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May 28, 2024

A provision from legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) last week passed the U.S. House Armed Services Committee as part of the annual defense bill.


May 27, 2024

The House Ag Committee has passed their version of the next five-year farm bill, but congressional leaders are less than hopeful the bill will get across the finish line before a new fall deadline. South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson, one of the six main authors of the House version, says the bill includes several things he heard while holding listening sessions back home in South Dakota.

Issues:Agriculture

May 26, 2024

In 2022, following the turmoil of COVID lockdown policies that struck a crippling blow to the global economy, a fleet of Canadian truckers took part in a grand protest against the government of Justin Trudeau’s vaccine mandates for their industry, occupying several blocks of the Canadian capital of Ottawa.

Issues:Economy

May 24, 2024

The U.S. House of Representatives on May 22 approved legislation led by Republicans that would establish a regulatory framework for digital assets.

The House-approved Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 4763, also known as FIT21, which U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) sponsored in July 2023 alongside four original cosponsors, including U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), and Tom Emmer (R-MN), now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.


May 24, 2024
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BIG News

The Farm Bill is an essential piece of legislation for farm and ranch country. It’s renewed every five years, allowing members of Congress to update programs in the bill to better serve rural America.

Issues:AgricultureEconomy

May 24, 2024

Washington, D.C. – The Farm Bill passed out of the House Agriculture Committee by a vote of 33-21 with support from U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.). The base text contains dozens of Johnson’s priorities, and his FOREST Act was adopted as an amendment.

Issues:Agriculture

May 23, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to pass legislation to prohibit a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act passed the House and will protect the financial privacy of all Americans.

Issues:Economy

May 22, 2024

Rep. Dusty Johnson said there’s a lot to like about the currently-proposed Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024.

Issues:Agriculture