Introduced:
Feb 27, 2025
Policy Area:
Native Americans
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Latest Action
Sep 17, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2025
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<p><strong>Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of </strong><strong>2025</strong></p><p>This bill excludes Indian tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the National Labor Relations Act (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>
Actions (5)
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H19000
Sep 17, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H15001
Sep 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Feb 27, 2025
Subjects (5)
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Labor-management relations
Minority employment
Native Americans
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (6)
(R-CA)
Sep 17, 2025
Sep 17, 2025
(R-IN)
Sep 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025
(R-IN)
Mar 18, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
(R-OK)
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
(R-ID)
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
(R-CA)
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 2,297 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Feb 27, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:08 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1723 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1723
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands
under the National Labor Relations Act.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. LaMalfa)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Workforce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands
under the National Labor Relations Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1723 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1723
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands
under the National Labor Relations Act.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. LaMalfa)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Workforce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands
under the National Labor Relations Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.
Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.
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.''.
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(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.''.
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