S. 4666

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4666 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4666

To require officers and employees of the Department of Homeland 
Security to receive training with respect to Indian tribes, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 2, 2026

Mr. Lujan (for himself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To require officers and employees of the Department of Homeland 
Security to receive training with respect to Indian tribes, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Respect Tribal IDs Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TRAINING STANDARDS FOR 
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.

(a) Amendment.--Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i)(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
the Respect Tribal IDs Act of 2026, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and in consultation 
with representatives of Indian tribes, shall develop training curricula 
for all immigration enforcement officers and employees of the 
Department of Homeland Security with respect to--
``(A) appropriate protocol for interacting with any 
enrolled member of an Indian tribe;
``(B) how to identify a Native American tribal document;
``(C) accepting a Native American tribal document as proof 
of United States citizenship;
``(D) how to access examples of Native American tribal 
documents; and
``(E) the Indian trust responsibility of the United States 
Government.
``(2) The curricula developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
include--
``(A) the contact information, names, locations, and Native 
American tribal document formats of all Indian tribes in the 
region where an officer or employee will perform duties 
relating to the enforcement of the immigration laws;
``(B) scenario-based exercises;
``(C) the development of a database with examples of Native 
American tribal documents;
``(D) pre-training and post-training assessments; and
``(E) training regarding the history of the granting to 
American Indians of United States citizenship and the trust 
responsibilities of the United States Government.
``(3) An officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security 
may not perform any duty relating to the enforcement of the immigration 
laws unless such officer or employee--
``(A) has completed the training curricula developed 
pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to the region to which 
such officer or employee has been assigned; and
``(B) has completed retraining on such curricula not less 
than annually.
``(4) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the 
Respect Tribal IDs Act of 2026, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report on the development and implementation of the 
training curricula required under this subsection to--
``(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate;
``(C) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
``(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives;
``(E) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives; and
``(F) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives.
``(5) In this subsection--
``(A) the term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given such 
term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130); and
``(B) the term `Native American tribal document' includes--
``(i) Native American tribal cards issued pursuant 
to section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 8 
U.S.C. 1185 note);
``(ii) documentary evidence issued by an Indian 
tribe, including any Indian tribe located in a State 
that has an international border, which--
``(I) identifies the Indian tribe that 
issued the document;
``(II) identifies the individual by name; 
and
``(III) confirms the individual's 
membership, enrollment, or affiliation with the 
Indian tribe; and
``(IV) includes--
``(aa) a tribal enrollment card;
``(bb) a certificate of degree of 
Indian blood;
``(cc) a tribal census document; 
and
``(dd) a document on tribal 
letterhead, issued under the signature 
of the appropriate tribal official, 
that meets the requirements of 
subclauses (I) through (III); and
``(iii) any other document approved by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security as confirming United 
States citizenship.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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