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. Jared Polis
CO
2 Democrat No
Rep. Darren Soto
FL
9 Democrat No
Rep. Donald Beyer
VA
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter J. Visclosky
IN
1 Democrat No
Rep. Nita M. Lowey
NY
17 Democrat No
Rep. Derek Kilmer 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Michael E. Capuano
MA
7 Democrat No
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat No
Rep. Alan Lowenthal
CA
47 Democrat No
Rep. Joe Courtney
CT
2 Democrat No
Rep. Gene Green
TX
29 Democrat No
Rep. Dan Kildee
MI
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Adam Smith 9 Democrat No
Rep. Ami Bera
CA
6 Democrat No
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
NY
8 Democrat No
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bobby L. Rush
IL
1 Democrat No
Rep. Al Green
TX
9 Democrat No
Rep. Ruben Kihuen
NV
4 Democrat No
Rep. Mark Pocan
WI
2 Democrat No