Dusty Johnson

Currently, federal law sets time limits for when prosecutors can bring charges in some homicide cases. This bill, called 'Kamisha's Law,' would remove those time limits for specific types of federal murder and manslaughter. This means federal prosecutors could pursue these cases at any point.

This bill would allow the Secretary of the Interior to study a new water project. The study would look at whether a large water system could supply homes, farms, and businesses in parts of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. The federal government would cover up to half of the study's cost.

This bill would change how members of the House of Representatives can bring up concerns about a colleague's conduct. It would require a significant number of cosponsors for such issues to even be considered, making it harder for individual leaders or members to raise these questions. These new rules would apply for the rest of the current 119th Congress.

This bill would require the Department of the Interior to study if a project to bring water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System is possible. If passed, the study would determine if the project should be built and how much local groups would need to pay. This could eventually lead to a new water source for communities and businesses in Western South Dakota.

This bill would require the government to study expanding the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. This could bring more water to homes, farms, and businesses in parts of Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Currently, there's no official plan or funding to study this expansion.

This bill would make sure federal employees, military members, and contractors get paid on time if the government shuts down. Right now, many of these workers are furloughed without pay or work without getting paid until the shutdown ends. This change would provide automatic funding to keep paychecks coming.

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This bill would make sure that federal employees, active-duty military members, and certain contractors who work during a government shutdown would get paid on time. Currently, these workers often have to wait for their pay until the government reopens. If passed, this change would start with the government's budget year 2026.

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This bill would update how the government calculates "base acres" for farmers, which are used to determine certain farm program payments. It would require a one-time recalculation for the 2025 crop year, using a farm's actual planting history from 2020 through 2024. This change aims to make support payments more accurately reflect what farmers are currently growing.

This bill would stop the Department of Transportation (DOT) from using certain LiDAR technology made by specific foreign companies or countries. Businesses wanting DOT contracts or grants would also need to promise they won't use this technology.