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. Tom MacArthur
NJ
3 Republican No
Rep. Justin Amash
MI
3 Independent Independent Yes
Rep. Jim Banks
IN
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Joyce Beatty
OH
3 Democrat No
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
OR
3 Democrat No
Rep. Erik Paulsen
MN
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Mike D. Rogers
AL
3 Republican Yes
Rep. John Curtis
UT
3 Republican Yes
Rep. John Sarbanes
MD
3 Democrat No
Rep. Robert C. Scott
VA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
CT
3 Democrat No
Rep. Jeffrey Duncan
SC
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Adrian Smith
NE
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Dwight Evans
PA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Thomas Suozzi
NY
3 Democrat No
Rep. Mike Thompson
CA
4 Democrat No
Rep. Trey Gowdy
SC
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez
IL
4 Democrat No
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Vicky Hartzler
MO
4 Republican Yes