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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4228
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 29, 2021Mr. Kilmer 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 members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States or Canada.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act.
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Members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States or Canada
Section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1359) is amended—
(1) by inserting or the United States after born in Canada; and
(2) by striking who possess at least 50 per centum of blood of the American Indian race. and inserting who are members, or are eligible to be members, of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States or Canada..