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HR 1395 111th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Labor-management relations

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2009

Introduced: March 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2009 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands is not considered an employer for purposes of such Act.

What's happening now April 29, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
BONO MACK, MARY
· Jun 8, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 9, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 9, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1395: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1395/
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"H.R. 1395: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1395/.
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H.R. 1395, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1395/.
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