H.R. 4596
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · July 22, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Kennedy of New York · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary
Table of contents
SEC. 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 () is amended— 8 U.S.C. 1359
- by inserting before ;
- by striking and inserting the following: “who—
- are members, or are eligible to become members, of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States; or
- (2)
- has Indian status in Canada through registration under the Indian Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I–5); or
- holds membership in a self-governing First Nation in Canada.
- 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.
- by adding at the end the following: