S 1301 119th Congress Senate Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Labor-management relations Minority employment

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

Introduced: April 3, 2025 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 4

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Oct 7, 2021	Senate · vote #412	On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1301 with an Amend…	Agreed To	50–48	See who voted →
Oct 7, 2021	Senate · vote #411	On the Cloture Motion S. 1301	Agreed To	61–38	See who voted →
Sep 30, 2021	Senate · vote #402	On the Motion to Proceed S. 1301	Agreed To	50–43	See who voted →
Sep 9, 1998	Senate · vote #263	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1301	Agreed To	99–1	See who voted →

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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 April 3, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Indian Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 24

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
AFL-CIO
for AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 8

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Apr 3, 2025

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Apr 3, 2025

Daines, Steve

Montana · Apr 3, 2025

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Apr 3, 2025

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Apr 3, 2025

South Dakota · Apr 3, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1301: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1301/

MLA

"S. 1301: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1301/.

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S. 1301, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1301/.

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