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HR1723119th CongressWALLET

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]

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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.

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  • 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.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Union Rights for Workers on Tribal Lands

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 Federal programs), 'Indian' (a member of an Indian tribe), and 'Indian lands' (reservation land, trust or restricted land, and certain former-reservation lands in Oklahoma). If enacted, employees who work on those covered Indian lands would be able to use NLRA protections, such as organizing, collective bargaining, and NLRA remedies. Tribal-owned businesses and institutions on those lands would have to follow NLRA rules and could face new legal and compliance obligations.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]

MI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 3/18/2025

  • Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 9/17/2025

  • Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 11/18/2025

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