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                                                 Union Calendar No. 483
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4768

                          [Report No. 114-622]

  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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2016

 Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Marino, Mr. Chaffetz, 
 Mr. Buck, Mr. Yoho, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Brat, Mrs. Love, 
   Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Babin, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
 Rouzer, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Messer, Mr. Mulvaney, 
Mr. Labrador, Mr. Trott, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. 
 Loudermilk, Mr. Issa, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. 
  Lummis, Mr. Walker, Mr. Olson, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Kelly of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Renacci, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gosar, 
 Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Graves of Georgia, 
 Mr. Chabot, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Griffith, and 
 Mr. Smith of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

                             June 14, 2016

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Ross, Mr. Kelly of 
Mississippi, Mr. Knight, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Allen, Mr. Forbes, 
Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Tom Price of Georgia, 
 Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Meadows, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
Weber of Texas, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
Gibbs, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hurd of 
   Texas, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Rigell, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Fincher, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Barr, Mr. Garrett, Mr. 
Bridenstine, Mrs. Black, Mr. Flores, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Westmoreland, 
 Mr. Yoder, Mr. Williams, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Holding, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. 
Shimkus, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Tipton, Mr. 
 Hill, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Emmer of Minnesota, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
LaHood, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Roe 
of Tennessee, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
                        Rothfus, and Mr. Hudson

                             June 14, 2016

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                               16, 2016]

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                                 A BILL


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


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY INTERPRETATIONS.

    Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``To the extent necessary'' and inserting 
        ``(a) To the extent necessary'';
            (2) by striking ``decide all relevant questions of law, 
        interpret constitutional and statutory provisions, and'';
            (3) by inserting after ``of the terms of an agency action'' 
        the following ``and decide de novo all relevant questions of 
        law, including the interpretation of constitutional and 
        statutory provisions, and rules made by agencies. 
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this subsection 
        shall apply in any action for judicial review of agency action 
        authorized under any provision of law. No law may exempt any 
        such civil action from the application of this section except 
        by specific reference to this section''; and
            (4) by striking ``The reviewing court shall--'' and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(b) The reviewing court shall--''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 5, 
        United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of 
        agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory 
        provisions.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 483

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4768

                          [Report No. 114-622]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 14, 2016

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed