II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1328 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 27, 2023 Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. DAINES, Mr. RISCH, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. THUNE, Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and re- ferred 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 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 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER. 6 Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 7 U.S.C. 152) is amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:37 May 04, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1328.IS S1328 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1328 IS (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any In- 1 dian Tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned 2 and operated by an Indian Tribe and located on its 3 Indian lands,’’ after ‘‘subdivision thereof,’’; and 4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(15) The term ‘Indian Tribe’ means any Indian 6 Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or 7 community which is recognized as eligible for the special 8 programs and services provided by the United States to 9 Indians because of their status as Indians. 10 ‘‘(16) The term ‘Indian’ means any individual who 11 is a member of an Indian Tribe. 12 ‘‘(17) The term ‘Indian lands’ means— 13 ‘‘(A) all lands within the limits of any Indian 14 reservation; 15 ‘‘(B) any lands title to which is either held in 16 trust by the United States for the benefit of any In- 17 dian Tribe or Indian or held by any Indian Tribe or 18 Indian subject to restriction by the United States 19 against alienation; and 20 ‘‘(C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that 21 are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as 22 defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a feder- 23 ally recognized Indian Tribe.’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:37 May 04, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1328.IS S1328 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS