Continue fighting for Indian Country and always fight to protect tribal sovereignty.

Ben Ray Luján will continue to fight for Indian County. Luján has a deep respect for tribal sovereignty and he will always fight to protect it.

Lujan promised continued advocacy for Indian Country and protection of tribal sovereignty.

On The Issues | Ben Ray Lujan for Congress
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Roll Call 165 on H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed 219-212. The roll lists Lujan, Democratic, New Mexico, voting Aye.

During his first House term after the 2008 campaign, Lujan voted for the Affordable Care Act, which included Indian health provisions and enacted the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization by reference.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Roll Call 165, H.R. 3590
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

Public Law 111-148 includes Subtitle K, 'Protections for American Indians and Alaska Natives,' and section 10221 provides that S. 1790, amending and extending the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 'is enacted into law.'

The bill Lujan supported became law and delivered a major Indian Country health policy priority, including protections for American Indians and Alaska Natives and Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization.

delivered same_term

GovInfo: Public Law 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Roll Call 23 on H.R. 152 passed 241-180. The roll lists 'Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)' voting Yea.

Lujan voted for H.R. 152, the vehicle that became Public Law 113-2 and included the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act provision allowing tribes to request disaster declarations directly from the President.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Roll Call 23, H.R. 152
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Section 1110 is titled 'Tribal requests for a major disaster or emergency declaration under the Stafford Act' and states that the Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal government may submit a major disaster request to the President.

This enacted law directly strengthened tribal sovereignty by allowing tribal governments to seek federal disaster declarations without going through a state governor.

delivered same_term

GovInfo: Public Law 113-2, Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013
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Roll Call 55 on S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, passed 286-138. The roll lists 'Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)' voting Aye.

Lujan voted for the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, which included a Safety for Indian Women title and tribal jurisdiction provisions.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Roll Call 55, S. 47
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Public Law 113-4 includes Title IX, 'Safety for Indian Women,' including section 904, 'Tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence,' and section 905, 'Tribal protection orders.'

The enacted VAWA reauthorization advanced tribal sovereignty and Indian Country safety by recognizing tribal jurisdiction in specified domestic violence cases and addressing tribal protection orders.

delivered same_term

GovInfo: Public Law 113-4, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
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Congress.gov identifies H.R. 7127 in the 115th Congress as the Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018, introduced by Rep. Ben Ray Lujan.

Lujan introduced a bill aimed at protecting Native voting access and tribal participation in election administration. The bill was not enacted, so it shows concrete effort rather than completed delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov: H.R.7127 - Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018
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The article summarizes that Ben Ray Lujan introduced the House version, H.R. 7127, and that it proposed a Native American Voting Rights Task Force, expanded registration and polling access, and use of tribal ID cards for voting.

Secondary coverage corroborates the purpose of Lujan's H.R. 7127 when Congress.gov text was not accessible through search results. It supports an effort finding, not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018
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