All votes listed below this point were cast while this member served in the House of
Representatives prior to becoming a senator. These House votes are not included in our
calculation of either the member's Crucial Lifetime Progressive score or Overall Lifetime
Progressive score in this category; those scores are based only on the votes the member
has taken while serving in the Senate.
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Roll Call 455.
(H.R. 725) Final passage of legislation providing training for Native American law enforcement officials to investigate and prosecute domestic and sexual violence. The bill also permitted any federal law enforcement officer to investigate sales of counterfeit Indian art products (current law allowed only Federal Bureau of Investigation officials to investigate such sales).
Jul 21, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 59.
Passage of legislation to establish a process by which the federal government would recognize a sovereign Native Hawaiian government
Feb 23, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 58.
(H.R. 2314) Legislation to establish a process by which the federal government would recognize a sovereign Native Hawaiian government -- On a substitute that would make a number of changes clarifications to the bill, including a provision requiring that that a U.S. attorney assist the new Native Hawaiian government in confronting legal challenges
Feb 23, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 57.
(H.R. 2314) Legislation to establish a process by which the federal government would recognize a sovereign Native Hawaiian government -- On an amendment stating that the bill would not exempta Native Hawaiian governing authority from complying with the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution.
Feb 23, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 56.
(H.R. 2314) Legislation to establish a process by which the federal government would recognize a sovereign Native Hawaiian government -- On an amendment that would require Hawaii voters approve the agreement establishing a Native Hawaiian government before the federal government grants it official recognition
Feb 23, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 51.
(H.R. 2314) Legislation to establish a process by which the federal government would recognize a sovereign Native Hawaiian government -- On the resolution outlining the terms for debate on the bill
Feb 23, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 14.
(H.R. 1065) On passage of legislation to ratify a water rights settlement agreement between the White Mountain Apache Tribe, the state of Arizona, and local governments
Jan 21, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 13.
(H.R. 3342) On passage of legislation to ratify a water rights settlement agreement between the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque; the state of New Mexico; and local governments
Jan 21, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 12.
(H.R. 3254) On passage of a bill to implement a water rights settlement between the Taos Pueblo Indian tribe and the state of New Mexico.
Jan 21, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 9.
(H. Res. 1017) Legislation to approve water rights settlements between state governments and Native American tribes -- on the resolution setting the terms for debate of the bills
Jan 20, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 826.
(H.R. 2996): On passage of legislation containing the fiscal year 2010 funding for the Department of the Interior and for environmental agencies
Oct 29, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 824.
(H.Res.876): Legislation providing fiscal year 2010 funding for the Department of the Interior and for environmental agencies - - on the resolution setting the terms for debating the agreement reached by representatives of the House and Senate
Oct 29, 2009.
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Absent |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 823.
(H.Res. 876): Legislation providing fiscal year 2010 funding for the Department of the Interior and for environmental agencies - - on a motion to move to an immediate vote on the resolution setting the terms for debating the agreement reached by representatives of the House and Senate
Oct 29, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 475.
(H. R. 2996) On final passage of the bill providing fiscal year 2010 funding for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
Jun 26, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 468.
(H. R. 2996) On the Jordan of Ohio amendment, which would have reduced the overall spending in the bill providing funding for the 2010 fiscal year for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies back to the fiscal year 2008 level.
Jun 26, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 297.
(H.R. 31) On passage of a bill extending federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
Jun 03, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 296.
(H.R. 31) Legislation extending federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina - - a motion to add language requiring the Secretary of the Interior to verify that members of the Lumbee Tribe are descendants of coastal North Carolina tribes
Jun 03, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 295.
(H.Res. 490)Legislation extending federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe - - on the resolution setting the terms for debate of the bill
Jun 03, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 275.
(H.Res.457) The Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009 expanding access to business counseling, training and networking to small business owners - - on the resolution setting the terms for debate of the bill
May 20, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 274.
(H.Res. 457) Legislation expanding access to business counseling, training and networking to small business owners - - on a moving to an immediate vote on the resolution setting the terms for debate of the bill.
May 20, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 205.
H.R. 835 (Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act)/On passage
Mar 28, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 192.
H. Res. 269, providing for consideration of H.R. 835 (Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act)/On agreeing to the resolution
Mar 27, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 173.
H.R. 835, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act/On motion to suspend the rules and pass
Mar 21, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
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