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Apr 3, 2025
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Native Americans
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Apr 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in Senate
- Apr 3, 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>
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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| Source: Senate
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
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| Code: 10000
Apr 3, 2025
Subjects (5)
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Labor-management relations
Minority employment
Native Americans
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (8)
(R-ID)
Apr 3, 2025
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(R-ND)
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(R-OK)
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(R-OK)
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(R-ID)
Apr 3, 2025
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(R-SD)
Apr 3, 2025
Apr 3, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Apr 3, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 2:07 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1301 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1301
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands
under the National Labor Relations Act.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 3, 2025
Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hoeven,
Mr. Rounds, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Mullin) 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.
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]
[S. 1301 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1301
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands
under the National Labor Relations Act.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 3, 2025
Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hoeven,
Mr. Rounds, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Mullin) 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.
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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