Thune and Rounds are cosponsors of a similar bill in the Senate. In another gun-related development, Johnson introduced a bill to allow members of federally recognized Native American tribes to use their tribal identification cards to obtain a firearm from a federally licensed dealer. The new rule, Rounds said in a news release, “is nothing more than a harassment of law-abiding citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights – plain and simple.” He said they could face jail time, fines and the loss of their firearm if they fail to register pistols with stabilizing braces. Rounds said some disabled veterans rely on braces to use their firearms.

The effectiveness scores are “based on the combination of 15 metrics regarding the bills that each member of Congress sponsors, how far they move through the lawmaking process, and how substantial their policy proposals are.” Johnson also had the highest rank among House Republicans on agricultural issues.įurther rankings by topic are available on the website of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, which is a project of the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University. Mike Rounds and John Thune ranked ninth and 13th, respectively, among 50 Senate Republicans. Dusty Johnson 14th among 222 Republican House members, while Sens. In its “ effectiveness scores” for the 117th Congress, the Center for Effective Lawmaking ranked Rep. 10, 2023.Īll three of the people representing South Dakota in Congress are among the most effective in their party, according to scores published by a congressional watchdog group. John Thune, center, listens to South Dakota Wheat Growers Association vice president Doug Simons talk during a 2023 Farm Bill roundtable on Jan.

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