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.

Harriet M. Hageman

Republican · WY · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-11

Source: Congress.gov

When federal agencies punish someone with a sanction (like a fine or license revocation), this proposal would require courts to completely re-examine all the facts from scratch rather than just checking whether the agency followed proper procedures. Currently, courts typically give agencies significant deference and only review whether they acted reasonably, but this change would let people challenge agency punishments by having a judge conduct a full new trial on the facts. This would affect workers, businesses, and individuals facing federal agency penalties across areas like labor, environmental, and financial regulation.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9278 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2026 Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ 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''. <all>

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