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II 114th CONGRESS2d Session S. 2724 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2016 Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Flake, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Perdue) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016.

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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.