S.Amdt. 89

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.''.
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