Gila River Indian Community

Based in AZ

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With $22.5M in lobbying spend across 30 quarterly filings, Gila River Indian Community is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 22 individual lobbyists

$22.5M
Total Lobbying Spend
30
Quarterly Filings
1
Lobbying Firms Used
22
Individual Lobbyists

Spending by Year

YearLobbying Spend
2018$1.2M
2019$3.5M
2020$3.7M
2021$2.6M
2022$3.1M
2023$2.9M
2024$2.8M
2025$2.5M

Lobbying Firms

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

What They Lobby For

  • Congressional appropriations for irrigation project (BOR), health care facilities construction (IHS) and tribal programs (BIA); monitoring for legislation affecting Native American tribes; tribal tax exempt bonding authority; arbitration legislation; lease review authority legislation; drought issues affecting the Colorado River; land purchase valuation legislation; law enforcement issues; trust claim settlement agreement and legislation; restrictions on off-reservation gaming; environmental restrictions on Navajo Generation station; off-reservation gaming generally; H.R. 4032; funding for commercial lease for BIE schools; reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians.
  • Congressional appropriations for irrigation project (BOR), health care facilities construction (IHS) and tribal programs (BIA); monitoring for legislation affecting Native American tribes; tribal tax exempt bonding authority; drought issues affecting the Colorado River; land purchase valuation legislation; law enforcement issues; trust claim settlement agreement and legislation; restrictions on off-reservation gaming; environmental restrictions on Navajo Generation station; off-reservation gaming generally; H.R. 4032; funding for commercial lease for BIE schools; reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians.
  • Congressional appropriations for irrigation project (BOR), school construction, tribal programs (BIA); monitoring for legislation affecting Native American tribes; tribal tax exempt bonding authority; drought issues affecting the Colorado River and federal legislation to implement plan to address drought issues affecting the Colorado river; land purchase valuation legislation; law enforcement issues; restrictions on off-reservation gaming; environmental restrictions on Navajo Generation station; off-reservation gaming generally; funding for commercial lease for BIE schools; reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians; legislation to take community land into trust.
  • Congressional appropriations for irrigation project (BOR), school construction, tribal programs (BIA); monitoring for legislation affecting Native American tribes; tribal tax exempt bonding authority; drought issues affecting the Colorado River and federal legislation to implement plan to address drought issues affecting the Colorado river; land purchase valuation legislation; law enforcement issues; restrictions on off-reservation gaming; environmental restrictions on Navajo Generation station; off-reservation gaming generally; funding for commercial lease for BIE schools; reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians; legislation to take community land into trust; legislation to provide funding for Indian water rights settlements, (H.R.1490, S.882). Support for nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior.
  • Congressional appropriations for irrigation project (BOR), school construction, tribal programs (BIA); monitoring for legislation affecting Native American tribes; tribal tax exempt bonding authority; drought issues affecting the Colorado River and federal legislation to implement plan to address drought issues affecting the Colorado river; land purchase valuation legislation; law enforcement issues; restrictions on off-reservation gaming; environmental restrictions on Navajo Generation station; off-reservation gaming generally; funding for commercial lease for BIE schools; reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians; legislation to take community land into trust; legislation to provide funding for Indian water rights settlements, (H.R.1490, S.886).
  • Congressional appropriations for irrigation project (BOR), school construction, tribal programs (BIA); monitoring for legislation affecting Native American tribes; tribal tax exempt bonding authority; drought issues affecting the Colorado River and federal legislation to implement plan to address drought issues affecting the Colorado river; land purchase valuation legislation; law enforcement issues; restrictions on off-reservation gaming; environmental restrictions on Navajo Generation station; off-reservation gaming generally; funding for commercial lease for BIE schools; reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians; legislation to take community land into trust; legislation to provide funding for Indian water rights settlements, (H.R.1490, S.886); assistance with COVID-19 response legislation, including CARES Act, and implementation of the same.
  • COVID-19 legislation and implementation; legislation; H.R. 8250/S. 4571 - 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act.; Legislation to address land into trust requests; Appropriations legislation for the U.S. Department of the Interior, particularly as it relates to the lease program established by 25 USC 105(l); Indian water rights settlement legislation; Water infrastructure and management legislation, particularly as it affects the Colorado River; Indian Child Welfare Act; Violence Against Women Act; Special Diabetes Initiative; Legislation affecting the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and sports betting in particular.
  • COVID-19 legislation and implementation; legislation; H.R. 8250/S. 4571 - 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act.; Legislation to address land into trust requests; Appropriations legislation for the U.S. Department of the Interior, particularly as it relates to the lease program established by 25 USC 105(l); Indian water rights settlement legislation; Water infrastructure and management legislation, particularly as it affects the Colorado River; Indian Child Welfare Act; Violence Against Women Act; Special Diabetes Initiative; Legislation affecting the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and sports betting in particular; H.R. 3160; Legislation related to an extension of the reporting deadlines for the 2020 Census.; Reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians; COVID relief for tribal governments; H.R. 3160/S.2912, the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act; FY2021 appropriations for section 105(l) leases with the Interior Department; H.R. 5502, tribal online sports betting clarification act; H.R.6237, PRC for Native Veterans Act; monitor tribal water rights legislation and impacts on Arizona tribal water settlements; advocate for a tribal broadband fund.
  • COVID-19 legislation and implementation; legislation; H.R. 8250/S. 4571 - 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act.; Legislation to address land into trust requests; Appropriations legislation for the U.S. Department of the Interior, particularly as it relates to the lease program established by 25 USC 105(l); Indian water rights settlement legislation; Water infrastructure and management legislation, particularly as it affects the Colorado River; Indian Child Welfare Act; Violence Against Women Act; Special Diabetes Initiative; Legislation affecting the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and sports betting in particular; H.R. 3160; Legislation related to an extension of the reporting deadlines for the 2020 Census.; Reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians; COVID relief for tribal governments; H.R. 3160/S.2912, the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act; FY2021 appropriations for section 105(l) leases with the Interior Department; H.R. 5502, tribal online sports betting clarification act; H.R.6237, PRC for Native Veterans Act; monitor tribal water rights legislation and impacts on Arizona tribal water settlements; advocate for a tribal broadband fund.; Water infrastructure and marketing legislation, particularly as it affects the Gila River Indian Community's water settlement.; 105(l) leases and statutory language and funding affecting the Gila River Indian Community.; Implementation of tribal provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act; FY2022 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations; mandatory funding for Section 105(l) leases under the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act; advocate for tribal infrastructure fund and other tribal provisions in larger congressional infrastructure effort; tribal provisions in the Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act, H.R. 1620; Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act, H.R.478/S.371.
  • COVID-19 legislation and implementation; legislation, including flexibility for funding received.; Legislation to address land into trust requests; Indian water rights settlement legislation; Water infrastructure and management legislation, particularly as it affects the Colorado River; Indian Child Welfare Act; H.R. 3160/S.2912, the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act; FY2021 appropriations for section 105(l) leases with the Interior Department; H.R. 5502, tribal online sports betting clarification act; H.R.6237, PRC for Native Veterans Act; monitor tribal water rights legislation and impacts on Arizona tribal water settlements; advocate for a tribal broadband fund.; Water infrastructure and marketing legislation, particularly as it affects the Gila River Indian Community's water settlement.; 105(l) leases and statutory language and funding affecting the Gila River Indian Community.; Implementation of tribal provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act; FY2022 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations; mandatory funding for Section 105(l) leases under the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act; advocate for tribal infrastructure fund and other tribal provisions in larger congressional infrastructure effort; tribal provisions in the Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act, H.R. 1620; Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act, H.R.478/S.371.

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Last updated: February 2026

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