3.0.0 663 2022-11-01T17:03:24Z 2022-11-01T17:03:24Z Senate S 2019-03-05 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-05T22:34:43Z 2019-03-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. N H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-03-05 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-03-05 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-03-05 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-03-05 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-03-05 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-03-05 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-03-05 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-03-11 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-03-26 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Justice Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Immigration status and procedures Judges Judicial procedure and administration Judicial review and appeals Lawyers and legal services Performance measurement Immigration 00 2019-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-09T19:11:37Z Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019

This bill revises the definition of "immigration judge" by establishing that an immigration judge is judicial by nature, and actions taken while serving in a judicial capacity shall be reviewed under the applicable Code of Judicial Conduct, not any code of attorney behavior. It also establishes that an immigration judge may not be disciplined for good faith legal actions made while hearing and deciding cases. Completion goal systems or efficiency standards imposed on immigration judges may not be used to limit such judges' independent authority or as a reflection of individual judicial performance.

The Department of Justice shall (1) establish a transparent judicial complaint process consistent with various professional guidelines, and (2) promulgate regulations governing an immigration judge's contempt authority.

]]> Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 Display Title Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to clarify the status and enhance the effectiveness of immigration courts, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s663is/xml/BILLS-116s663is.xml 2019-03-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.