Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Sep 14 – Oct 7, 2026

Native Americans

21Members · 14 D · 7 R
22Actions · 14 D · 8 R
14States & territories · NM · AK · OR · AZ lead
$96MFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 81Wk ofSep 159Wk ofSep 224Wk ofSep 296Wk ofOct 62Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 1
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 1
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 1
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 17

Where they stand

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What each party did · Democrats 14 · Republicans 8

  • 1Sent letters0
  • 0Hearings1
  • 1Criticized0
  • 0Praised1
  • 1Announced funding0
  • 11Filed or pushed bills6

By state

  • NM4
  • AK3
  • OR3
  • AZ2
  • NV2
  • CA2
  • MT2
  • KS1

+6 more with fewer actions

Every action

22 actions · 25 releases
  1. Oct 7, 2026
    • Bill

      DDavids KS

      Introduced bipartisan bill to improve housing voucher distribution for Tribal veterans.

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  2. Oct 6, 2026
    • Bill

      RCrane AZ

      Introduced bipartisan bill to improve housing voucher management for Tribal veterans.

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  3. Oct 5, 2026
    • Bill

      DCortez Masto NV

      Senate passed bipartisan bill extending emergency health care reporting deadline for tribal patients.

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  4. Oct 2, 2026
    • Funding

      DVasquez NM $96M

      Secured $96 million in federal funding to build new health center for Alamo Navajo community.

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  5. Oct 1, 2026
    • Bill

      DPadilla CA

      Senate unanimously passed bill to transfer over 500 acres of federal land to Pit River Tribe.

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  6. Sep 30, 2026
  7. Sep 29, 2026
  8. Sep 28, 2026
  9. Sep 24, 2026
    • Bill

      RDowning MT

      Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act passed both chambers of Congress and heads to president's desk.

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    • Bill

      DGillibrand NY

      Introduced legislation to end New York State's criminal jurisdiction over Seneca Nation territory.

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  10. Sep 23, 2026
    • Bill

      DLuján NM

      Led unanimous Senate passage of bill strengthening federal cooperation with New Mexico land grant communities.

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  11. Sep 18, 2026
  12. Sep 17, 2026
  13. Sep 16, 2026
    • Bill

      RKennedy UT

      Passed Indian Health Services Emergency Claims Parity Act extending notification deadline for medical emergencies.

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    • Bill

      RDowning MT

      Announced House passage of bill updating Crow Tribe water rights settlement.

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  14. Sep 15, 2026
    • Praise

      RCole OK

      Celebrated House passage of Miami Tribe of Oklahoma land claim legislation.

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    • Criticism

      DHeinrich NM

      Voted against CLARITY Act to protect Tribal gaming rights and state regulatory authority.

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    • Bill

      DStanton AZ

      House unanimously passed bipartisan bill elevating Indian Health Service director to Assistant Secretary.

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  15. Sep 14, 2026
    • Bill

      RBegich AK

      Achieved passage of 14th bill protecting Alaska Native migratory bird traditions.

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