HR 76
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Judicial review and appeals
Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017
Introduced: January 3, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017
This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies.
No law may exempt such a civil action from the application of the amendments made by this bill except by specific reference to these provisions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
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