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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2026 | National | S 723 | Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 | Bill Passed - House (384 - 40) |
| Jan. 8, 2026 | National | HR 504 | Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act | Veto Override Failed - House (236 - 188) |
| July 22, 2025 | National | HR 3937 | Wabeno Economic Development Act | Bill Passed - House (410 - 1) |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | National | HR 43 | Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act | Bill Passed - House (412 - 1) |
| Dec. 18, 2024 | National | S 3857 | Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act | Bill Passed - House (369 - 37) |
| Dec. 17, 2024 | National | HR 1101 | Lumbee Fairness Act | Bill Passed - House (311 - 96) |
| Sept. 18, 2024 | National | S 1146 | Find and Protect Foster Youth Act | Bill Passed - House (408 - 7) |
| April 11, 2024 | National | S 382 | Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (301 - 15) |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | National | HR 7102 | Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act | Bill Passed - House (402 - 16) |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | National | HR 5768 | Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 178) |
| May 15, 2019 | National | HR 312 | Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act | Bill Passed - House (275 - 146) |
| Nov. 17, 2015 | National | HR 511 | Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 | Bill Passed - House (249 - 177) |
| Oct. 8, 2015 | National | HR 538 | Native American Energy Act | Bill Passed - House (254 - 173) |
| Nov. 20, 2013 | National | H Amdt 503 | Requires a Report on the Effect of Flooding on Oil and Gas Facilities | Amendment Rejected - House (202 - 221) |
| Nov. 20, 2013 | National | H Amdt 498 | Specifies That Certain Fees Do Not Limit the Right to Petition | Amendment Rejected - House (199 - 222) |
| Nov. 20, 2013 | National | H Amdt 504 | Appropriates $10 Million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | Amendment Rejected - House (195 - 226) |
| Nov. 20, 2013 | National | H Amdt 499 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to Require Certain Findings for Categorical Exclusions | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 228) |
| Nov. 20, 2013 | National | HR 1965 | Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act | Bill Passed - House (228 - 192) |
| Feb. 28, 2013 | National | S 47 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 | Bill Passed - House (286 - 138) |
| June 19, 2012 | National | HR 2578 | Conservation and Economic Growth Act | Bill Passed - House (232 - 188) |
| May 16, 2012 | National | HR 4970 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (222 - 205) |
| Oct. 26, 2011 | National | HR 1904 | Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011 | Bill Passed - House (235 - 186) |
| July 21, 2010 | National | HR 725 | Tribal Law Enforcement Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (326 - 92) |
| June 25, 2008 | National | HR 2176 | Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claim Bill | Bill Failed - House (121 - 298) |
| Oct. 24, 2007 | National | HR 505 | Native Hawaiian Reorganization Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (261 - 153) |