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. Adriano Espaillat
NY
13 Democrat No
Rep. Susan A. Davis
CA
53 Democrat No
Rep. Mike Thompson
CA
4 Democrat No
Rep. Judy Chu
CA
28 Democrat No
Rep. Kurt Schrader
OR
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
OR
3 Democrat No
Rep. Kathleen Rice
NY
4 Democrat No
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
CA
16 Democrat No
Rep. Frederica Wilson
FL
24 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Brad Schneider
IL
10 Democrat No
Rep. Eliot L. Engel
NY
16 Democrat No
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat No
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
NY
18 Democrat No
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
CA
31 Democrat No
Rep. Mark Takano
CA
39 Democrat No
Rep. Joaquín Castro
TX
20 Democrat No
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney
NY
12 Democrat No
Rep. Adam B. Schiff
CA
30 Democrat No
Rep. Josh Gottheimer
NJ
5 Democrat No
Rep. Ann McLane Kuster
NH
2 Democrat No