diff --git a/pupa/importers/bills.py b/pupa/importers/bills.py
index 0a732f1..5cc1665 100644
--- a/pupa/importers/bills.py
+++ b/pupa/importers/bills.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from django.db.models import Q
+
 from opencivicdata.legislative.models import (
     Bill,
     RelatedBill,
@@ -114,9 +116,12 @@ def postimport(self):
         ):
             candidates = list(
                 Bill.objects.filter(
-                    legislative_session__identifier=rb.legislative_session,
-                    legislative_session__jurisdiction_id=self.jurisdiction_id,
-                    identifier=rb.identifier,
+                    Q(
+                        legislative_session__identifier=rb.legislative_session,
+                        legislative_session__jurisdiction_id=self.jurisdiction_id,
+                    ),
+                    Q(identifier=rb.identifier)
+                    | Q(other_identifiers__identifier=rb.identifier),
                 )
             )
             if len(candidates) == 1:
diff --git a/pupa/importers/vote_events.py b/pupa/importers/vote_events.py
index 41fa15a..be144a0 100644
--- a/pupa/importers/vote_events.py
+++ b/pupa/importers/vote_events.py
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ def prepare_for_db(self, data):
                     date=data["start_date"],
                     organization_id=data["organization_id"],
                 )
-                # seen_action_ids is for ones being added in this import
-                # action.vote is already set if action was set on prior import
-                if action.id in self.seen_action_ids or hasattr(action, "vote"):
+                if action.id in self.seen_action_ids:
                     self.warning(
                         "can not match two VoteEvents to %s: %s", action.id, bill_action
                     )