Number |
Action |
Resolution |
Sponsor |
Committee |
Subcommittee |
Passed |
Opposing Mining on Public Lands and Around the Grand Canyon without Tribal Nations’ Free Prior and Informed Consent |
Havasupai Tribe |
Litigation and Governance |
Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns |
|
Passed |
To Add Cousins to the Definition of “Eligible Child Care Providers” in the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act |
Aaron Payment |
Human Resources |
Indian Child and Family Weflare |
|
Passed |
Supporting Legislation to Facilitate International Repatriation of Tribal Nations’ Tangible Cultural Heritage and Coordination among Federal Agencies |
Pueblo of Tesuque |
Litigation and Governance |
Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns |
|
Passed |
Affirming and Protecting Tribal Sovereign Immunity by Committing to Risk Management to Prevent Losses and Provide a System of Solutions for Claimants Alleging Torts or Other Economic Harms |
Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association |
Litigation and Governance |
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Passed |
Response to IPCC 1.5º C Report on Climate Change |
International Indian Treaty Council |
Land and Natural Resources |
Environmental Protection and Land Use |
|
Passed |
Support Efforts to Protect Herring and other Forage Fish |
Sitka Tribe of Alaska |
Land and Natural Resources |
Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture |
|
REN-19-007 |
Withdrawn |
Urging Congress to Define “Inherently Federal” for Purposes of Self-Governance Compacts and to Fully Fund Indirect Costs Associated with those Self-Governance Funding |
Sitka Tribe of Alaska |
Litigation and Governance |
Jurisdiction and Tribal Government |
Passed |
Opposition to USDA FNS Regional Realignment of WIC State Agencies and Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations |
Inter Tribal Association of Arizona |
Human Resources |
Health |
|
REN-19-009 |
Withdrawn |
Limitation on Tribal Sovereignty |
Cedar Band Of Paiutes | Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Housing |
REN-19-010 |
Combined with REN-19-001 |
Support Ban on Mining on Public Lands Around the Grand Canyon |
Inter Tribal Association of Arizona | Litigation and Governance |
Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns |
Passed |
Calling Upon Congress Promptly to Enact Legislation Recognizing the Jurisdiction of Tribal Nations in Alaska to Prosecute Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Child Abuse, and Related Crimes in Alaska Native Villages |
Akiak Native Community |
Litigation and Governance |
Housing |
|
Passed |
To Promote Homeownership Opportunities for Native American Veterans by Streamlining the VA Department’s Native American Direct Loan Program |
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe |
Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Housing |
|
Passed |
Exempting Small Businesses from Category Management to Ensure Native Contractors Are Not Harmed |
Native American Contractors Association |
Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Economic Development, Finance Employment |
|
Passed |
Rejecting the Recommendations of the National Defense Authorization Act Section 809 Panel |
Native American Contractors Association |
Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Economic Development, Finance Employment |
|
Passed |
Concerns with the Expanding Small Business Contracting Opportunities Act of 2019 and Related Legislation |
Native American Contractors Association |
Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Economic Development, Finance Employment |
|
REN-19-016 |
Tabled |
Repeal Section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act |
Native American Contractors Association | Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Economic Development, Finance Employment |
Passed |
Support for Federal Legislation to Enable All Federally Recognized Tribal Nations to Place Land into Trust and Protect Existing Tribal Trust Lands |
Robert R. McGhee of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians |
Land and Natural Resources |
Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture |
|
REN-19-018 |
Combined with REN-19-004 |
Protecting Tribal Sovereign Immunity by Committing to Risk Management Solutions for Tort Victims |
Robert R. McGhee of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians |
Litigation and Governance |
Jurisdiction and Tribal Government |
REN-19-019 |
Died in Subcommittee |
Calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Deny the Petition for Rulemaking Seeking to Revise Regulations to allow Non-Indians to Possess and Use Eagle Feathers for Religious Purposes |
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation | Litigation and Governance |
Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns |
REN-19-020 |
Tabled |
Calling on Congress to Introduce and Support Reparation Legislation for the Treatment of American Indians and Alaska Natives |
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation | Litigation and Governance | Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns |
Passed |
Affirming Tribal Rights to Regulate Economic Development along Highway Rights of Way within Tribal Lands |
Lance Gumbs of the Shinnecock Indian Nation |
Litigation and Governance |
Jurisdiction and Tribal Government |
|
Passed |
Supporting FAFSA Data Sharing with Tribal Organizations and Education Departments for Scholarship Purposes |
White Mountain Apache Tribe Office of Higher Education |
Human Resources | Education | |
REN-19-023 |
Combined with REN-19-0013 |
Exempting Small Businesses from Category Management |
Denise Desiderio on behalf of Ho-Chunk Inc. | Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Economic Development, Finance Employment |
Passed |
Staying Mineral Leasing and Paleontological Use Permitting in Areas of Tribal Interest, such as the Buffalo Strip and Ball Ranch Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Where Tribal Nations Do Not Consent |
Pueblo of San Felipe |
Litigation and Governance |
Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns |
|
Passed |
Supporting Immediate Amendments to the Inter-Agency MOA Governing the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017 to Ensure Its Full and Proper Implementation |
Shannon Wheeler, Chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe |
Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Economic Development, Finance Employment |
|
Passed |
Support of Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act |
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians |
Human Resources |
Education |
|
Passed |
Calling on Congress to Establish an Indefinite Discretionary Appropriation for the Indian Health Service to Fund Section 105(l) Lease Obligations under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act |
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians |
Human Resources |
Health |
|
REN-19-028 |
Tabled |
A Call to Congress to Support FY 2020 Indian Health Service Funding |
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Human Resources |
Health |
REN-19-029 |
Tabled |
Support for the Lummi Indian Business Council’s Document “Cultural Significance and Management of the Xwullemy (Salish Sea)” |
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians |
Land and Natural Resources |
Environmental Protection and Land Use |
REN-19-030 |
Tabled |
Request for Consultation with Administration of Federal Housing Programs to Discuss Mortgagee Declination Letter |
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Housing |
Passed |
Auctioneers and Buyers Should Incorporate UNDRIP into Their Ethical Standards and Purchasing Practices of Indigenous Items and Collectors Should Support Contemporary Indigenous Artists |
The Association on American Indian Affairs | Litigation and Governance |
Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns |
|
REN-19-032 |
Withdrawn |
|
|
|
|
Passed |
Supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act |
|
Veterans |
|
|
Passed |
Calling on Congress to Enact Legislation Ensuring the Provision of Health Care to American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Living in Urban Centers |
National Council on Urban Indian Health |
Veterans; Human Resources |
Health |
|
Passed |
Opposing State Tax Legislation that Negatively Affects Tribal Government Gaming |
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma |
Litigation and Governance |
Gaming |
|
Passed |
Supporting the Expansion of Opportunity Zones in Indian Country |
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma |
Litigation and Governance |
Taxation |
|
Passed |
Promoting Healthy Pregnancies and Families through the Advancing FASD Research, Prevention and Services Act |
Jennifer Hughes |
Human Resources |
Health |
|
Passed |
Calling on Congress for Permanent Mandatory Support for the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program for Tribal Colleges and Universities |
American Indian Higher Education Consortium |
Human Resources |
Education |
|
Passed |
Continued Support for the Community Health Representatives (CHR) Program and Support for the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Expansion |
National Indian Health Board |
Human Resources |
Health |
|
Passed |
Supporting Bureau of Indian Education School Construction Funding Increases and Innovation |
Aaron Payment |
Human Resources |
Education |
|
REN-19-041 |
Tabled |
The Re-Establishment of the Native Domestic Nation Act of 2020 |
George Rogers |
Executive Committee |
|
REN-19-042 |
Tabled |
National E-Force Protection against Electro-Magnetic Pulse Events |
George Rogers |
Executive Committee |
|
Passed |
Requesting the Administration Provide an Exemption from the Federal Advisory Committee Reduction Executive Order Requirements and Engage in Meaningful Tribal Consultation |
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Aquinnah Chairwoman |
Litigation and Governance |
Jurisdiction and Tribal Government |
|
Passed |
Raise the Justification and Authorization (J&A) Threshold from $22 to $100 Million for Small Business Sole-Source Federal Contracts to Native Entity-Owned Companies by Changing Section 811 of the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act |
Julian Sparks Robinson, NACA |
Economic, Finance and Community Development |
Economic Development, Finance Employment |
|
REN-19-045 |
Tabled |
To Reaffirm the Conclusions of the Eagle Feather Task Force in Response to the Fish and Wildlife Service Publishing a Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Eagle Feathers |
|
Litigation and Governance |
Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns |
Passed |
Calling upon HUD in its Open Rulemaking to Authorize Tribally Owned Insurance Underwriting Entities to Insure Tribal Housing Financed through the Section 184 Program |
Geoff Blackwell |
Economic, Finance and Community Development |
|
|
Passed |
Providing Resiliency Continuity Funding for Homeland Security and Emergency Services to Tribal Governments |
Paul Downing |
Litigation and Governance |
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