I 
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. WAT-
SON, 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. THOMP-
SON 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. LAN-
TOS, 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
equivalent of a certificate of citizenship or a State-issued 
birth certificate for all Federal purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tohono O’odham Citi-
zenship Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. NATURALIZATION FOR TOHONO O’ODHAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title III of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 322 the following: 
‘‘ENROLLED MEMBERS OF TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION 
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) GRANTING OF CITIZENSHIP.—A per-
son who is listed on the official membership roll of the 
Tohono O’odham Nation, a federally recognized American 
Indian nation located in Arizona, is a citizen of the United 
States as of the date on which such listing occurs. 
‘‘(b) NO DERIVATIVE BENEFITS TO RELATIVES.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing for 
any benefit under this Act for any spouse, son, daughter, 
or other relative of a person granted citizenship under this 
section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 322 the following 
new item:
‘‘Sec. 323. Enrolled members of Tohono O’odham Nation.’’.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP CREDEN-
TIAL. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the valid 
membership credential issued to a person who is listed on 
the official membership roll of the Tohono O’odham Na-
tion pursuant to the laws of the Tohono O’odham Nation 
shall be considered, for all purposes subject to Federal 
law, equivalent to—
(1) a certificate of citizenship issued under sec-
tion 341(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1452(a)) to persons who satisfy the re-
quirements of such section; and 
(2) a State-issued birth certificate.
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