HR 5708
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Empowering Immigration Courts Act
Introduced: January 29, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Empowering Immigration Courts Act
This bill authorizes immigration judges to impose a fine for contempt in accordance with the criminal code. Currently, the Department of Justice is authorized to prescribe regulations providing immigration judges with such authority, but has not done so.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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