H.R. 1723 · 119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 27, 2025 by John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2). 7 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jan 16, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Cosponsors
7
0 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.

Subjects

  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Labor-management relations
  • Minority employment

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 27, 2025). Public domain.

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

This bill excludes Indian tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

John R. MoolenaarR-MI-2Sponsor

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  4. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
  6. Jan 16, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-458.
  7. Jan 16, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-458.
  8. Jan 16, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  2. AFL-CIO4 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  3. Lytton Band of Pomo Indians4 reports
  4. Pokagon Band of Potawatomi4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  5. Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  6. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS3 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  7. National Association of Letter Carriers3 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  8. United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers3 reports
    $700K reported (all issues)
  9. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS2 reports
    $296.8K reported (all issues)
  10. SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA1 report
    Federal contractor: SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA, INCAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.