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 ascending Party Vote
Rep. Norma Torres
CA
35 Democrat No
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jimmy Gomez
CA
34 Democrat No
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
TX
34 Democrat No
Rep. Marc Veasey
TX
33 Democrat No
Rep. Pete Aguilar
CA
33 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brad Sherman
CA
32 Democrat No
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
CA
31 Democrat No
Rep. John Carter
TX
31 Republican Yes
Rep. Adam B. Schiff
CA
30 Democrat No
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
TX
30 Democrat No
Rep. Tony Cárdenas
CA
29 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gene Green
TX
29 Democrat No
Rep. Judy Chu
CA
28 Democrat No
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Chris Collins
NY
27 Republican Yes
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
FL
27 Republican No
Rep. Blake Farenthold
TX
27 Republican Yes
Rep. Julia Brownley
CA
26 Democrat No
Rep. Michael C. Burgess
TX
26 Republican Yes