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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1927
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial
review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2019
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of
Tennessee, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. PALMER, Mr. MEADOWS,
Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. YOHO, Mr.
BYRNE, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. WALKER,
Mr. GAETZ, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. CHABOT, and
Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature
of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory
and regulatory provisions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Separation of Powers
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Restoration Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF STATUTORY AND REGU-
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LATORY INTERPRETATIONS.
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Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
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ed—
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(1) by striking ‘‘To the extent necessary’’ and
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inserting ‘‘(a) To the extent necessary’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘decide all relevant questions of
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law, interpret constitutional and statutory provi-
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sions, and’’;
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(3) by inserting after ‘‘of the terms of an agen-
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cy action’’ the following ‘‘and decide de novo all rel-
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evant questions of law, including the interpretation
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of constitutional and statutory provisions, and rules
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made by agencies. Notwithstanding any other provi-
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sion of law, this subsection shall apply in any action
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for judicial review of agency action authorized under
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any provision of law. No law may exempt any such
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civil action from the application of this section ex-
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cept by specific reference to this section’’; and
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(4) by striking ‘‘The reviewing court shall—’’
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and inserting the following:
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‘‘(b) The reviewing court shall—’’.
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