Contributions for March 2008 - April 2008
| Organization of contributor | Interest Group of contributor | Position of organizations in the interest group | Amount | Date | Legislator (recipient) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TABLE MOUNTAIN RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/3/2008 | Pallone |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/3/2008 | Pallone |
| SPOKANE TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $600 | 3/3/2008 | McMorris Rodgers |
| PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/3/2008 | Pallone |
| ONEIDA NATION OF NEW YORK | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/3/2008 | Pallone |
| SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/3/2008 | Pallone |
| SENECA NATION OF INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/3/2008 | Pallone |
| MOHEGAN INDIAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/3/2008 | Pallone |
| KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/3/2008 | Pallone |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COLVILLE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/3/2008 | Pallone |
| KICKAPOO TRIBE IN KANSAS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $250 | 3/3/2008 | Moore |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/4/2008 | Boswell |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 3/4/2008 | Bono Mack |
| TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND/MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/4/2008 | Bono Mack |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/4/2008 | Bono Mack |
| GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/4/2008 | Kennedy |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COLVILLE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/4/2008 | Kennedy |
| TABLE MOUNTAIN RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/4/2008 | Kennedy |
| SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/4/2008 | Kennedy |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $700 | 3/4/2008 | Kennedy |
| POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/4/2008 | Kennedy |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 3/4/2008 | Kennedy |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/4/2008 | Kennedy |
| SAN MANUEL BAND/SERRANO MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/5/2008 | Calvert |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/5/2008 | Becerra |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/5/2008 | Tauscher |
| TULE RIVER INDIAN RIVER TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/5/2008 | Radanovich |
| PUEBLO OF SANDIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/6/2008 | Udall |
| MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/7/2008 | Diaz-Balart |
| MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/7/2008 | Diaz-Balart |
| MICCOSUKEE TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/7/2008 | Diaz-Balart |
| MICCOSUKEE TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/7/2008 | Diaz-Balart |
| MAKAH TRIBAL COUNCIL | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/8/2008 | Inslee |
| GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/9/2008 | Kildee |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/9/2008 | Kildee |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/10/2008 | Frank |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 3/10/2008 | Thompson |
| CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/10/2008 | Pallone |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,300 | 3/10/2008 | Frank |
| COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/11/2008 | Bono Mack |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/11/2008 | Gerlach |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/11/2008 | Gerlach |
| SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/12/2008 | Udall |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,700 | 3/12/2008 | Udall |
| PECHANGA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 3/12/2008 | Udall |
| PUEBLO OF POJOAQUE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $250 | 3/12/2008 | Wilson |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/12/2008 | Porter |
| POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/12/2008 | Udall |
| PUEBLO OF POJOAQUE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,050 | 3/12/2008 | Wilson |
| PUEBLO OF LAGUNA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/12/2008 | Pearce |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/12/2008 | Porter |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/12/2008 | Udall |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/12/2008 | Udall |
| PUEBLO OF SAN FELIPE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/12/2008 | Udall |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 3/12/2008 | Udall |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/12/2008 | Larson |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/12/2008 | Matsui |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 3/13/2008 | Blumenauer |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $200 | 3/13/2008 | Blumenauer |
| TULALIP TRIBES OF WASHINGTON | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/13/2008 | Larsen |
| PECHANGA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $400 | 3/14/2008 | Bono Mack |
| ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,300 | 3/14/2008 | Pallone |
| ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/14/2008 | Pallone |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/15/2008 | Herseth Sandlin |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/17/2008 | Boren |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/17/2008 | Pallone |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/17/2008 | Pomeroy |
| PUEBLO OF POJOAQUE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,800 | 3/17/2008 | Pearce |
| PUEBLO OF POJOAQUE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 3/17/2008 | Pearce |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $-700 | 3/17/2008 | Pallone |
| TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/17/2008 | Obey |
| PUEBLO OF ISLETA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/18/2008 | Pallone |
| PUEBLO OF ISLETA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,300 | 3/18/2008 | Pallone |
| SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/18/2008 | Pallone |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/20/2008 | Wicker |
| MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/20/2008 | Pallone |
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 3/21/2008 | Pallone |
| IONE BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/21/2008 | Lungren |
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/21/2008 | Pallone |
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/21/2008 | Kennedy |
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 3/21/2008 | Kennedy |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,700 | 3/24/2008 | Kennedy |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 3/24/2008 | Kennedy |
| POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/24/2008 | Wicker |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 3/24/2008 | Mack |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/24/2008 | Kennedy |
| TULALIP TRIBES OF WASHINGTON | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/24/2008 | Herseth Sandlin |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/24/2008 | Kennedy |
| SMITH RIVER RANCHERIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/25/2008 | Thompson |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/25/2008 | Udall |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/25/2008 | Larson |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 3/25/2008 | Larson |
| POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/25/2008 | Larson |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/25/2008 | Young |
| SOBOBA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 3/25/2008 | Baca |
| SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/25/2008 | Udall |
| MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/26/2008 | Miller |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/26/2008 | Jones |
| PRAIRIE ISLAND TRIBAL COUNCIL | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 3/26/2008 | Herseth Sandlin |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/28/2008 | Kennedy |
| JICARILLA APACHE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 3/28/2008 | Kennedy |
| SAN MANUEL BAND/SERRANO MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/30/2008 | Porter |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/30/2008 | Porter |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/31/2008 | Blumenauer |
| JICARILLA APACHE TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/31/2008 | Kildee |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $700 | 3/31/2008 | Blumenauer |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $800 | 3/31/2008 | Blumenauer |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/31/2008 | Dingell |
| PRAIRIE ISLAND TRIBAL COUNCIL | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/31/2008 | Pallone |
| TULE RIVER INDIAN RIVER TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/31/2008 | Pallone |
| PUEBLO OF SANDIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $200 | 3/31/2008 | Udall |
| SAULT STE MARIE TRIBE/CHIPPEWA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,300 | 3/31/2008 | Cole |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/31/2008 | Udall |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/31/2008 | Obey |
| SAULT STE MARIE TRIBE/CHIPPEWA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 3/31/2008 | Cole |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 3/31/2008 | Kind |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 3/31/2008 | Obey |
| TABLE MOUNTAIN RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 3/31/2008 | Radanovich |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $-1,000 | 3/31/2008 | Oberstar |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/1/2008 | Hooley |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,700 | 4/1/2008 | Young |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/1/2008 | Young |
| YUROK TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $200 | 4/1/2008 | Thompson |
| YUROK TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 4/1/2008 | Thompson |
| ELK VALLEY RANCHERIA/TOLOWA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $700 | 4/2/2008 | Thompson |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $400 | 4/2/2008 | Young |
| ELK VALLEY RANCHERIA/TOLOWA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 4/2/2008 | Thompson |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $700 | 4/2/2008 | Gallegly |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,900 | 4/2/2008 | Kennedy |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 4/2/2008 | Gallegly |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $200 | 4/2/2008 | Kennedy |
| MICCOSUKEE TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/3/2008 | Hastings |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/4/2008 | Mchenry |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/4/2008 | Mchenry |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $700 | 4/7/2008 | Lewis |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 4/7/2008 | Lewis |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/7/2008 | Lewis |
| SAN MANUEL BAND/SERRANO MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/7/2008 | Lewis |
| SAN MANUEL BAND/SERRANO MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/7/2008 | Lewis |
| SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 4/7/2008 | Dicks |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,100 | 4/11/2008 | Lewis |
| MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,300 | 4/12/2008 | Smith |
| MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $700 | 4/12/2008 | Smith |
| RUMSEY INDIAN RANCHERIA/WINTUN INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/12/2008 | Thompson |
| MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/13/2008 | Inslee |
| SAN MANUEL BAND/SERRANO MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/15/2008 | Kildee |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/17/2008 | Lewis |
| MIDDLETOWN RANCHERIA/TWIN PINE CASINO | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 4/17/2008 | Pallone |
| MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/18/2008 | Grijalva |
| PUEBLO OF TESUQUE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 4/18/2008 | Udall |
| PUEBLO OF TESUQUE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,800 | 4/18/2008 | Udall |
| POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/20/2008 | Oberstar |
| SPOKANE TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| NORTHWEST INDIAN FISHERIES COMMISSION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| NORTHWEST INDIAN FISHERIES COMMISSION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $700 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| ONEIDA NATION OF WISCONSIN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $700 | 4/21/2008 | Pallone |
| MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,700 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| ONEIDA NATION OF WISCONSIN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 4/21/2008 | Pallone |
| MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| LOWER ELWHA KLALLAM TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/21/2008 | Larson |
| TULALIP TRIBES OF WASHINGTON | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| TULALIP TRIBES OF WASHINGTON | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $300 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| SUQUAMISH INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,400 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/21/2008 | Dicks |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/22/2008 | Graves |
| MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,250 | 4/22/2008 | Larsen |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/23/2008 | Lewis |
| ONEIDA NATION OF NEW YORK | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/23/2008 | Rangel |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSN | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/23/2008 | Lewis |
| MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/23/2008 | Herseth Sandlin |
| SUQUAMISH INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $-900 | 4/23/2008 | Dicks |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/23/2008 | Lewis |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 4/23/2008 | Abercrombie |
| POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/23/2008 | Lewis |
| SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/24/2008 | Pallone |
| JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/25/2008 | Dicks |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,300 | 4/28/2008 | Mack |
| SANTA YNEZ BAND/CHUMASH MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/28/2008 | Udall |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/28/2008 | Udall |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/28/2008 | Fossella |
| UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND/CHEROKEE INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/28/2008 | Boren |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/28/2008 | Boren |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/28/2008 | Calvert |
| CHEROKEE NATION | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $500 | 4/28/2008 | Kennedy |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,900 | 4/28/2008 | Mack |
| SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $2,300 | 4/30/2008 | Pastor |
| LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY BANDS/ODAWA INDIANS | Indian Gaming | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/30/2008 | 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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