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 Sort descending District Party Vote
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
NY
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kathleen Rice
NY
4 Democrat No
Rep. Claudia Tenney
NY
24 Republican Yes
Rep. John Faso
NY
19 Republican Yes
Rep. John Katko
NY
24 Republican No
Rep. Tom Reed
NY
23 Republican Yes
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
NY
8 Democrat No
Rep. Thomas Suozzi
NY
3 Democrat No
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
NY
9 Democrat No
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
NY
13 Democrat No
Rep. Elise Stefanik
NY
21 Republican Yes
Rep. Eliot L. Engel
NY
16 Democrat No
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat No
Rep. Joseph Crowley
NY
14 Democrat No
Rep. Lee Zeldin
NY
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter
NY
25 Democrat No
Rep. Joyce Beatty
OH
3 Democrat No
Rep. Michael R. Turner
OH
10 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge
OH
11 Democrat No
Rep. Dave Joyce
OH
14 Republican No