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. Tulsi Gabbard
HI
2 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
CA
40 Democrat No
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
At Large Democrat No
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
CA
10 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Collin C. Peterson
MN
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Susan A. Davis
CA
53 Democrat No
Rep. Denny Heck 10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge
OH
11 Democrat No
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
OR
3 Democrat No
Rep. Scott Peters
CA
50 Democrat No
Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
FL
20 Democrat No
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter
NY
25 Democrat No
Rep. Justin Amash
MI
3 Independent Independent Yes
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID No
Rep. Steven J. Chabot
OH
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ
11 Republican Yes
Rep. Ted Yoho
FL
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Keith Rothfus
PA
12 Republican Yes
Rep. Dave Joyce
OH
14 Republican No
Rep. Rod Blum
IA
1 Republican Yes