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. Vicente Gonzalez
TX
34 Democrat No
Rep. Louie Gohmert
TX
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Joaquín Castro
TX
20 Democrat No
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
TX
37 Democrat No
Rep. Ted Poe
TX
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lamar Smith
TX
21 Republican Yes
Rep. John Culberson
TX
7 Republican Yes
Rep. Marc Veasey
TX
33 Democrat No
Rep. John Carter
TX
31 Republican Yes
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jeb Hensarling
TX
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Sam Johnson
TX
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
TX
30 Democrat No
Rep. Joe L. Barton
TX
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Bill Flores
TX
17 Republican Yes
Rep. Michael C. Burgess
TX
26 Republican Yes
Rep. Pete Olson
TX
22 Republican Yes
Rep. Roger Williams
TX
25 Republican Yes
Rep. Michael McCaul
TX
10 Republican Yes