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. Elizabeth Esty
CT
5 Democrat No
Rep. G. K. Butterfield
NC
1 Democrat No
Rep. Sander M. Levin
MI
9 Democrat No
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
TX
18 Democrat No
Rep. Frank Pallone
NJ
6 Democrat No
Rep. Jim Cooper
TN
5 Democrat No
Rep. A. Donald McEachin
VA
4 Democrat No
Rep. Brad Sherman
CA
32 Democrat No
Rep. Cheri Bustos
IL
17 Democrat No
Rep. Barbara Lee
CA
12 Democrat No
Rep. Nanette Barragán
CA
44 Democrat No
Rep. Norma Torres
CA
35 Democrat No
Rep. Betty McCollum
MN
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter
NH
1 Democrat No
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
NY
13 Democrat No
Rep. Al Lawson
FL
5 Democrat No
Rep. Paul Tonko
NY
20 Democrat No
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
VA
11 Democrat No
Rep. Terri Sewell
AL
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
CA
16 Democrat No