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Separation of Powers Restoration Act

Introduced: March 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 27, 2019
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Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019

This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (i.e., 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. Further, this bill prohibits reviewing courts from deferring to an agency's interpretation of a question of law when the authorizing statutory or regulatory provision is silent or ambiguous with respect to an agency's authority.

No law may exempt a civil action from the standard of review required by this bill except by specific reference to such provision.

What's happening now March 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1927 Related bill Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019
  • HR 7895 Related bill Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 6, 2019
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Apr 9, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 27, 2019
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 27, 2019
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 27, 2019
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 27, 2019
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 27, 2019
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 27, 2019
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 27, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 909: Separation of Powers Restoration Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-909/
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"S. 909: Separation of Powers Restoration Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-909/.
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S. 909, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-909/.
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