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| https://medium.com/@RepBetoORourke/vote-explanation-for-h-r-511-449b8bdc1aec?source=rss-964ef69221bc------2 | Vote Explanation For H.R. 511 | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Democrat | House | TX | Beto O'Rourke | O000170 | medium.com | legacy | Vote Explanation For H.R.511 11/18/2015 Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Tribal Sovereignty Act (H.R. 511). I opposed this bill because it strips workers of the basic labor rights afforded to them under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) at businesses owned and operated by the 567 federally recognized tribes. Right now tribes must follow federal labor laws, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, among others. The NLRA should be no exception. Exempting hotels, casinos and other tribal-run businesses from the NLRA would leave workers unable to collectively bargain for better wages, and improved working conditions. This is even more troubling when you consider that at least 75% of the workers at these businesses are not tribal members. In addition to the cost to workers, this bill could cost the taxpayer as much as a billion dollars in legal bills, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. We should focus our efforts on reforms that achieve tribal self-determination and economic development in a way that is also fair to workers. This bill is now pending a vote in the Senate. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |