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Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022

Introduced: April 4, 2022 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 468.
Dec 20, 2022
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Dec 20, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-649, Part I.
May 11, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 12.
May 11, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 3, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced in House
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Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022

This bill establishes the U.S. Immigration Courts, a system of courts to be independent of the executive branch. The bill also transfers all functions of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to the Immigration Courts, with some exceptions. (Currently, the EOIR, located in the Department of Justice, has authority to adjudicate immigration cases.)

The trial division of the Immigration Courts shall have jurisdiction over various immigration-related matters, including (1) removal proceedings, (2) reviews of rescissions of lawful permanent resident status, and (3) reviews of credible fear determinations in applications for refugee status. The appellate division shall have jurisdiction over appeals of decisions by the trial division and certain Department of Homeland Security determinations.

The bill establishes various requirements and authorities relating to the Immigration Courts, including qualifications, length of term in office, and mandatory retirement age for judges. Each appellate division judge must be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the appellate division shall appoint the trial division judges.

What's happening now December 20, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 468.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 55
All 55 Democratic 44
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Dec 8, 2022
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 18, 2022
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 18, 2022
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jun 22, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Jun 22, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 15, 2022
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Jacobs, Sara
California · May 18, 2022
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2022
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 11, 2022
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Peters, Scott H.
California · May 11, 2022
Bass, Karen
· May 10, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 10, 2022
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 10, 2022
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 10, 2022
Yarmuth, John
· Apr 27, 2022
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Apr 4, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Apr 4, 2022
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 4, 2022
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Mar 28, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 15, 2022
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Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Mar 9, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 8, 2022
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 7, 2022
Perlmutter, Ed
· Mar 7, 2022
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Mar 7, 2022
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 2, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Mar 2, 2022
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 25, 2022
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2022
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 22, 2022
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 22, 2022
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 22, 2022
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 22, 2022
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 18, 2022
Eshoo, Anna
· Feb 18, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Feb 18, 2022
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 18, 2022
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 15, 2022
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 15, 2022
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 15, 2022
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 15, 2022
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 11, 2022
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 11, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Feb 11, 2022
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Takano, Mark
California · Feb 11, 2022
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 9, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 9, 2022
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6577: Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6577/
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