S. 35 · 115th Congress · enacted
Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act
Became Public Law No: 115-175.
Latest official action 2018-05-25 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) complete environmental, cultural resource, and other due diligence activities on certain federal land to confirm its suitability for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dakota; and (2) notify, and coordinate with, the Department of the Interior regarding such activities. After completion of such activities and upon receipt by Interior of written confirmation of suitability from the VA, the land shall: (1) be withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, for as long as it remains under VA administrative jurisdiction; (2) be treated as property; and (3) be transferred, except for the land within 100 feet of the center of the Centennial Trail, from Interior to the VA for use as a national cemetery. Interior shall publish a notice containing the legal descriptions of such transferred land. The VA shall reimburse Interior for reasonable transfer costs, including survey costs. The cemetery's boundary is modified to include such federal land.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-05-25
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Politicians behind the bill
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Sponsor
John Thune
Senate · SD · Republican
$857,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Rounds
Senate · SD · Republican
$1,655,055PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$69,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$21,000
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$16,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,000
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$12,500
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MARSH PAC)$10,750
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)$10,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA FIRST PAC$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC)$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBARCLAYS GROUP US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC)$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAKOTA PAC$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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