2020 Annual

Resolution Number	Action	Resolution Title	Sponsor of Resolution	Committee	Subcommittee
PDX-20-001	Passed	Tribal Citizenship Policy and Protection Task Force	Ron Allen	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-002	Passed	Calling on Congress to Enact a Truth-In-Advertising Law Prohibiting Businesses and Organizations from Falsely Representing Themselves as being Indian/Native American/Indigenous Businesses and Organizations	Chauncey Lee Peltier	Economic, Finance & Community Development	Economic Development, Finance, & Employment
PDX-20-003	Passed	Calling for the Advancement of Meaningful Tribal Co-Management of Federal Lands	Russell Attebery	Lands & Natural Resources	Trust Lands, Natural Resources, & Agriculture
PDX-20-004	Passed	Provide Forward Funding for BIE Higher Education Grant Programs	A. Gay Kingman	Human Resources	Education
PDX-20-005	Combined with PDX-20-028	Asking Congress to Allow Carryover for Coronavirus Relief Fund Dollars and Urging Tribal Inclusion in Any Future Stimulus Bills	Kimberly Teehee	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-006	Tabled	Opposing Any Efforts to Disestablish Indian Reservations	Kimberly Teehee	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-007	Passed	Extending Census Reporting Deadlines to Ensure a Fair and Accurate Census	Denise Desiderio	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-008	Passed	Ensuring Inclusion of Native American Veterans in Future COVID-19 Legislation	A. Gay Kingman	Veterans
PDX-20-009	Passed	Support for Tribal Subsistence and Commercial Fishery Disaster Declarations	Michael P. Williams, Sr	Lands & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use
PDX-20-010	Passed	NCAI Strongly Supports Codifying a White House Council on Native Nations, and the establishment of an Interior Deputy Secretary for Indian Affairs, and, inter alia, an HHS Deputy Secretary for Native Health	A. Gay Kingman	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-011	Passed	NCAI Affirms Federally Recognized Tribe List Act as Touchstone for Interior, et al, to Determine Federally Recognized Indian Tribes	A. Gay Kingman	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-012	Passed	Support to Make the U.S. Department of Agriculture Section 502 Relending Demonstration Program Permanent for Native Communities Nationwide.	A. Gay Kingman	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Housing
PDX-20-013	Passed	Calling Upon Congress to Support the Modernization of Federal Indian Traders License Statute and Regulations in Keeping with the Indian Self-Determination Policy	A. Gay Kingman	Litigation & Governance	Taxation
PDX-20-014	Passed	Calling for Highway Construction Programs to Repair Dangerous Indian Country Highways and Build Safe School Roads	A. Gay Kingman	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Transportation & Infrastructure
PDX-20-015	Passed	Calling for the Inclusion of Tribal Nations and their Unique Needs in Police Reform Discussions, Policies, and Legislation	A. Gay Kingman	Litigation & Governance	Public Safety & Justice
PDX-20-016	Withdrawn	Preserving Indian Country's Historic Victory in McGirt	Jason Salsman	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-017	Passed	Calling for Increased Funding for Health Care and Sanitation Infrastructure for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribal Nations	A. Gay Kingman	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Transportation & Infrastructure
PDX-20-018	Passed	Opposing Any Implementation of the EPA that Infringes on Tribal Environmental Regulatory Authority	Jason Salsman	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-019	Passed	Seeking Presidential Action to Achieve Justice and Reconciliation with Respect to Sacred Places in Indian Country	A. Gay Kingman	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government; Human, Religious, & Cultural Concerns
PDX-20-020	Passed	Establish a Tribal Lending Facility at the Federal Reserve Pursuant to the CARES Act, Economic Stabilization Fund	A. Gay Kingman	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Economic Development, Finance, & Employment
PDX-20-021	Passed	Call for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary to Implement an Urban Confer Policy Across the Department and its Divisions	Sunny Stevenson	Human Resources	Health
PDX-20-022	Passed	Support for Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Section 105(l) Leasing Program and for Indefinite Discretionary Appropriations to Fund the Program	Denise Desiderio	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-023	Out of Order	Critical Media Education for American Indian Parents & Families	Jacques Brodeur
PDX-20-024	Passed	Renewing Support and Membership in the Native Farm Bill Coalition	Janie Hipp	Lands & Natural Resources Committee	Trust Lands, Natural Resources, & Agriculture
PDX-20-025	Passed	Calling Upon Congress to Enact Legislation to Provide Equitable Tax Treatment for Tribal Governments	Danielle Her Many Horses	Litigation & Governance	Taxation
PDX-20-026	Combined with PDX-20-010	Codifying White House Council on Native Nations, Interior Deputy Secretary for Native Nations, and, inter alia, HHS Deputy Secretary for Native Health	Danielle Her Many Horses	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-027	Passed	Support Funding Increases to and the Expansion of Federal Transportation Infrastructure, Tribal Transit, and Highway Safety Programs Important to Tribal Nations	Gerry Hope	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Transportation & Infrastructure
PDX-20-028	Passed	Calling on Congress to Prioritize Tribal Government Relief and Enact the Next COVID-19 Relief Package	Danielle Her Many Horses	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-029	Tabled - Referred to the Budget Task Force	2020 Annual Indian Housing Block Grant	Leonard Forsman
PDX-20-030	Passed	Development of a 2021 Tribal Climate Crisis Action Plan	Leonard Forsman	Lands & Natural Resources Committee	Energy & Mineral Policy; Environmental Protection & Land Use
PDX-20-031	Passed	Supporting a Transformative Plan of Action to Address the Pre-K through 20 Education Crisis Confronting Native Students	Leonard Forsman	Human Resources	Education
PDX-20-032	Passed	Opposition to Water Projects, such as the Proposed Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project in the Mojave Desert, that will Impact Sacred Cultural Rights and Natural Resources that are Critical to Tribal Nations	Columba Quintero	Litigation and Governance	Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns
PDX-20-033	Passed	Supporting Repeal of the Federal Legislation Granting Criminal Jurisdiction to States over Indians in Indian Country	Robert Odawi Porter	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-034	Passed	Calling on Congress, the BIA, and FEMA to Establish and Support On-Reservation Residential Fire Protection Programs and Grants	Cecelia Firethunder	Land & Natural Resources; Litigation & Governance	Trust Lands, Natural Resources, & Agriculture; Public Safety & Justice
PDX-20-035	Out of Order	The Governor’s Interstate Indian Council Commends the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange	Nancy Carnley
PDX-20-036	Passed	Calling on the U.S. Insurance Industry to Adopt Policies to Ensure that the Projects they Insure Have Obtained the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent of Impacted Tribal Nations	Matt Remle	Lands & Natural Resources Committee	Environmental Protection & Land Use
PDX-20-037	Passed	Protecting Rivers and Streams Impacting Tribal Rights and Resources	Leonard Forsman	Lands & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use
PDX-20-038	Passed	Supporting Extension of Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Coverage to Urban Indian Organizations	Sunny Stevenson	Human Resources	Health
PDX-20-039	Passed	Increase Telehealth Access and Funding in Tribal Communities	Leonard Forsman	Human Resources	Health
PDX-20-040	Passed	Streamline COVID-19 Funding and Resources to Tribes, and IHS/Tribal Health Clinics, and Urban Indian Organizations	Leonard Forsman	Human Resources	Health
PDX-20-041	Passed	Support for Requiring Proof of Tribal Enrollment for Artists Who Claim Native American Affiliations for Grants, Exhibition, and Cultural Arts Employment	Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder	Litigation & Governance	Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns
PDX-20-042	Passed	Support for the Elimination of Race-Based Native Logos, Mascots, Names, Behaviors and Practices	Rhonda LeValdo	Litigation & Governance	Human Religious & Cultural Concerns
PDX-20-043	Combined with PDX-20-024	Continuing Support for and Partnership with for the Native Farm Bill Coalition to Support Tribal Food Sovereignty Policy	Zach Ducheneaux	Lands & Natural Resources Committee	Trust Lands, Natural Resources, & Agriculture
PDX-20-044	Passed	Supporting Tribal Communities that Utilize a Co-Production of Knowledge Approach in Research Engagement	Mellisa Johnson	Lands & Natural Resources Committee	Environmental Protection & Land Use
PDX-20-045	Tabled	Issue an Executive Order in the Next Administration to Fully Implement ISDEAA	Justin Parker
PDX-20-046	Tabled	A resolution for the Support and Protection of the Re-Emerging Sovereign Nation Known as the Hawaiian Kingdom.	Michael Rost
PDX-20-047	Passed	Support Substantial Increases in Funding for the Tribally Controlled College – University Endowment Program	Leonard Forsman	Human Resources	Education
PDX-20-048	Tabled	Allocating HUD-NAHASDA Housing Training Funds Directly to Tribes Tribally Designated Housing Entities, and Tribal Organizations	A. Gay Kingman	EEconomic, Finance, & Community Development	Housing
PDX-20-049	Passed	Ensuring Access to Over-the-Counter Contraception for American Indian and Alaska Native Women	Pam Kingfisher	Human Resources	Health
PDX-20-050	Referred to Executive Committee	To Ensure the Accountability of the Alaska Regional Vice President to the Alaska Region's Member Tribes	Nancy Nelson	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-051	Combined with PDX-20-050	To Ensure the Accountability of the Alaska Regional Vice President to the Alaska Region's Member Tribes	Nancy Nelson	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-052	Combined with PDX-20-050	To Ensure the Accountability of the Alaska Regional Vice President to the Alaska Region's Member Tribes	Malia Villegas	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-053	Combined with PDX-20-050	To Ensure the Accountability of the Regional Vice President to the Region's Member Tribes	Malia Villegas	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-054	Passed	Approval of the NCAI Transition Plan for the Presidential Transition Effort Following the November 2020 Elections	Fawn Sharp	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-055	Passed	NAHASDA Reauthorization	Leonard Forsman	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Housing
PDX-20-056	Passed	Calling on the United States and Tribal Nations to Take Action to Support Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	Frank Ettawageshik	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-057	Combined with ABQ-19-029	Support Southeast Alaska Tribes' Petition for Establishment of a Traditional Homelands Conservation Rule to Create Long-Term Management and Protection of Traditional and Customary use Areas in the Tongass National Forest	Joel Jackson	Litigation & Governance	Environmental Protection & Land Use
PDX-20-058	Passed	Supporting A Tribal Government's Right to Lease Water	Dennis Patch	Land & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use
PDX-20-059	Passed	A Resolution to encourage the President-elect of the United States to appoint the first Native American as Secretary of the Interior	Aaron Payment	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-060	Combined with PDX-20-010	Make Permanent the White House Council on American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs	Leonard Forsman	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-061	Combined with PDX-20-013	To Call Upon Congress To Direct The Interior Department To Develop New Regulations To Regulate And Protect Indian Trade & Commerce	Leonard Forsman	Litigation & Governance	Jurisdiction & Tribal Government
PDX-20-062	Passed	Support for Amendments to Federal Laws and Regulations to Ensure that Tribal General Welfare Benefits Are Not Included As Income for Federal Benefits Eligibility Purposes	Leonard Forsman	Litigation & Governance	Taxation
PDX-20-063	Combined with PDX-20-025	Enact Legislation to Provide Equitable Tax Treatment for Tribal Governments	Leonard Forsman	Litigation & Governance	Taxation
PDX-20-064	Passed	Support for NCAI Tribal TANF Task Force Legislative and Administrative Priorities	Tilford Denver	Human Resources	Health
PDX-20-065	Passed	Preparing and Protecting Indian Country: Calling on Congress to Pass Comprehensive Tribal Homeland Security and Emergency Management Legislation	Paul Downing	Litigation & Governance	Public Safety & Justice
PDX-20-066	Passed	Holding the Department of Homeland Security Accountable to Tribal Nations	Paul Downing	Litigation & Governance	Public Safety & Justice
PDX-20-067	Passed	Expanding Federal Resources, Infrastructure, and Funding for Culturally Responsive Distance and Virtual Education Options	Diana Cournoyer	Human Resources	Education
PDX-20-068	Passed	Resolution Calling Upon President Biden To Stop The KXL And DAPL Pipelines From Irreversibly Damaging Mother Earth	A. Gay Kingman	Land & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use
PDX-20-069	Passed	Calling Upon the NIGC to Retract Proposal for Fees on Free Play for Tribal Casinos	Danielle Her Many Horses	Litigation and Governance	Tribal Gaming
PDX-20-070	Passed	NCAI Initiative on Sacred Places and Cultural Rights Laws and Developing Legislation	Suzanne Harjo and Juana Majel-Dixon	Litigation and Governance	Human, Religious, & Cultural Concerns
ABQ-19-029	Amended	Oppose Rulemaking that Weakens or Eliminates Protections of the Roadless Rule within Tribal Traditional Territories and Support the ‘No-Action Alternative’ in the Alaska-Specific Roadless Rulemaking		Land & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use
MOH-17-053	Amended	Continued Support for the Paris Climate Agreement and Action to Address Climate Change		Land & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use