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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday August 11, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Rounds Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort for AI Innovation in Financial Services
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives French Hill (R-Ark.) and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to promote artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in the financial services industry. The Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act would establish regulatory sandboxes at financial regulatory agencies for regulated  more

Rounds, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation to Extend Reporting Deadline for Emergency Tribal Care
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to extend the reporting deadline for Indian Health Service (IHS) patients who seek emergency care outside of IHS facilities. The IHS Emergency Claims Parity Act would extend the emergency notification requirements of IHS's Purchased and Referred Care (PRC) program from within 72 hours to 15 days. "When IHS patien  more

Warren, Rounds Urge DoD and Interior to Extend Timeline for Receiving Evidence in Wounded Knee Medals of Honor Review Process
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) urged Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland to establish a process for reviewing Wounded Knee Medals of Honor that ensures sufficient time for stakeholders and experts to gather and submit relevant documentation on soldiers who slaughtered Native American noncombatants, including wom  more