Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-2496
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-02
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Canada

Federal-Indian relations

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides 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. Under current law, such right is provided only to an American Indian born in Canada who has at least 50% American Indian blood.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2496 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2019 Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Cole , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Young , and Ms. DelBene ) 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act . 2. 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 .