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May 21, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills (TEENS) Act, which provides more work opportunities for 14- and 15-year-olds.

Issues:Economy

May 15, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed their portion of House Republicans’ reconciliation package, which includes several of U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) priorities for rural America and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Issues:Agriculture

May 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Blake Moore (R-UT), Lori Trahan (D-MA), and Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the American Ownership and Resilience Act.

Issues:Economy

May 5, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman G.T.

Issues:Agriculture

May 5, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced South Dakota’s Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding, will be hosting its annual coding competition this year.


April 25, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced Magnus Weber from Pierre as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for South Dakota. Weber’s drawing, “Fragments of Freedom,” is a pen and ink abstract piece. Weber is a senior at T.F. Riggs High School. His art teacher is Jill Kokesh.


April 10, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) released the following statement after voting to pass the budget resolution, unlocking the reconciliation process:

Issues:Congress

April 10, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to secure the integrity of American elections by passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections. The SAVE Act requires proof of U.S.

Issues:Congress

April 9, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the No Rogue Rulings Act to prohibit a single district court judge from issuing nationwide injunctions. U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted in favor of the legislation.

Issues:Congress

April 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced the application process is now open for his U.S. Service Academy nomination for the graduating Class of 2030.

Issues:Education