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HR 2496 116th Congress House

Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act

Official title: To provide the right of American Indians born in Canada or the United States to pass the borders of the United States to any individual who is a member, or is … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide the right of American Indians born in Canada or the United States to pass the borders of the United States to any individual who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a Federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 2, 2019 See on congress.gov
Native Americans Border security and unlawful immigrationCanadaFederal-Indian relationsImmigration status and procedures
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 31, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 2, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 31, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act

This bill provides the right to pass the borders of the United States (which includes other privileges pursuant to the Jay Treaty) to an American Indian born in the United States or Canada who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada. Under current law, such right is provided only to an American Indian born in Canada who has at least 50% American Indian blood.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 25, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Sep 19, 2019
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 2, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 2, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 2, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 2, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2496: Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2496/
MLA
"H.R. 2496: Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2496/.
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H.R. 2496, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2496/.
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