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. Bill Keating
MA
9 Democrat No
Rep. Jim McGovern
MA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Michael E. Capuano
MA
7 Democrat No
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat No
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch
MA
8 Democrat No
Rep. Niki Tsongas
MA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Seth Moulton
MA
6 Democrat No
Rep. John Delaney
MD
6 Democrat No
Rep. Andy Harris
MD
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings
MD
7 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Jamie Raskin
MD
8 Democrat No
Rep. John Sarbanes
MD
3 Democrat No
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
MD
2 Democrat No
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer
MD
5 Democrat No
Rep. Anthony Brown
MD
4 Democrat No
Rep. Bruce Poliquin
ME
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Chellie Pingree
ME
1 Democrat No
Rep. John Moolenaar
MI
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Paul Mitchell
MI
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Dan Kildee
MI
8 Democrat Yes