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S. 909 (116th)

Separation of Powers Restoration Act

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Introduced

27 March 2019

Last action

27 March 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE], Chuck Grassley, James Lankford, Thomas Tillis, Josh Hawley, Mike Crapo, John Cornyn, Mike Lee, Mike Rounds, Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], John Kennedy, Kevin Cramer

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10 August 2026

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Summary

Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (i.e., 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. Further, this bill prohibits reviewing courts from deferring to an agency's interpretation of a question of law when the authorizing statutory or regulatory provision is silent or ambiguous with respect to an agency's authority. No law may exempt a civil action from the standard of review required by this bill except by specific reference to such provision.

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Timeline

  1. 27 March 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 March 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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