United States · Bill · S
S. 1051 (117th)
Empowering Immigration Courts Act
Introduced
25 March 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 March 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 March 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 March 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1051
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1051