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. Marc Veasey
TX
33 Democrat No
Rep. Dwight Evans
PA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Jim Langevin
RI
2 Democrat No
Sen. Jacky Rosen
NV
Democrat No
Rep. Pramila Jayapal 7 Democrat No
Rep. Niki Tsongas
MA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Elizabeth Esty
CT
5 Democrat No
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
TX
18 Democrat No
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat No
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brad Sherman
CA
32 Democrat No
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
GA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Rick Nolan
MN
8 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Joseph Crowley
NY
14 Democrat No
Rep. Norma Torres
CA
35 Democrat No
Rep. André Carson
IN
7 Democrat No
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter
NH
1 Democrat No
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
NY
13 Democrat No
Rep. Charlie Crist
FL
13 Democrat No
Rep. Paul Tonko
NY
20 Democrat No