S. 1051 · 117th Congress · Senate

Empowering Immigration Courts Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Mar 25, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 25, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 25, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Mar 25, 2021

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