S 1766 · 98th Congress · Law

A bill to amend Section 706 to Title 5, United States Code, to strengthen the judicial review provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act by giving courts more authority to overturn unfair agency action.

Introduced 1983-08-04· Sponsored by Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure.(1983-08-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to direct a court reviewing an agency action to: (1) set aside an agency rule the asserted or necessary factual basis of which is found to be without substantial support in the rulemaking file; (2) determine whether the action is within the scope of agency jurisdiction or authority on the basis of the language of the authorizing statute or, in the event of ambiguity, other ascertainable legislative intent; and (3) not accord any presumption in favor of or against agency action in determining any other questions of law.…

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Cosponsors (8)

3 Democrats5 Republicans