119-s2577

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2577 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2577

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the right 
of members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States 
 and First Nations individuals in Canada to cross the borders of the 
 United States.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 31, 2025

Mr. Daines (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Risch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
 Crapo, and Ms. Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the right 
of members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States 
 and First Nations individuals in Canada to cross the borders of the 
 United States.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``McCarran-Walter Technical 
Corrections Act''.

SEC. 2. MEMBERS OF A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE IN THE UNITED 
 STATES OR A FIRST NATION IN CANADA.

 

Section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1359) 
is amended by striking ``who possess at least 50 per centum of blood of 
the American Indian race.'' and inserting the following: ``who--
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    (1) are members, or are eligible to become members, of a 
 federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States; or
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    (2)
        (A) has Indian status in Canada through registration 
 under the Indian Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I-5); or
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        (B) holds membership in a self-governing First Nation in 
 Canada.''.
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