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<dc:title>119 HR 9278 IH: 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.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2026-06-11</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 9278</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20260611">June 11, 2026</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="H001096">Ms. Hageman</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">Committee on the Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">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.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H26D944470DC54058949413FAF858D68A" style="OLC"> 
<section id="HCCAADA30DBE146C2A2289484AF848809" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>De novo trial of facts when agency action seeks a sanction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE9C6866B3F4D4BC7BE19B829E3733280"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after <quote>questions of law</quote> the following <quote>and questions of fact</quote>; and </text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H3420CC603BC942ACB60B00BFC7D35EB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>to the extent</quote> and all that follows through <quote>by the reviewing court</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>, including the product of any rulemaking or adjudication conducted in accordance with the procedures required under section 553 or section 554</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section> </legis-body></bill>

