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. Gwen Moore
WI
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dan Newhouse 4 Republican Yes
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Anthony Brown
MD
4 Democrat No
Rep. Ken Buck
CO
4 Republican Yes
Rep. David E. Price
NC
4 Democrat No
Rep. John Ratcliffe
TX
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Katherine Clark
MA
5 Democrat No
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II
MO
5 Democrat No
Rep. Harold Rogers
KY
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Jim Cooper
TN
5 Democrat No
Rep. Steve Russell
OK
5 Republican Yes
Rep. John Rutherford
FL
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Kurt Schrader
OR
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Keith Ellison
MN
5 Democrat No
Rep. Elizabeth Esty
CT
5 Democrat No
Rep. Virginia Foxx
NC
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Thomas Garrett
VA
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Tim Walberg
MI
5 Republican Yes