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. Matt Cartwright
PA
8 Democrat No
Rep. Dwight Evans
PA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Thomas Suozzi
NY
3 Democrat No
Rep. John Lewis
GA
5 Democrat No
Rep. Pramila Jayapal 7 Democrat No
Rep. Jimmy Panetta
CA
19 Democrat No
Rep. Marcy Kaptur
OH
9 Democrat No
Rep. Al Green
TX
9 Democrat No
Rep. Jim McGovern
MA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Jamie Raskin
MD
8 Democrat No
Rep. Elizabeth Esty
CT
5 Democrat No
Rep. Sander M. Levin
MI
9 Democrat No
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
TX
18 Democrat No
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Sarbanes
MD
3 Democrat No
Rep. A. Donald McEachin
VA
4 Democrat No
Rep. Mike Quigley
IL
5 Democrat No
Rep. Barbara Lee
CA
12 Democrat No
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
GA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Frank Pallone
NJ
6 Democrat No