Cloture Vote: Amendment to the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act

Apr. 16, 2018

An amendment to the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, which would deny protection under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to a large number of workers employed by tribal-owned and -operated enterprises located on tribal land. Among these workers are over 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. As proposed, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act would strip all workers in these enterprises of their rights and protections under the NLRA. The motion to invoke cloture failed on April 16, 2018.

Legislative Alert

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 55
NAYs: 41

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Lamar Alexander
TN
Republican Yes
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Roy Blunt
MO
Republican Yes
Sen. Cory Booker
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat No
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican Yes
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat No
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican Yes
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat No
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
Democrat No
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican Yes
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
Republican Yes
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Bob Corker
TN
Republican Yes
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican Yes