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. Tom Marino
PA
12 Republican Yes
Rep. Charlie Crist
FL
13 Democrat No
Rep. Tim Ryan
OH
13 Democrat No
Rep. Rodney Davis
IL
13 Republican No
Rep. David Scott
GA
13 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
NY
13 Democrat No
Rep. William M. Thornberry
TX
13 Republican Yes
Rep. Kathy Castor
FL
14 Democrat No
Rep. Joseph Crowley
NY
14 Democrat No
Rep. Jackie Speier
CA
14 Democrat No
Rep. Eric Swalwell
CA
14 Democrat No
Rep. Tom Graves
GA
14 Republican Yes
Rep. Randy Weber
TX
14 Republican Yes
Rep. Randy Hultgren
IL
14 Republican Yes
Rep. Dave Joyce
OH
14 Republican No
Rep. Brenda Lawrence
MI
14 Democrat No
Rep. Dennis Ross
FL
15 Republican Yes
Rep. José E. Serrano
NY
15 Democrat No
Rep. Charlie Dent
PA
15 Republican Yes
Rep. John Shimkus
IL
15 Republican Yes