H.R. 511House114th Congress (2015-2017)Passed House

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

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Received in the Senate.

November 18, 2015

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 22, 2015

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

January 22, 2015

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee

April 29, 2015

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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee

June 16, 2015

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Education and Workforce Committee

July 22, 2015

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Education and Workforce Committee

July 22, 2015

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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-260.

Education and Workforce Committee

September 10, 2015

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 197.

September 10, 2015

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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 526 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1737 and H.R. 511. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. For the purposes of requesting a conference with the Senate, the resolution provides that the House has taken S. 1177 from the Speaker's table, adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 5, as passed by the House and adopts S. 1177, as amendend. The resolution makes in order only those amendments to H.R. 1737 printed inthe report. H.R. 511 shall be considered under a closed rule.

November 16, 2015 • 7:34 PM

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Rule H. Res. 526 passed House.

November 17, 2015 • 1:37 PM

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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 526. (consideration: CR H8260-8271)

November 17, 2015 • 1:53 PM

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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1737 and H.R. 511. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. For the purposes of requesting a conference with the Senate, the resolution provides that the House has taken S. 1177 from the Speaker's table, adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 5, as passed by the House and adopts S. 1177, as amended. The resolution makes in order only those amendments to H.R. 1737 printed in the report. H.R. 511 shall be considered under a closed rule.

November 17, 2015 • 1:53 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 511.

November 17, 2015 • 1:53 PM

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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8271)

November 17, 2015 • 3:02 PM

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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Speaker postponed further proceedings on H.R. 511.

November 17, 2015 • 3:03 PM

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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8272)

November 17, 2015 • 3:04 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 177 (Roll no. 633).(text: CR H8260-8261)

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November 17, 2015 • 3:35 PM

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On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 177 (Roll no. 633). (text: CR H8260-8261)

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November 17, 2015 • 3:35 PM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

November 17, 2015 • 3:35 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate.

November 18, 2015

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1 vote recorded • Roll call available

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Roll Call Available

November 17, 2015 at 3:34 PM

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Majority required: 1/2 (50%)

Passed

249 - 177

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Received in SenateIssued November 18, 2015

114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 511

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 18, 2015

Received

AN ACT

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015.

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 individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual 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.

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2015.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk