HR 1605
119th 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 2025
Introduced: February 26, 2025
Introduced by:
Fitzgerald, Scott
Republican
· Wisconsin
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.
May 21, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025 or the SOPRA
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.
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
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.
Committees of jurisdiction
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