Text of Senate Amendment 89

Text of Senate Amendment 89

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S234] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 89. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 4. CONTEMPT AUTHORITY OF IMMIGRATION JUDGES. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Empowering Immigration Courts Act''. (b) In General.--Section 240(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(1)) is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: ``The immigration judge is authorized to sanction, by fine, any conduct constituting contempt of the judge's authority under this Act, in accordance with section 401 of title 18, United States Code.''. ______