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Union Calendar No. 234 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 986 

[Report No. 115–324] 

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under 

the National Labor Relations Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2017 

Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mrs. NOEM, Ms. MOORE, Ms. MICHELLE

LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, 

Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. EMMER, Mr. MITCHELL, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 

YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. ISSA, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Ms. JENKINS of 

Kansas, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Ms. FOXX, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. 

WALORSKI, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. BLUM, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. 

CORREA, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. VALADAO, and 

Mr. GIANFORTE

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 9, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian 

lands under the National Labor Relations Act. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal Labor Sov5 ereignty Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER. 

7 Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

8 U.S.C. 152) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any In10 dian tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned 

11 and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its 

12 Indian lands,’’ after ‘‘subdivision thereof,’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(15) The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any Indian tribe, 

15 band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or commu16 nity which is recognized as eligible for the special programs 

17 and services provided by the United States to Indians be18 cause of their status as Indians. 

19 ‘‘(16) The term ‘Indian’ means any individual who 

20 is a member of an Indian tribe. 

21 ‘‘(17) The term ‘Indian lands’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) all lands within the limits of any Indian 

23 reservation; 

24 ‘‘(B) any lands title to which is either held in 

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1 dian tribe or Indian or held by any Indian tribe or 

2 Indian subject to restriction by the United States 

3 against alienation; and 

4 ‘‘(C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that 

5 are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as 

6 defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a federally 

7 recognized Indian tribe.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 234 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 986 

[Report No. 115–324] 

A BILL 

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes 

tions Act. on Indian lands under the National Labor RelaSEPTEMBER 25, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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