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Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Act of 1990

Public Law 101-408 · S. 2075 · 101st Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 4, 1990 · Native Americans

Sponsor: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)

Cosponsors (3): Sen. Quentin Burdick, Sen. Kent Conrad,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 316 yea, 99 nay316–99
SenateVoice vote

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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Act of 1990 - Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to Indian tribes to fund 80 percent of the costs of planning, developing, and implementing tribal programs to regulate environmental quality pursuant to Federal and tribal environmental laws. Permits funds to be used for the development of tribal laws on environmental quality and the enforcement and monitoring of environmental quality laws.

Authorizes appropriations.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 101st Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 317 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

317 yea100 nay15 present or did not vote

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Economic left–right

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Democrats who voted yea(234)

Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Craig WashingtonD-TX-18
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-18
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-5
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-19
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. James JontzD-IN-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-20
Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-9
Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
Rep. Joseph BrennanD-ME-1
Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-21
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-23
Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-22
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE
Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11
Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-3
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-15
Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4
Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4

Republicans who voted yea(83)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Patricia SaikiR-HI-1
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
Rep. Peter SmithR-VT
Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-27
Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-12
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Bill SchuetteR-MI-10
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
Rep. Jack BuechnerR-MO-2
Rep. Craig JamesR-FL-4
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. John WeberR-MN-2
Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-4
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-13
Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. William PaxonR-NY-31
Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. David DreierR-CA-33
Rep. Donald LukensR-OH-8
Rep. Jim InhofeR-OK-1
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-40
Rep. Larry CraigR-ID-1
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-45
Rep. Charles DouglasR-NH-2
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 714 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Natural Resources Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
Indian Affairs Committee · Senate · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.

Oct 4, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-408.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Sep 27, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Sep 24, 1990FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 316 - 99 (Roll no. 364).House roll call 364
FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
FloorFloor · Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
Sep 19, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
Jul 31, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Natural Resources Committee
May 25, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
May 23, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
May 16, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
May 1, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Apr 24, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Feb 6, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate

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Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.