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. 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. Dave Reichert 8 Republican Yes
Rep. Paul Cook
CA
8 Republican Yes
Rep. Warren Davidson
OH
8 Republican Yes
Rep. Austin Scott
GA
8 Republican Yes
Rep. Albio Sires
NJ
8 Democrat No
Rep. Jason Smith
MO
8 Republican Yes
Rep. Mike Gallagher
WI
8 Republican Yes
Rep. John Garamendi
CA
8 Democrat No
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
NY
8 Democrat No
Rep. Dan Kildee
MI
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
8 Democrat No
Rep. David Kustoff
TN
8 Republican Yes
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch
MA
8 Democrat No
Rep. Donald Beyer
VA
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Bishop
MI
8 Republican Yes
Rep. Rick Nolan
MN
8 Democrat Not Voting