Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-63
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2017-01-09
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Labor-management relations

Minority employment
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017</b></p>  <p>This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to exclude Native American tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the NLRA. (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)</p>

action_date: 2017-02-17
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to exclude Native American tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the NLRA. (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.) </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 63 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 9, 2017 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Daines , Mr. Flake , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Lankford , Mr. McCain , Mr. Thune , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 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 2017 . 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. .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 9 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 63 [Report No. 115–3] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 9, 2017 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Daines , Mr. Flake , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Lankford , Mr. McCain , Mr. Thune , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Risch , Mr. Rounds , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs February 17 (legislative day, February 16), 2017 Reported by Mr. Hoeven , without amendment 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 2017 . 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. .

February 17 (legislative day, February 16), 2017 Reported without amendment