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. Brad Schneider
IL
10 Democrat No
Rep. Beto O'Rourke
TX
16 Democrat No
Rep. Adam B. Schiff
CA
30 Democrat No
Rep. John B. Larson
CT
1 Democrat No
Rep. Mark Takano
CA
39 Democrat No
Rep. Tom O'Halleran
AZ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gene Green
TX
29 Democrat No
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
IL
9 Democrat No
Rep. Doris Matsui
CA
7 Democrat No
Rep. Rick Larsen 2 Democrat No
Rep. John Yarmuth
KY
3 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
NY
8 Democrat No
Rep. Eric Swalwell
CA
14 Democrat No
Rep. Al Green
TX
9 Democrat No
Rep. Dwight Evans
PA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Jim Langevin
RI
2 Democrat No
Rep. Julia Brownley
CA
26 Democrat No
Rep. Pramila Jayapal 7 Democrat No
Rep. Thomas Suozzi
NY
3 Democrat No
Rep. John Sarbanes
MD
3 Democrat No