S2577-119

Introduced

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.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 31, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H6395CB052679476BAE6C5991B6FA7630: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act.
  • Section HF6EAC62F8C9848F2BABB1DE667FE815E: 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....

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 31, 2025

Mr. Daines (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Risch, Ms. Klobuchar, …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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