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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. CHE-
NEY, 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal Labor Sov-
ereignty Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER. 
Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any In-
dian tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned 
and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its 
Indian lands,’’ after ‘‘subdivision thereof,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any Indian tribe, 
band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or commu-
nity which is recognized as eligible for the special programs 
and services provided by the United States to Indians be-
cause of their status as Indians. 
‘‘(16) The term ‘Indian’ means any individual who 
is a member of an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(17) The term ‘Indian lands’ means— 
‘‘(A) all lands within the limits of any Indian 
reservation; 
‘‘(B) any lands title to which is either held in 
trust by the United States for the benefit of any In-
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dian tribe or Indian or held by any Indian tribe or 
Indian subject to restriction by the United States 
against alienation; and 
‘‘(C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that 
are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as 
defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a federally 
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 
on Indian lands under the National Labor Rela-
tions Act. 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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