Y Y N N 236-187, a bid by Democrats for floor debate on a bill in committee to block the Federal Communications Commissions slated repeal of net neutrality rules on grounds they stifle investment and innovation. A yes vote opposed floor debate on HR 4585. Aircraft Sales to Iran: The House voted, 252 Y Y N N -167, to block sales of U.S. passenger aircraft to Iran unless the Treasury Department certifies Iran would not use the planes to further it weapons programs or participation in global terrorism. A yes vote was to send the bill (HR 4324) to the Senate. Adding Russia to Aircraft Bill: The House N N Y Y defeated, 188-233, a Democratic bid to require Treasury certification that banks financing U.S. aircraft sales to Iran have not done business with any entity engaged in cyber-attacks targeting any election held in the United States, namely Russia. Iranian Leaders Assets: The House voted, Y Y N N 289-135, to require the Treasury Department to publicly disclose the financial assets of Irans military and political leaders. A yes vote was to pass HR 1638 over arguments it could kill the Iran nuclear deal and blow the cover on U.S. spies in Iran. Leonard Grasz, Appeals Judge: The N N Senate confirmed, 50-48, Leonard S. Grasz, a former Nebraska deputy attorney general, for a seat on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals despite the American Bar Association having rated him not qualified for the post. A yes was to confirm Grasz. KEY VOTES AHEAD 2017 Voterama in Congress www.voterama.biz Both chambers will take up a bill to fund the government in fiscal 2018 and the final version of tax-overhaul legislation in the week of Dec. 18.
Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States: Illustrated by Those in the State of Indiana
First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 247-262