[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9278 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9278

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2026

 Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 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.

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

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''.
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