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 District Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. Darren Soto
FL
9 Democrat No
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat No
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
CT
3 Democrat No
Rep. Pete Aguilar
CA
33 Democrat Yes
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
NY
18 Democrat No
Rep. James E. Clyburn
SC
6 Democrat No
Rep. Jared Polis
CO
2 Democrat No
Rep. Brian Higgins
NY
26 Democrat No
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
CA
31 Democrat No
Rep. John Delaney
MD
6 Democrat No
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney
NY
12 Democrat No
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
TX
37 Democrat No
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II
MO
5 Democrat No
Rep. Ann McLane Kuster
NH
2 Democrat No
Rep. Adam Smith 9 Democrat No
Rep. Robert A. Brady
PA
1 Democrat No
Rep. Jerrold Nadler
NY
12 Democrat No
Rep. John Garamendi
CA
8 Democrat No
Rep. Diana DeGette
CO
1 Democrat No
Rep. John Yarmuth
KY
3 Democrat Not Voting