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House vote: H.R. 1065 // January 21, 2010

White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010

Sponsor: Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)

White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 - (Sec. 4) Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Agreement and amendments made to such Agreement by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in implementing the Agreement, to comply with all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other applicable environmental laws. (Sec. 5) Requires the water rights of the Tribe to be held in trust by the United States and to not be subject to forfeiture or abandonment.

Native Americans Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

262 votes, representing 138,383,979 people59.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

147 votes, representing 82,092,143 people35.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon26259.0%
NayLost14735.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%