S. 35Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act

1 recorded action150 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: John Thune [R-SD]
Cosponsors: 2 · 2 Republicans
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees: Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Natural Resources Committee · and 1 more
Latest action: May 25, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-175.

IntroducedJan 5, 2017
Passed the SenateDec 21, 2017
Passed the HouseMay 16, 2018
Sent to the PresidentMay 21, 2018
Became lawMay 25, 2018

What the measure doesCRS summary

(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such activities and upon receipt by Interior of written confirmation of suitability from the VA, the land shall: (1) be withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, for as long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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 35 as public Law on May 25, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 187

House May 16, 2018

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

407 Yea 0 Nay 20 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members427 members

Democratic193 members

Republican234 members

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Cosponsors2 · 2 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 35 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

RMike Rounds [R-SD]Original2026 profile

RMICHAEL ENZI [R-WY]Original

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S. 35Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 187

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors2 · 2 Republicans

S. 35Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 187

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors2 · 2 Republicans

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