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H.R. 511: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

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H.R. 511: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-22 · Native Americans · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 633 (2015): On Passage, HR511 (2015-11-17), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any Indian tribe or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding Indian tribes and such enterprises or institutions from coverage by the Act).

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Official text

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] · 54 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (2015-08-25)

Cosponsors on this site

Tom Cole (R-OK), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Tom Emmer (R-MN)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr511 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114