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 Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. Nita M. Lowey
NY
17 Democrat No
Rep. Juan Vargas
CA
52 Democrat No
Rep. Peter J. Visclosky
IN
1 Democrat No
Rep. Ron Kind
WI
3 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Albio Sires
NJ
8 Democrat No
Rep. Alan Lowenthal
CA
47 Democrat No
Rep. Ed Perlmutter
CO
7 Democrat No
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat No
Rep. Derek Kilmer 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lois Frankel
FL
22 Democrat No
Rep. Val Demings
FL
10 Democrat No
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
CA
11 Democrat No
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dan Kildee
MI
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Suzan K. DelBene 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Marc Veasey
TX
33 Democrat No
Rep. Ruben Kihuen
NV
4 Democrat No
Rep. Julia Brownley
CA
26 Democrat No
Rep. Grace Meng
NY
6 Democrat No
Rep. Bill Foster
IL
11 Democrat No