To provide the right of American Indians born in Canada or the United States to pass the borders of the United States to any individual who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a Federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6598
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2018-07-26
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Canada

Federal-Indian relations

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide the right to pass the borders of the United States (which includes other privileges pursuant to the Jay Treaty) to an American Indian born in the United States or Canada who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada. (Current law provides such right to only an American Indian born in Canada who has at least 50% American Indian blood.)</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6598 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2018 Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Young of Alaska , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Cole , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Gallego , and Mr. Collins of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide the right of American Indians born in Canada or the United States to pass the borders of the United States to any individual who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a Federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada, and for other purposes.

1. American Indians born in Canada or the United States Section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1359 ) is amended— (1) by inserting after born in Canada the following: or the United States ; and (2) by inserting after but such right shall extend only to persons the following: who are members, or are eligible to be members, of a Federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada, or .