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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 731

To render all enrolled members of the Tohono O’odham Nation citizens 

of the United States as of the date of their enrollment and to recognize 

the valid membership credential of the Tohono O’odham Nation as the 

legal equivalent of a certificate of citizenship or a State-issued birth 

certificate for all Federal purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2003

Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 

PASCRELL, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SOUDER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. 

MATHESON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. TOWNS, 

Mr. BACA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 

UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FROST, 

Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. 

REYES, Mr. CLAY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. NADLER, Ms. 

JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 

SCHIFF, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. GUTIERREZ, and 

Mr. KUCINICH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL

To render all enrolled members of the Tohono O’odham 

Nation citizens of the United States as of the date of 

their enrollment and to recognize the valid membership 

credential of the Tohono O’odham Nation as the legal 
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equivalent of a certificate of citizenship or a State-issued 

birth certificate for all Federal purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tohono O’odham Citi5 zenship Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NATURALIZATION FOR TOHONO O’ODHAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title III of the Immi8 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is 

9 amended by inserting after section 322 the following: 

10 ‘‘ENROLLED MEMBERS OF TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION

11 ‘‘SEC. 323. (a) GRANTING OF CITIZENSHIP.—A per12 son who is listed on the official membership roll of the 

13 Tohono O’odham Nation, a federally recognized American 

14 Indian nation located in Arizona, is a citizen of the United 

15 States as of the date on which such listing occurs. 

16 ‘‘(b) NO DERIVATIVE BENEFITS TO RELATIVES.—

17 Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing for 

18 any benefit under this Act for any spouse, son, daughter, 

19 or other relative of a person granted citizenship under this 

20 section.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

22 of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by in-
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1 serting after the item relating to section 322 the following 

2 new item:

‘‘Sec. 323. Enrolled members of Tohono O’odham Nation.’’.

3 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP CREDEN4 TIAL. 

5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the valid 

6 membership credential issued to a person who is listed on 

7 the official membership roll of the Tohono O’odham Na8 tion pursuant to the laws of the Tohono O’odham Nation 

9 shall be considered, for all purposes subject to Federal 

10 law, equivalent to—

11 (1) a certificate of citizenship issued under sec12 tion 341(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

13 (8 U.S.C. 1452(a)) to persons who satisfy the re14 quirements of such section; and 

15 (2) a State-issued birth certificate.

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