[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 61 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 AMENDING THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE WATER RIGHTS QUANTIFICATION 
                                  BILL

  Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, I am delighted the Senate has decided to 
take up S. 140, a bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water 
Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the 
WMAT Settlement Fund which, in part, includes a bill I have 
cosponsored, S. 63, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017.
  S. 63 is a much needed reform measure aimed at correcting excessive 
government overreach by the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB. In 
2004, the NLRB overturned longstanding precedent by asserting its 
authority over Native American Tribes. The NLRB never should have 
expanded its authority to Indian Tribes located on Tribal land. This 
decision has caused tremendous legal confusion and stagnation of Indian 
business development. Fortunately, with passage of S. 140, the Congress 
is acting to address bureaucratic overreach by the NLRB. I urge my 
colleagues to support its passage.

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