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. John B. Larson
CT
1 Democrat No
Rep. Joe Courtney
CT
2 Democrat No
Rep. Elizabeth Esty
CT
5 Democrat No
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
CT
3 Democrat No
Rep. Jim Himes
CT
4 Democrat No
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
At Large Democrat No
Rep. Carlos Curbelo
FL
26 Republican Yes
Rep. Kathy Castor
FL
14 Democrat No
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
26 Republican Yes
Rep. Brian Mast
FL
21 Republican Yes
Rep. Ted Deutch
FL
22 Democrat Yes
Rep. Matt Gaetz
FL
1 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Gus Bilirakis
FL
12 Republican Yes
Rep. Charlie Crist
FL
13 Democrat No
Rep. Ron DeSantis
FL
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
FL
20 Democrat No
Rep. Ted Yoho
FL
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Lois Frankel
FL
22 Democrat No
Rep. Val Demings
FL
10 Democrat No
Rep. Stephanie Murphy
FL
7 Democrat No