To amend the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to provide an exception to the parole fee for the parole of an alien for a sacred Tribal or religious ceremony, cultural exchange, or celebration, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
Creates a temporary special-parole pathway with a reduced fee for aliens entering the United States to participate in certain sacred Tribal or religious ceremonies, cultural exchanges, or celebrations.
Who Benefits and How
Federally recognized tribes and eligible cultural participants could gain a clearer, lower-cost path for limited ceremonial and cultural entry.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DHS would need to screen and administer the temporary parole category, and the special pathway narrows ordinary fee collection.
Key Provisions
- Adds a two-year special-parole category for certain sacred Tribal, religious, cultural-exchange, or celebration travel.
- Requires tribal request documentation, enrollment in a cultural participant program, preliminary background checks, and a reduced fee.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates a temporary special-parole pathway with a reduced fee for aliens entering the United States to participate in certain sacred Tribal or religious ceremonies, cultural exchanges, or celebrations.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Creates a temporary special-parole pathway with a reduced fee for aliens entering the United States to participate in certain sacred Tribal or religious ceremonies, cultural exchanges, or celebrations.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federally recognized tribes and eligible cultural participants seeking ceremonial or cultural entry
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Homeland Security officials administering the special parole pathway
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Stanton, …
Stakeholder Effects
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Federally recognized tribes and tribal cultural programs seeking cross-border participant access
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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