Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-511
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2015-01-22
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Labor-management relations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-18
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding such enterprises or institutions from coverage by such Act).<br> </p>

action_date: 2015-09-10
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding such enterprises or institutions from coverage by the Act).<br /> </p>

action_date: 2015-11-17
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any Indian tribe or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding Indian tribes and such enterprises or institutions from coverage by the Act).<BR> </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2015 Mr. Rokita (for himself, Mr. Kline , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Cole , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Jones , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Denham , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. McClintock , and Ms. Jenkins of Kansas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 . 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 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 community which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because 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 Indian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual 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. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 197 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 511 [Report No. 114–260] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2015 Mr. Rokita (for himself, Mr. Kline , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Cole , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Jones , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Denham , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. McClintock , and Ms. Jenkins of Kansas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce September 10, 2015 Additional sponsors: Mr. Benishek , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Hunter , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Upton , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Mooney of West Virginia , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Duffy , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Russell , Mr. Peterson , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Issa , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Allen , Mr. Blum , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Westerman , Mr. McHenry , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Byrne , Mr. Emmer of Minnesota , and Mrs. Roby September 10, 2015 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 January 22, 2015 A BILL To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 . 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 Indian 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 community which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because 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 Indian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual 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. .

September 10, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2015 Received AN ACT To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 . 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 Indian 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 community which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because 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 Indian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 . 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 Indian 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 community which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because 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 Indian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.