Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019

II Calendar No. 65 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 226 [Report No. 116–30] 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 JANUARY 24, 2019 Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. RISCH, Mr. THUNE, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. DAINES, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, and Ms. MCSALLY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs APRIL 9, 2019 Reported by Mr. HOEVEN, without amendment 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal Labor Sov- 4 ereignty Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Apr 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S226.RS S226 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 226 RS SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER. 1 Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 2 U.S.C. 152) is amended— 3 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any In- 4 dian Tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned 5 and operated by an Indian Tribe and located on its 6 Indian lands,’’ after ‘‘subdivision thereof,’’; and 7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 8 ‘‘(15) The term ‘Indian Tribe’ means any Indian 9 Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or 10 community which is recognized as eligible for the special 11 programs and services provided by the United States to 12 Indians because of their status as Indians. 13 ‘‘(16) The term ‘Indian’ means any individual who 14 is a member of an Indian Tribe. 15 ‘‘(17) The term ‘Indian lands’ means— 16 ‘‘(A) all lands within the limits of any Indian 17 reservation; 18 ‘‘(B) any lands title to which is either held in 19 trust by the United States for the benefit of any In- 20 dian Tribe or Indian or held by any Indian Tribe or 21 Indian subject to restriction by the United States 22 against alienation; and 23 ‘‘(C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that 24 are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Apr 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S226.RS S226 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 226 RS defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a feder- 1 ally recognized Indian Tribe.’’. 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Apr 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S226.RS S226 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 65 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 226 [Report No. 116–30] A BILL To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Rela- tions Act. APRIL 9, 2019 Reported without amendment VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Apr 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\S226.RS S226 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS