Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017

S. 1577 · 115th Congress · Jul 18, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 ”.

Sec. 2 Judicial review of statutory and regulatory interpretations

Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “all relevant questions of law, interpret constitutional and statutory provisions” and inserting “de novo all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of constitutional and statutory provisions and rules”.

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Jul 18, 2017viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Flake, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Judicial review of statutory and regulatory interpretations

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