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 ascending District Party Vote
Rep. Chris Collins
NY
27 Republican Yes
Rep. Peter T. King
NY
2 Republican No
Rep. Paul Tonko
NY
20 Democrat No
Rep. Dina Titus
NV
1 Democrat No
Rep. Ruben Kihuen
NV
4 Democrat No
Sen. Jacky Rosen
NV
Democrat No
Rep. Mark Amodei
NV
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Steve Pearce
NM
2 Republican Yes
Sen. Ben Ray Luján
NM
Democrat Yes
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
12 Democrat No
Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo
NJ
2 Republican No
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr.
NJ
10 Democrat No
Rep. Josh Gottheimer
NJ
5 Democrat No
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.
NJ
9 Democrat No
Rep. Frank Pallone
NJ
6 Democrat No
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat No
Rep. Christopher H. Smith
NJ
4 Republican No
Rep. Leonard Lance
NJ
7 Republican No
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ
11 Republican Yes