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. Todd Rokita
IN
4 Republican Yes
Rep. André Carson
IN
7 Democrat No
Rep. Lynn Jenkins
KS
2 Republican Yes
Sen. Roger Marshall
KS
Republican Yes
Rep. Ron Estes
KS
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Kevin Yoder
KS
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Thomas Massie
KY
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Andy Barr
KY
6 Republican Yes
Rep. James Comer
KY
1 Republican Yes
Rep. John Yarmuth
KY
3 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Harold Rogers
KY
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Brett Guthrie
KY
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Steve Scalise
LA
1 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Garret Graves
LA
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Clay Higgins
LA
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Ralph Abraham
LA
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Cedric Richmond
LA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Mike Johnson
LA
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Michael E. Capuano
MA
7 Democrat No
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat No