119 HR 4596 IH: McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-07-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4596IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 22, 2025Mr. 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 JudiciaryA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act.

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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..