Congress Moves to Clarify When Federal Labor Rules Apply to Tribal Governments and Tribal Businesses
Stalled
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Industry group urges support after House committee advanced H.R. 1723; argues it clarifies that NLRA does not apply to tribes and tribally owned entities on tribal lands.
Reposts a committee chair’s prepared remarks describing H.R. 1723 as clarifying NLRA non-application to tribes and tribal enterprises on tribal land.

Advocacy alert backing S. 1301 during Senate committee activity; frames the bill as restoring the governmental-employer exemption under the NLRA for tribes.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025
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