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. Ron Kind
WI
3 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Jared Polis
CO
2 Democrat No
Rep. Darren Soto
FL
9 Democrat No
Rep. Nita M. Lowey
NY
17 Democrat No
Rep. Derek Kilmer 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lois Frankel
FL
22 Democrat No
Rep. Joaquín Castro
TX
20 Democrat No
Rep. Alan Lowenthal
CA
47 Democrat No
Rep. Val Demings
FL
10 Democrat No
Rep. Dan Kildee
MI
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings
MD
7 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Adam Smith 9 Democrat No
Rep. Kathy Castor
FL
14 Democrat No
Rep. Bobby L. Rush
IL
1 Democrat No
Rep. Suzan K. DelBene 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ruben Kihuen
NV
4 Democrat No
Rep. Mark Pocan
WI
2 Democrat No
Rep. Grace Meng
NY
6 Democrat No
Rep. Bill Foster
IL
11 Democrat No
Rep. Matt Cartwright
PA
8 Democrat No