McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act
S. 2577119th Congress

McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Steve Daines (R-MT)5 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Jul 31, 2025

Section 1. Short title

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

Section 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 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

(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.

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