HR 1723 119th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Labor-management relations Minority employment

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Moolenaar, John R. Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

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Jan 16, 2026

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-458.

Jan 16, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.

Sep 17, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.

Sep 17, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Feb 27, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced in House

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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.)

What's happening now January 16, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 34

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

HOBBS, STRAUS, DEAN & WALKER, LLP
for LYTTON BAND OF POMO INDIANS · California · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING
for SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE OF MICHIGAN · Michigan · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING
for POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI · Michigan · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
GIIZHIK LAW PLLC
for SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY · Minnesota · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS
for UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
for INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 7

Diaz-Balart, Mario

Florida · Nov 18, 2025

Calvert, Ken

California · Sep 17, 2025

Messmer, Mark B.

Indiana · Sep 10, 2025

Yakym, Rudy

Indiana · Mar 18, 2025

Cole, Tom

Oklahoma · Feb 27, 2025

Fulcher, Russ

Idaho · Feb 27, 2025

LaMalfa, Doug

California · Feb 27, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1723: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1723/

MLA

"H.R. 1723: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1723/.

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H.R. 1723, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1723/.

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