Weekly report card
South Dakota · week of Nov 9, 2026
This week so far. Updated every night; some items appear 1–3 days after they happen.
Where Congress is in its 2026 schedule
Schedules as each chamber published them: Senate.
Mike Rounds
Senator for South Dakota · Republican
This weekNov 9–15
November so farNov 1–15 · 0 days with votes
No recorded Senate votes this week.
Days the Senate met
Filled: met and voted. Ring: met with no recorded votes, such as a short pro forma session. From the Congressional Record.
On the Senate floor
Bills Rounds cosponsored
Committees · 0 meetings this week
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Legislative Branch
- Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Energy and Water Development
- Strategic Forces
- Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Cybersecurity · Chairman
- Securities, Insurance, and Investment · Chairman
- Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
- Economic Policy
The number is meetings each committee held this week. Neither chamber records who attends, so this shows the committees' meetings, not the member's attendance.
Worked with most this Congress
Number of bills where one sponsored and the other cosponsored, since Jan 3, 2025. A count, not a rating.
This Congress: 65 bills introduced, 277 cosponsored, 35 floor speeches. Full record
John Thune
Senator for South Dakota · Republican
This weekNov 9–15
November so farNov 1–15 · 0 days with votes
No recorded Senate votes this week.
Days the Senate met
Filled: met and voted. Ring: met with no recorded votes, such as a short pro forma session. From the Congressional Record.
On the Senate floor
- LEGISLATIVE SESSION · Mon
- SURVIVOR JUSTICE TAX PREVENTION ACT · Tue
- Cloture Motion (Executive Session) · Tue
- LEGISLATIVE SESSION · Tue
- Cloture Motion (Executive Session) · Tue
and 2 more in the Congressional Record
Committees · 3 meetings this week
- Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
- Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
- Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Telecommunications and Media
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Health Care
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Open Hearing: Hearings to examine the nominations of Leslie Becera, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation,... · Tue
- Open Hearing: Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Browne, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary, and... · Tue
- Open Hearing: Hearings to examine the nominations of Gregory Ibach, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade... · Tue
The number is meetings each committee held this week. Neither chamber records who attends, so this shows the committees' meetings, not the member's attendance.
Worked with most this Congress
Number of bills where one sponsored and the other cosponsored, since Jan 3, 2025. A count, not a rating.
This Congress: 58 bills introduced, 69 cosponsored, 1583 floor speeches. Full record
Counts and official vote codes from House and Senate records, with no scores. Not Voting is the chamber's own code; it doesn't say why. Shows the members serving today.