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A bill to amend Section 706 to Title 5, United States Code, to strengthen the judicial review provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act by giving courts more authority to overturn unfair agency…

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A bill to amend Section 706 to Title 5, United States Code, to strengthen the judicial review provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act by giving courts more authority to overturn unfair agency action.

Introduced: August 4, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 15, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure.
Aug 15, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Courts.
Aug 4, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Aug 4, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to direct a court reviewing an agency action to: (1) set aside an agency rule the asserted or necessary factual basis of which is found to be without substantial support in the rulemaking file; (2) determine whether the action is within the scope of agency jurisdiction or authority on the basis of the language of the authorizing statute or, in the event of ambiguity, other ascertainable legislative intent; and (3) not accord any presumption in favor of or against agency action in determining any other questions of law.

What's happening now August 15, 1983

Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 4, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1766: A bill to amend Section 706 to Title 5, United States Code, to strengthen the judicial review provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act by giving courts more authority to overturn unfair agency action.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-1766/
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"S. 1766: A bill to amend Section 706 to Title 5, United States Code, to strengthen the judicial review provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act by giving courts more authority to overturn unfair agency action.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-1766/.
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S. 1766, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-1766/.
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