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House Education and Labor Committee advances bill clarifying NLRA coverage for tribal enterprises
Summary
The House Committee on Education and Labor voted to report HR 1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, which would exclude enterprises owned and operated by Indian tribes on tribal lands from coverage under the National Labor Relations Act.
The House Committee on Education and Labor voted to report HR 1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, sending the bill to the full House with an amendment after debate and a recorded vote.
The bill, described in committee as intended to “make clear that the National Labor Relations Act does not apply to Indian tribes or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe on tribal land,” was offered with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and agreed to in committee. Proponents said the measure restores a pre-2004 standard and clarifies that tribal governments have autonomy to set…
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