Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act

Bill: 118-hr-7805
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2024-03-22
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7805 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act . 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. .