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. David Scott
GA
13 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
8 Democrat No
Rep. Dwight Evans
PA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Brendan Boyle
PA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Stephanie Murphy
FL
7 Democrat No
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
Democrat No
Rep. Pramila Jayapal 7 Democrat No
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
OR
4 Democrat No
Sen. Ben Ray Luján
NM
Democrat Yes
Rep. Katherine Clark
MA
5 Democrat No
Rep. Elizabeth Esty
CT
5 Democrat No
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
TX
18 Democrat No
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. David Cicilline
RI
1 Democrat No
Rep. Robert C. Scott
VA
3 Democrat No
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
OR
1 Democrat No
Rep. Cedric Richmond
LA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Seth Moulton
MA
6 Democrat No
Rep. Danny K. Davis
IL
7 Democrat No
Rep. Bennie Thompson
MS
2 Democrat No