# 119-s-1301: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

119-s-1301, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1301
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill changes whether and how Indian Tribes and tribal enterprises on Indian lands are treated as employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).** Some language in the sources describes removing tribes and tribal enterprises on tribal land from NLRA employer requirements. Other language describes amending Section 2 of the NLRA to add tribes and tribal enterprises on Indian lands to the statute's employer definition and to add definitions for "Indian Tribe", "Indian", and "Indian lands" that apply to the NLRA employer construct. - Tribal governments and tribal enterprises: The text either removes them from NLRA employer obligations or explicitly makes them employers under the NLRA, changing which federal labor rules apply on tribal lands. - Tribal workers: If tribes are treated as employers, employees on tribal lands would be covered by NLRA protections such as unionization and collective bargaining; if tribes are excluded, those federal protections would not apply on tribal lands. - Labor organizations and employers off tribal lands: The added definitions for "Indian Tribe", "Indian", and "Indian lands" would determine where NLRA coverage reaches and could shift organizing and bargaining efforts on or off reservations.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Union rights for tribal workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, workers for tribal governments and tribal businesses on Indian lands would get federal labor law protections. You could join a union, bargain over pay and hours, and be protected from unfair labor practices. The rule would apply only if the employer is owned and run by a Tribe and locat…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1301 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1301)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1301 (as of 2025-12-21).