Empowering Immigration Courts Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6574 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6574 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the contempt authority of immigration judges, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2023 Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the contempt authority of immigration judges, 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 ``Empowering Immigration Courts Act''. SEC. 2. CONTEMPT AUTHORITY OF IMMIGRATION JUDGES. Section 240(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``(under regulations prescribed by the Attorney General) to sanction by civil money penalty any action (or inaction) in cont…