Contributions for May 2005 - June 2005
| Organization of contributor | Interest Group of contributor | Position of organizations in the interest group | Amount | Date | Legislator (recipient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/1/2005 | Napolitano |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/2/2005 | Solis |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/2/2005 | Petri |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/2/2005 | Wilson |
| VIEJAS BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/2/2005 | Udall |
| VIEJAS BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/2/2005 | Udall |
| ELK VALLEY RANCHERIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/2/2005 | Thompson |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/2/2005 | Graves |
| HO-CHUNK NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/3/2005 | Pallone |
| PRAIRIE ISLAND TRIBAL COUNCIL | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/4/2005 | Kline |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/4/2005 | Nunes |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/2005 | Baca |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/5/2005 | Pallone |
| YAVAPAI APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/6/2005 | Renzi |
| FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/6/2005 | Renzi |
| FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/6/2005 | Renzi |
| QUILEUTE TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/9/2005 | Dicks |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $-500 | 5/9/2005 | Issa |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/10/2005 | Dreier |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/10/2005 | Dreier |
| PUEBLO OF SANDIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/11/2005 | Wilson |
| VIEJAS BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/2005 | Cole |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/12/2005 | Diaz-Balart |
| STEINBERG, MICHAEL A | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/13/2005 | Kennedy |
| TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/13/2005 | Renzi |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/13/2005 | Weller |
| TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/13/2005 | Renzi |
| CHICKASAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/17/2005 | Cole |
| SMITH RIVER RANCHERIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/18/2005 | Thompson |
| SMITH RIVER RANCHERIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/18/2005 | Thompson |
| VIEJAS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/18/2005 | Udall |
| VIEJAS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/18/2005 | Udall |
| MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 5/19/2005 | Smith |
| MOHEGAN INDIAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/20/2005 | Thompson |
| MOHEGAN INDIAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $400 | 5/20/2005 | Thompson |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/20/2005 | Dicks |
| PRAIRIE ISLAND TRIBAL COUNCIL | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/22/2005 | Ramstad |
| MOHEGAN INDIAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/23/2005 | Young |
| VIEJAS BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/23/2005 | Camp |
| VIEJAS BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/23/2005 | Camp |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/25/2005 | Sullivan |
| HOOPA VALLEY TRIBAL COUNCIL | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/25/2005 | Thompson |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/27/2005 | Walden |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/27/2005 | Radanovich |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/28/2005 | Baca |
| MOHEGAN SUN HOTEL CASINO & ENTERTAINMENT | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/31/2005 | Larson |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 5/31/2005 | Lewis |
| TULE RIVER TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/31/2005 | Costa |
| MOHEGAN INDIAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/31/2005 | Larson |
| MOHEGAN TRIBE OF INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/31/2005 | Larson |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,900 | 5/31/2005 | Lewis |
| COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE/SALISHAN-MOHEGAN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/1/2005 | Hastings |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/1/2005 | Udall |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/2/2005 | Rahall |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/3/2005 | Miller |
| PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/3/2005 | Renzi |
| VIEJAS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/3/2005 | Filner |
| SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/3/2005 | Rahall |
| ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/7/2005 | Kennedy |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/8/2005 | Matsui |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/8/2005 | Calvert |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,200 | 6/8/2005 | Walden |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/8/2005 | Nunes |
| VIEJAS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/8/2005 | Baca |
| VIEJAS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/8/2005 | Baca |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/8/2005 | Grijalva |
| SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/9/2005 | Issa |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/9/2005 | Simpson |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/9/2005 | Blumenauer |
| AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/9/2005 | Grijalva |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $482 | 6/9/2005 | Grijalva |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/10/2005 | Matheson |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/10/2005 | Boyd |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 6/13/2005 | Herseth Sandlin |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,600 | 6/14/2005 | Rehberg |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/14/2005 | Rehberg |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/14/2005 | Visclosky |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/14/2005 | Visclosky |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/14/2005 | Bishop |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/14/2005 | Rehberg |
| COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE/SALISHAN-MOHEGAN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/15/2005 | Reichert |
| COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE/SALISHAN-MOHEGAN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $900 | 6/15/2005 | Reichert |
| COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE/SALISHAN-MOHEGAN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,100 | 6/15/2005 | Reichert |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/16/2005 | Frank |
| SAN MANUEL BAND/SERRANO MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/17/2005 | Issa |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/17/2005 | Calvert |
| SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/17/2005 | Calvert |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/21/2005 | Dreier |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/21/2005 | Dreier |
| TULE RIVER TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/21/2005 | Hobson |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/22/2005 | Spratt |
| CHICKASAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/22/2005 | Udall |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/23/2005 | Capps |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $4,200 | 6/23/2005 | Kuhl |
| SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/23/2005 | Grijalva |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/25/2005 | Larsen |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/26/2005 | Garrett |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/27/2005 | Lungren |
| ONEIDA NATION OF WISCONSIN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/28/2005 | Baldwin |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/28/2005 | Mchenry |
| TABLE MOUNTAIN RANCHERIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/28/2005 | Costa |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/28/2005 | Grijalva |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/28/2005 | Dreier |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/28/2005 | Rahall |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $4,200 | 6/29/2005 | Capito |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/29/2005 | Miller |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/29/2005 | Hooley |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/29/2005 | Ramstad |
| CHITIMACHA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/29/2005 | Melancon |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/30/2005 | Calvert |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Higgins |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Calvert |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Sánchez |
| SAN MANUEL BAND/SERRANO MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Reyes |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/30/2005 | Levin |
| UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Costa |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | McMorris Rodgers |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Sherman |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Simpson |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Barrow |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Weller |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Costa |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/30/2005 | Boustany |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Schiff |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Costa |
| SALT RIVER PRIMA-MARICOPA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Grijalva |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Boswell |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/30/2005 | Boustany |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Becerra |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,100 | 6/30/2005 | Kennedy |
| RUMSEY INDIAN RANCHERIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Costa |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Matheson |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Grijalva |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Edwards |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Larsen |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | English |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 6/30/2005 | Larsen |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Calvert |
| COW CREEK BAND/UMPQUA TRIBE OF INIDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/30/2005 | Lowey |
| SALT RIVER PRIMA-MARICOPA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Camp |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 6/30/2005 | Grijalva |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,500 | 6/30/2005 | Fossella |
| SALT RIVER PRIMA-MARICOPA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | Calvert |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 6/30/2005 | 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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