered same_term A for effort

S.789 - RESPECT Act 117th Congress (2021-2022) | Congress.gov
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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs membership page lists Mike Rounds as a majority member and senator for South Dakota.

Rounds continued to serve on the committee with jurisdiction over tribal and Native affairs, supporting continued work but not proving a specific completed promise outcome.

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Committee Membership - Indian Affairs Committee
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Congress.gov's member activity page for Rounds lists 85 items in the Native Americans policy area and 44 items involving the Senate Indian Affairs Committee across his congressional activity.

The official member record supports that Rounds has sustained legislative activity in Native American and Indian Affairs matters, though it does not by itself show full fulfillment of the broad promise.

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Senator Mike Rounds | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Rounds' member activity page includes S.1301, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025, introduced April 3, 2025, referred to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and still at introduced status.

This is concrete legislative activity on a bill explicitly framed around tribal sovereignty, but it had not become law by the assessment date.

partial same_term A for effort

Senator Mike Rounds | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Rounds' member activity page includes S.1574, the Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act, introduced May 1, 2025, referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and still at introduced status.

This supports continued legislative engagement on tribal authority and law-enforcement capacity, but it was not a completed result as of July 1, 2026.

partial same_term A for effort

Senator Mike Rounds | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Rounds' Tribal Relations page lists a latest-work item dated April 22, 2026: 'Rounds Talks Tribal Radio Funding with Interior Secretary at Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing.'

This is a recent direct intervention on tribal radio funding, showing continued work on a tribal issue, but not a completed sovereignty deliverable.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | U.S. Senator Mike Rounds
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Rounds' Tribal Relations page lists a latest-work item dated May 28, 2025: 'Rounds Receives Support from Interior Secretary Burgum for Great Plains Tribal Law Enforcement Training Center.'

Rounds advanced a concrete tribal law-enforcement training-center effort, which supports partial progress but does not establish a final fulfilled outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

ICYMI: Rounds Receives Support from Interior Secretary Burgum for Great Plains Tribal Law Enforcement Training Center
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Rounds' Tribal Relations page lists a latest-work item dated May 15, 2025: 'Rounds Introduces Standing Rock Chairwoman at Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hearing.'

This directly shows Rounds engaging a tribal leader in the Senate Indian Affairs setting, supporting the 'continue working with tribal leaders' part of the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Rounds Introduces Standing Rock Chairwoman at Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hearing
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The Indian Affairs Committee reported a June 2026 legislative hearing on tribal land transfers and settlements, including bills on land transfer, land exchange, and settlement of the Akwesasne Mohawk land claim; committee leaders described land into trust and settlements between sovereigns as part of the committee's role.

As a committee member, Rounds was positioned in an active committee process on tribal land and sovereign settlement matters, but the source does not show his individual action or final enactment.

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Home - Indian Affairs Committee
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The Indian Affairs Committee home page lists a May 20, 2026 business meeting and oversight hearing to examine FY2027 budget requests for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service.

This confirms ongoing committee oversight of core tribal agencies during Rounds' same term, but it is background institutional activity rather than a Rounds-specific deliverable.

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Home - Indian Affairs Committee
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The Indian Affairs Committee home page lists a June 24, 2026 nomination hearing to consider Mark Cruz to be Director of the Indian Health Service.

This is further evidence of ongoing Indian Affairs committee work on tribal health governance within the term, but not proof that Rounds delivered the broader promise.

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Home - Indian Affairs Committee
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