HR 6577 United States House · 117th Congress

Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022

Summary
Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022 This bill establishes the U.S. Immigration Courts, a system of courts to be independent of the executive branch. The bill also transfers all functions of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to the Immigration Courts, with some exceptions. (Currently, the EOIR, located in the Department of Justice, has authority to adjudicate immigration cases.) The trial division of the Immigration Courts shall have jurisdiction over various immigration-related matters, including (1) removal proceedings, (2) reviews of rescissions of lawful permanent resident status, and (3) reviews of credible fear determinations in applications for refugee status. The appellate division shall have jurisdiction over appeals of decisions by the trial division and certain Department of Homeland Security determinations. The bill establishes various requirements and authorities relating to the Immigration Courts, including qualifications, length of term in office, and mandatory retirement age for judges. Each appellate division judge must be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the appellate division shall appoint the trial division judges.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 3, 2022 Last action Dec 20, 2022
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Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee on the Budget discharged.
lower
Dec 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-649, Part I.
lower
May 11, 2022
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 12.
lower
May 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 59 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Zoe Lofgren
Zoe Lofgren
DDemocratic
CA
18
Co
Photo of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
WA
9
Co
Photo of Adriano Espaillat
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
NY
13
Co
Photo of Alan S. Lowenthal
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
CA
47
Co
Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
NY
14
Co
Photo of André Carson
André Carson
DDemocratic
IN
7
Co
Photo of Anna G. Eshoo
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
CA
16
Co
Photo of Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
MA
7
Co
Photo of Bill Foster
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
IL
11
Co
Photo of Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
NJ
12
Co
Photo of Carolyn Bourdeaux
Carolyn Bourdeaux
DDemocratic
GA
7