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 Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. Steve Cohen
TN
9 Democrat No
Rep. Doug Collins
GA
9 Republican Yes
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
IL
9 Democrat No
Rep. Val Demings
FL
10 Democrat No
Rep. Jeffrey Denham
CA
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
CA
10 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Michael R. Turner
OH
10 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Denny Heck 10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jody Hice
GA
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Michael McCaul
TX
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Patrick T. McHenry
NC
10 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Paul Mitchell
MI
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr.
NJ
10 Democrat No
Rep. Scott Perry
PA
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Barbara Comstock
VA
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Brad Schneider
IL
10 Democrat No
Rep. Daniel M. Donovan
NY
11 Republican No
Rep. Lloyd Smucker
PA
11 Republican Yes
Rep. Bill Foster
IL
11 Democrat No
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ
11 Republican Yes