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On the recordMarch 28, 2017
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not apply to Indian tribes, but it does to any local government.
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Gregorio Sablan
Democratic · Northern Mariana Islands

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Clarifying the applicability of Title VII to Indian tribes during a committee discussion.

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