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. Keith Ellison
MN
5 Democrat No
Rep. Jared Huffman
CA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Adam Smith 9 Democrat No
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
MD
2 Democrat No
Rep. Joyce Beatty
OH
3 Democrat No
Rep. Ruben Kihuen
NV
4 Democrat No
Rep. Mark Pocan
WI
2 Democrat No
Rep. Jim Costa
CA
21 Democrat No
Rep. Grace Meng
NY
6 Democrat No
Rep. G. K. Butterfield
NC
1 Democrat No
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
TX
34 Democrat No
Rep. Raul Ruiz
CA
25 Democrat Yes
Rep. Karen Bass
CA
37 Democrat No
Rep. Ro Khanna
CA
17 Democrat No
Rep. J. Luis Correa
CA
46 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
NY
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer
MD
5 Democrat No
Rep. Cheri Bustos
IL
17 Democrat No
Rep. Zoe Lofgren
CA
18 Democrat No
Rep. Jimmy Gomez
CA
34 Democrat No