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. Paul Tonko
NY
20 Democrat No
Rep. Tony Cárdenas
CA
29 Democrat Yes
Rep. Terri Sewell
AL
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Doyle
PA
18 Democrat No
Rep. Dina Titus
NV
1 Democrat No
Rep. Nita M. Lowey
NY
17 Democrat No
Rep. Salud Carbajal
CA
24 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Ron Kind
WI
3 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Donald Beyer
VA
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brian Higgins
NY
26 Democrat No
Rep. Joe Courtney
CT
2 Democrat No
Rep. Alan Lowenthal
CA
47 Democrat No
Rep. Michael E. Capuano
MA
7 Democrat No
Rep. José E. Serrano
NY
15 Democrat No
Rep. Derek Kilmer 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
TX
37 Democrat No
Rep. John Yarmuth
KY
3 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. John Garamendi
CA
8 Democrat No
Rep. Dan Kildee
MI
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Debbie Dingell
MI
6 Democrat No