Contributions for November 2003 - December 2003
| Organization of contributor | Interest Group of contributor | Position of organizations in the interest group | Amount | Date | Legislator (recipient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 11/1/2003 | Nunes |
| MOHEGAN INDIAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/4/2003 | Eshoo |
| SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $250 | 11/6/2003 | Bono Mack |
| SALT RIVER PRIMA-MARICOPA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/7/2003 | Kennedy |
| SALT RIVER PRIMA-MARICOPA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/7/2003 | Kennedy |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/10/2003 | Rangel |
| ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/10/2003 | Pallone |
| MOHEGAN INDIAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/11/2003 | Taylor |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 11/14/2003 | Kildee |
| SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/17/2003 | Pallone |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 11/17/2003 | Inslee |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/17/2003 | Inslee |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,500 | 11/19/2003 | Issa |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 11/19/2003 | Pelosi |
| CUYAPAIPE BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 11/20/2003 | Kildee |
| CUYAPAIPE BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 11/20/2003 | Kildee |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/20/2003 | Rangel |
| SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,500 | 11/20/2003 | Lewis |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/20/2003 | Pallone |
| TULALIP TRIBES OF WASHINGTON | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/24/2003 | Kennedy |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 11/24/2003 | Kennedy |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/1/2003 | Pallone |
| PRAIRIE ISLAND TRIBAL COUNCIL | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/2/2003 | McCollum |
| PRAIRIE ISLAND TRIBAL COUNCIL | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/2/2003 | McCollum |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $250 | 12/2/2003 | Udall |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/2/2003 | Cannon |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/5/2003 | Becerra |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/8/2003 | Renzi |
| JICARILLA APACHE TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/9/2003 | Wilson |
| PRAIRIE BAND POTAWATOMI NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/9/2003 | Moran |
| LITTLE RIVER BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,500 | 12/10/2003 | Kildee |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/10/2003 | Kildee |
| GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/10/2003 | Kildee |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $-1,000 | 12/11/2003 | Conyers |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/11/2003 | Conyers |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/11/2003 | Kildee |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/12/2003 | Baca |
| HO-CHUNK NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 12/12/2003 | Kildee |
| SAN MANUEL BAND/SERRANO MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/12/2003 | Kildee |
| PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/12/2003 | Dicks |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/12/2003 | Kildee |
| SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/12/2003 | Inslee |
| PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/12/2003 | Larsen |
| PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/12/2003 | Larsen |
| PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/15/2003 | Inslee |
| JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/15/2003 | Smith |
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/16/2003 | McCrery |
| SALT RIVER PRIMA-MARICOPA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/17/2003 | Pallone |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/17/2003 | Baca |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/18/2003 | Sánchez |
| GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/19/2003 | Renzi |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/23/2003 | Waxman |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $-1,000 | 12/24/2003 | Kennedy |
| SALT RIVER PRIMA-MARICOPA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/24/2003 | Abercrombie |
| MOHEGAN INDIAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/24/2003 | Abercrombie |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/28/2003 | Kildee |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/28/2003 | Kildee |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/28/2003 | Kildee |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/28/2003 | Kildee |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/28/2003 | Kildee |
| COW CREEK BAND OF UMPQUA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/28/2003 | Kildee |
| SPOKANE TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/29/2003 | Pallone |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/30/2003 | Pallone |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/30/2003 | Pallone |
| PUEBLO OF SANDIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/30/2003 | Wilson |
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/30/2003 | Petri |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $201 | 12/31/2003 | Boren |
| PUEBLO OF SANDIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $-1,000 | 12/31/2003 | Wilson |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 12/31/2003 | Rangel |
| SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/31/2003 | Herseth Sandlin |
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 12/31/2003 | Berkley |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/31/2003 | Rangel |
| SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 12/31/2003 | Kennedy |
Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)
Comments 
And the Indians win! by Milan Sundaresan, Jul 31, 2008 (7:27pm)
Facing tremendous opposition from several Indian tribes, H.R. 4893 sought to authorize the National Indian Gaming Commission to regulate Class III gaming and to limit lands eligible for gaming, amongst other provisions. The bill would have prevented tribes from crossing state lines and would not allow tribes that already had lands eligible for gaming from obtaining more land not contiguous to their reservations for casinos. The bill also required tribes to first receive the approval of their local community. Since the bill failed, the law stands as it was before- tribes must negotiate gaming compacts with states but do not need counties’ permission. Ultimately the stringent regulations were not put in place allowing the tribes to celebrate a clear victory.

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