PIERRE S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) In June 2023, Senators Thune, Rounds and Congressman Johnson requested additional support for tribal law enforcement agencies in South Dakota from Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland.
In December 2023, Senators Thune, Rounds and Congressman Johnson sent a letter to Interior Secretary Haaland urging the department to address the public safety crisis on reservations in South Dakota.
In March 2024, Rounds and Thune requested a Government Accountability Office inquiry into tribal law enforcement funding.
In April 2024, Senator Rounds requested the Bureau of Indian Affairs to consider the possibility of opening a tribal law enforcement training center in South Dakota to address officer recruitment and retention on reservations.
Most recently, Senator Rounds and 10 other Senators requested funding for tribal law enforcement programs in the Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Bill.