Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act

Jan. 10, 2018 | S. 140

This bill amends the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 and denies coverage afforded by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to a large number of workers employed by tribal-owned and -operated enterprises located on Indian land. Among them are more than 600,000 tribal casino workers, the vast majority of whom are not Native Americans. In recent years, the number and type of enterprises affected has grown well beyond the gaming industry, and would now include mining operations, power plants, smoke shops, saw mills, construction companies, ski resorts, high-tech firms, hotels and spas. Many of these are commercial businesses that compete with non-Indian enterprises. The Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act passed the House on January 10, 2018.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 239
NAYs: 173

Legislator State District Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. Ron DeSantis
FL
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Debbie Dingell
MI
6 Democrat No
Rep. Bob Gibbs
OH
7 Republican Yes
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat No
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva
AZ
7 Democrat No
Rep. Rob Woodall
GA
7 Republican Yes
Rep. Pramila Jayapal 7 Democrat No
Rep. Leonard Lance
NJ
7 Republican No
Rep. Billy Long
MO
7 Republican Yes
Rep. Doris Matsui
CA
7 Democrat No
Rep. Pat Meehan
PA
7 Republican Yes
Rep. Stephanie Murphy
FL
7 Democrat No
Rep. David A. Brat
VA
7 Republican Yes
Rep. Ed Perlmutter
CO
7 Democrat No
Rep. Collin C. Peterson
MN
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Michael E. Capuano
MA
7 Democrat No
Rep. André Carson
IN
7 Democrat No
Rep. Tom Rice
SC
7 Republican Yes
Rep. David Rouzer
NC
7 Republican Yes
Rep. John Culberson
TX
7 Republican Yes