United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 76 (115th)
Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017
Introduced
3 January 2017
Last action
5 January 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6], Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2], Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], David Trott, Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11], Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1], James Renacci, Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6], Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1], Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11], Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6], Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6], Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. No law may exempt such a civil action from the application of the amendments made by this bill except by specific reference to these provisions.
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Timeline
3 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- David Trott · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] · R · Sponsor
- James Renacci · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019
- related to ← Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/76
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/76
- us · 115-hr-76 · source updated 11 August 2025