United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 511 — Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

Last action — Received in the Senate.

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. Died in session

This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any Indian tribe or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding Indian tribes and such enterprises or institutions from coverage by the Act).

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HR 511 on the official United States source →

Action History

  1. Received in the Senate.

  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 177 (Roll no. 633). (text: CR H8260-8261)

  4. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8272)

  5. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Speaker postponed further proceedings on H.R. 511.

  6. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8271)

  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 511.

  8. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1737 and H.R. 511. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. For the purposes of requesting a conference with the Senate, the resolution provides that the House has taken S. 1177 from the Speaker's table, adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 5, as passed by the House and adopts S. 1177, as amended. The resolution makes in order only those amendments to H.R. 1737 printed in the report. H.R. 511 shall be considered under a closed rule.

  9. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 526. (consideration: CR H8260-8271)

  10. Rule H. Res. 526 passed House.

  11. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 526 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1737 and H.R. 511. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. For the purposes of requesting a conference with the Senate, the resolution provides that the House has taken S. 1177 from the Speaker's table, adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 5, as passed by the House and adopts S. 1177, as amendend. The resolution makes in order only those amendments to H.R. 1737 printed inthe report. H.R. 511 shall be considered under a closed rule.

  12. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 197.

  13. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-260.

  14. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  15. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  16. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  17. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

  18. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

  19. Introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 546 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

civil-rights labor
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HR 511 do?
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any Indian tribe or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding Indian tribes and such enterprises or institutions from coverage by the Act).
Who sponsors HR 511?
HR 511 is sponsored by Todd Rokita (R).
What is the current status of HR 511?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 511?
Track HR 511 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HR 511

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HR 511

Last checked for changes about 9 hours ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →