H.R. 986 – Reading Mode

Union Calendar No. 234

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 986

[Report No. 115–324]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2017

Mr. Rokita (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Noem, Ms. Moore, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Cheney, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Gosar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

September 25, 2017

Additional sponsors: Mr. Lewis of Minnesota, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Issa, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Bridenstine, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Allen, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Blum, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Correa, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Gianforte

September 25, 2017

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 9, 2017

A BILL

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 2017.

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.

September 25, 2017

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed