S. 2577

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · July 31, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Daines · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• S. 2577
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States or a First Nation in Canada

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 by striking and inserting the following: “who— 8 U.S.C. 1359
  • 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.