119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 3, 2025
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025
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Latest action (Apr 3, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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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.)
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Federal-Indian relations · Indian lands and resources rights · Labor-management relations · Minority employment
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LYTTON BAND OF POMO INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: HOBBS, STRAUS, DEAN & WALKER, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
Amount not reported
S.748 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S. 1301)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI · lobbying firm or registrant: SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocate for passage of the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, H.R. 1723/S. 1301.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE OF MICHIGAN · lobbying firm or registrant: SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocate for passage of the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, H.R. 1723/S. 1301.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Postal
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…erica's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) Fair Pharmacies for Federal Employees Act (H.R. 4409) Equal COLA Act (H.R. 491/S.624) Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S.1301) Shutdown Fairness Act (H.R.7137/S.3168) Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 (H.R.6213) Pharmacists Fight Back (H.R.6610)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AFL-CIO
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$920,000
Spent on own lobbying
Automation Taxation Bill H.R. 1723 & S. 1301 - Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025 H.R. 20 & S. 852 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act H.R. 2550 / S.2837- Protect Americas Workforce Act & NDAA Langua…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S. 1301 & H.R. 1723 - Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act legislation.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e TSA Workforce Act S.1006 Federal Workforce Freedom Act S.1064 FOCA Act S.1170 Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act S.1286 Tax Fairness for Workers Act S.1301 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025 S.1310 No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act S.1313 No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act S.1352 Public Service F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LYTTON BAND OF POMO INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: HOBBS, STRAUS, DEAN & WALKER, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
Amount not reported
S.748 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S. 1301)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI · lobbying firm or registrant: SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocate for passage of the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, H.R. 1723/S. 1301.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE OF MICHIGAN · lobbying firm or registrant: SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocate for passage of the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, H.R. 1723/S. 1301.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Postal
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…erica's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) Fair Pharmacies for Federal Employees Act (H.R. 4409) Equal COLA Act (H.R. 491/S.624) Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S.1301) Shutdown Fairness Act (H.R.7137/S.3168) Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 (H.R.6213) Pharmacists Fight Back (H.R.6610)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$760,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1689 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. H.R. 1723 & S. 1301 - Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025 H.R. 20 & S. 852 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act H.R. 2262 - Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 2270 Empo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S. 1301 & H.R. 1723 - Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act legislation; H.R.2289 - American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 (historical and environmental review).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$15,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Farm Bill; Tribal Self-Governance; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$15,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301); Native Children's Commission Implementation Act (S.4976)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…r the TSA Workforce Act S.1006Federal Workforce Freedom Act S.1064FOCA Act S.1170Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act S.1286Tax Fairness for Workers Act S.1301Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025 S.1310No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act S.1313No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act S.1352Public Service Freed…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LYTTON BAND OF POMO INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: HOBBS, STRAUS, DEAN & WALKER, LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
Amount not reported
S.748 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S. 1301)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE OF MICHIGAN · lobbying firm or registrant: SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocate for passage of the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, H.R. 1723/S. 1301.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI · lobbying firm or registrant: SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocate for passage of the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, H.R. 1723/S. 1301.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$15,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Farm Bill; Tribal Self-Governance; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$15,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$880,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1689 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. H.R. 1723 & S. 1301 - Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025 H.R. 20 & S. 852 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act H.R. 2262 - Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 2270 Empo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Postal
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…erica's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) Fair Pharmacies for Federal Employees Act (H.R. 4409) Equal COLA Act (H.R. 491/S.624) Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S.1301) Shutdown Fairness Act (H.R.7137/S.3168)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI · lobbying firm or registrant: SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocate for passage of the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, H.R. 1723/S. 1301.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$157,860
Spent on own lobbying
…bied against a number of bills that would impact IBEW members' rights in the workplace, including but not limited to: Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 1723 and S. 1301), Modern Worker Empowerment Act (S. 2228); Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act (S. 2210); Flexibility for Workers Education Act (H.R. 2262), and Sav…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing