# 119-hr-1723: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

119-hr-1723, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1723
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Extends federal labor law coverage to tribes and tribal enterprises on Indian lands.** It adds Indian tribes and tribal-owned enterprises into the National Labor Relations Act definitions and clarifies which lands count as "Indian lands," including certain former reservation lands in Oklahoma. - Workers on Indian lands become covered by the National Labor Relations Act and therefore fall under NLRA rules. - Tribal governments and tribal-owned enterprises located on Indian lands become subject to NLRA coverage and its enforcement processes. - The bill adds definitions for "Indian tribe," "Indian," and "Indian lands," which include reservation lands, lands held in trust or subject to U.S. restrictions on sale, and specified former reservation lands in Oklahoma.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Union Rights for Workers on Tribal Lands: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would extend the National Labor Relations Act to any Indian tribe and to enterprises or institutions owned and run by a tribe when they are located on the tribe's Indian lands. The bill would add definitions for 'Indian tribe' (tribes and similar groups recognized for special…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1723 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1723)

## Related
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- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1723 (as of 2026-06-13).