Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7805 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7805

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 and to be considered lawfully admitted for permanent 
                               residence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2024

Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, and Mrs. Peltola) introduced the 
  following bill; which was 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 and to be considered lawfully admitted for permanent 
                               residence.

    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 ``Tribal Border Crossing Parity 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--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Nothing'';
            (2) by striking ``who possess at least 50 per centum of 
        blood of the American Indian race.'' and inserting the 
        following: ``who--
            ``(1) are members, or are eligible to become members, of a 
        federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States; or
            ``(2)(A) has Indian status in Canada through registration 
        under the Indian Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I-5); or
            ``(B) holds membership in a self-governing First Nation in 
        Canada.'';
 and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) An individual who is admitted to the United States pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall have the status of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence.''.
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