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. Jim Costa
CA
21 Democrat No
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
Democrat No
Rep. Jim Langevin
RI
2 Democrat No
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat No
Rep. G. K. Butterfield
NC
1 Democrat No
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
TX
30 Democrat No
Rep. Niki Tsongas
MA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Karen Bass
CA
37 Democrat No
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa
HI
1 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. J. Luis Correa
CA
46 Democrat Yes
Rep. Rick Nolan
MN
8 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Cheri Bustos
IL
17 Democrat No
Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez
IL
4 Democrat No
Rep. Brad Sherman
CA
32 Democrat No
Rep. Jim Cooper
TN
5 Democrat No
Rep. Norma Torres
CA
35 Democrat No
Rep. Nanette Barragán
CA
44 Democrat No
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter
NH
1 Democrat No
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
12 Democrat No
Rep. Hank Johnson
GA
4 Democrat No