United States · Bill · S
S. 248 (114th)
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015
Introduced
22 January 2015
Last action
10 September 2015 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.
Sponsors
Jerry Moran, John Hoeven, Deb Fischer, James Lankford, Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], John Thune, Mike Crapo, Steve Daines, James Risch, Mike Rounds, Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Roger Wicker, Ron Johnson, Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
9 December 2025
Summary
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding such enterprises or institutions from coverage by such Act).
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Timeline
22 January 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 2015
Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-105.
Source: Committee
10 June 2015
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Source: Committee
10 September 2015
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.
Source: Calendars
10 September 2015
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 114-140.
Source: Committee
10 September 2015
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 114-140.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 10 September 2015 · Official file
- Introduced in Senate · 22 January 2015 · Official file
Documents
6 official files
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 10 September 2015
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 10 September 2015
Reported to Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 10 September 2015
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 January 2015
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 January 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 January 2015
Sponsors
- Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
- John Hoeven · R · Sponsor
- Deb Fischer · R · Sponsor
- James Lankford · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- John Thune · R · Sponsor
- Mike Crapo · R · Sponsor
- Steve Daines · R · Sponsor
- James Risch · R · Cosponsor
- Mike Rounds · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Roger Wicker · R · Cosponsor
- Ron Johnson · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- · slia00 · Other
Related records
- related to → Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act
- related to → Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
- related to ← Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/248
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/248
- us · 114-s-248 · source updated 9 December 2025