Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009
Public Law 111-33 · H.J.Res. 40 · 111th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Jun 26, 2009 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA-43)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 385 yea, 0 nay385–0
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009 - Makes specified findings, including that the Friday immediately succeeding Thanksgiving Day of each year would be an appropriate day to designate as Native American Heritage Day.
Encourages the people of the United States, as well as federal, state, and local governments and interested groups and organizations, to honor Native Americans with appropriate activities to observe Native American Heritage Day, including regarding: (1) the historical status of Native American tribal governments and the present day status of Native Americans; (2) Native American cultures, traditions, and languages; and (3) the rich Native American cultural legacy that all Americans enjoy today.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 111th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 385 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
385 yea0 nay48 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(225)
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4
Rep. Donna EdwardsD-MD-4
Rep. Marcia FudgeD-OH-11
Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-11
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Mazie HironoD-HI-2
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-13
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Niki TsongasD-MA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. André CarsonD-IN-7
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. John DingellD-MI-15
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Kathy CastorD-FL-11
Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4
Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Phil HareD-IL-17
Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-13
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Betty SuttonD-OH-13
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Paul TonkoD-NY-21
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Bruce BraleyD-IA-1
Rep. Ben LujánD-NM-3
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Jared PolisD-CO-2
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
Rep. Steve KagenD-WI-8
Rep. Laura RichardsonD-CA-37
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-27
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
Rep. Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Alan GraysonD-FL-8
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Russ CarnahanD-MO-3
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13
Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Carol Shea-PorterD-NH-1
Rep. Christopher MurphyD-CT-5
Rep. John HallD-NY-19
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-25
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Mary Jo KilroyD-OH-15
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-23
Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
Rep. Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Gerald ConnollyD-VA-11
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
Rep. Ron KleinD-FL-22
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Kurt SchraderD-OR-5
Rep. Martin HeinrichD-NM-1
Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Patrick MurphyD-PA-8
Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
Rep. Larry KissellD-NC-8
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Ben ChandlerD-KY-6
Rep. Daniel MaffeiD-NY-25
Rep. Dina TitusD-NV-3
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-17
Rep. Henry CuellarD-TX-28
Rep. Mark SchauerD-MI-7
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Artur DavisD-AL-7
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
Rep. Paul HodesD-NH-2
Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-20- Rep. Eric MassaD-NY-29
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Jim HimesD-CT-4
Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-11
Rep. Betsy MarkeyD-CO-4
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Steve DriehausD-OH-1
Rep. Deborah HalvorsonD-IL-11
Rep. John BoccieriD-OH-16
Rep. Kathleen DahlkemperD-PA-3
Rep. Melissa BeanD-IL-8
Rep. Bill FosterD-IL-14
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
Rep. Michael ArcuriD-NY-24
Rep. Suzanne KosmasD-FL-24
Rep. Zack SpaceD-OH-18
Rep. Christopher CarneyD-PA-10
Rep. Harry TeagueD-NM-2
Rep. Stephanie Herseth SandlinD-SD
Rep. Charles MelanconD-LA-3
Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-8
Rep. Jason AltmireD-PA-4
Rep. Thomas PerrielloD-VA-5
Rep. Dan BorenD-OK-2
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. John AdlerD-NJ-3
Rep. Scott MurphyD-NY-20
Rep. Brad EllsworthD-IN-8
Rep. Joe DonnellyD-IN-2
Rep. Gabrielle GiffordsD-AZ-8
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. Frank KratovilD-MD-1
Rep. Glenn NyeD-VA-2
Rep. Travis ChildersD-MS-1
Rep. Harry MitchellD-AZ-5
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
Rep. Bobby BrightD-AL-2
Rep. Walter MinnickD-ID-1
Republicans who voted yea(160)
Rep. Joseph CaoR-LA-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-23
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Vern BuchananR-FL-13
Rep. Leonard LanceR-NJ-7
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
Rep. Adam PutnamR-FL-12
Rep. Christopher LeeR-NY-26
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Glenn ThompsonR-PA-5
Rep. Brett GuthrieR-KY-2
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Aaron SchockR-IL-18
Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1
Rep. Ginny Brown-WaiteR-FL-5
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-44
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Rodney AlexanderR-LA-5
Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-41
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-50
Rep. Gus BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
Rep. Robert WittmanR-VA-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24
Rep. Bill PoseyR-FL-15
Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-42
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-4
Rep. Erik PaulsenR-MN-3
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Geoff DavisR-KY-4
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. Steve AustriaR-OH-7
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Ralph HallR-TX-4
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-3
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
Rep. Thomas RooneyR-FL-16
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-3
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. John CarterR-TX-31
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Mary FallinR-OK-5
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Peter RoskamR-IL-6
Rep. Blaine LuetkemeyerR-MO-9
Rep. Kevin McCarthyR-CA-22
Rep. Bill CassidyR-LA-6
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Phil RoeR-TN-1
Rep. Dean HellerR-NV-2
Rep. Jean SchmidtR-OH-2
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. John FlemingR-LA-4
Rep. Adrian SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Charles BoustanyR-LA-7
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Lynn JenkinsR-KS-2
Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1
Rep. Robert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
Rep. Pete OlsonR-TX-22
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-5
Rep. Mike CoffmanR-CO-6
Rep. Steve ScaliseR-LA-1
Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-21
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Patrick McHenryR-NC-10
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Michele BachmannR-MN-6
Rep. Ted PoeR-TX-2
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Connie MackR-FL-14
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Louie GohmertR-TX-1
Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-46
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Kenny MarchantR-TX-24
Rep. Todd AkinR-MO-2
Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
Rep. Randy NeugebauerR-TX-19
Rep. John LinderR-GA-7
Rep. Michael ConawayR-TX-11
Rep. Steve KingR-IA-5
Rep. Jim JordanR-OH-4
Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-40
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
Rep. Lynn WestmorelandR-GA-3
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Virginia FoxxR-NC-5
Rep. Doug LambornR-CO-5
Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
Rep. Jason ChaffetzR-UT-3
Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
Rep. Tom McClintockR-CA-4
Rep. John CampbellR-CA-48
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-3
Rep. Jeff FlakeR-AZ-6
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 292 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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.J.Res. 20Related bill
Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Jun 26, 2009Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 111-33.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 16, 2009FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Jun 10, 2009FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 9, 2009FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Jun 3, 2009CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Jun 2, 2009FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 0 (Roll no. 293).House roll call 293
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 40.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mrs. Christensen moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended.
- Mar 12, 2009CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.