H.R. 1723House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

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The Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025 updates the National Labor Relations Act to explicitly include Indian tribes, tribal enterprises, and Indian lands within its coverage. By defining who qualifies as an Indian tribe, an Indian, and what constitutes Indian lands, the bill clarifies that workers on these lands have the same labor‑relation rights as other workers in the United States. This change affects tribal governments, tribal businesses, and employees working on Indian reservations or other designated Indian lands.

Key Provisions

Amends the National Labor Relations Act to add “any Indian tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands” to the definition of who is covered by the Act.
Adds new definitions: “Indian tribe” (any recognized tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or similar group), “Indian” (any individual who is a member of an Indian tribe), and “Indian lands” (land within reservations, trust lands, or lands in Oklahoma that were part of former reservations).

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.

January 16, 2026

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

February 27, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

February 27, 2025

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Education and Workforce Committee

September 17, 2025

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.

Education and Workforce Committee

September 17, 2025

HouseCommittee

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-458.

Education and Workforce Committee

January 16, 2026

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.

January 16, 2026

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Reported in HouseIssued January 16, 2026

Union Calendar No. 393

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 1723

[Report No. 119–458]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 27, 2025

Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

January 16, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Yakym, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Diaz-Balart

January 16, 2026

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 27, 2025

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 2025.

Definitions

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.

January 16, 2026

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