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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction.

H.R. 9278 · 119th Congress · Jun 11, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 De novo trial of facts when agency action seeks a sanction

Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after “questions of law” the following “and questions of fact”; and
(2)
in subparagraph (F), by striking “to the extent” and all that follows through “by the reviewing court” and inserting the following: “, including the product of any rulemaking or adjudication conducted in accordance with the procedures required under section 553 or section 554”.