H.R. 8609 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8609 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2022Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Ms. Van Duyne, and Mr. Burchett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and maintain a ratio of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutors to immigration judges, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Surging Prosecutors to Expedite Alien Removals Act of 2022. 2. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutor to judge ratio (a) Requirement Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish and maintain a four to one ratio of four U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Principle Legal Advisor prosecutors to each immigration judge (as defined by section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) for the purpose described in subsection (b). (b) Purpose The prosecutors described in subsection (a) shall represent the Department of Homeland Security during removal proceedings before the Executive Office of Immigration Review of the Department of Justice. (c) Report (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of achieving the ratio described under subsection (a). (2) Update Not later than 90 days after the initial report under paragraph (1) identifies a ratio less than the ratio under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees including a plan to achieve such ratio. (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain available through September 30, 2024, for the purpose described under subsection (a).