July 22, 2025
Mr. Kennedy of New York (for himself, Ms. Randall, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Langworthy, and Mr. Simpson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act
.
Sec. 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)
A person who is admitted to the United States pursuant to subsection (a) shall have the status of a person lawfully admitted for permanent residence.