Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-986
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2017-02-09
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Labor and Employment

Labor-management relations

Minority employment
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 234.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
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.)<br> </p>

action_date: 2017-09-25
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <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> <br>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 986 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 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: IB Union Calendar No. 234 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 986 [Report No. 115–324] 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 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 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. .

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