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 Sort ascending State District Party Vote
Rep. Tim Walz
MN
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mimi Walters
CA
45 Republican Yes
Rep. Jackie Walorski
IN
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Mark Walker
NC
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Greg Walden
OR
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Tim Walberg
MI
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Ann Wagner
MO
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Peter J. Visclosky
IN
1 Democrat No
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat No
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Marc Veasey
TX
33 Democrat No
Rep. Juan Vargas
CA
52 Democrat No
Rep. David Valadao
CA
22 Republican Yes
Rep. Fred Upton
MI
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Michael R. Turner
OH
10 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Niki Tsongas
MA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Dave Trott
MI
11 Republican Yes
Rep. Norma Torres
CA
35 Democrat No
Rep. Paul Tonko
NY
20 Democrat No
Rep. Dina Titus
NV
1 Democrat No