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Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.
Summary
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to clarify that Indian Tribes and enterprises owned and operated by Indian Tribes on Indian lands are considered employers under the Act. The bill adds definitions for Indian Tribe, Indian, and Indian lands, including reservation lands, trust lands, and former reservation boundaries in Oklahoma. By clarifying these definitions, the bill addresses the application of labor rights and protections on tribal lands.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
8 cosponsors
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
Actions (2)
- Apr 3, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. · senate
- Apr 3, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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.”. <all>
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