To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H024D1300F92C4C85BFABDF2A3D68A4CA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023 or SOPRA .
- Section HF6E5DD0324384B638A619225CAABC287: 2. Judicial review of statutory and regulatory interpretations Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— by striking To the extent necessary and...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …
Additional sponsors: Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Brecheen, …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Duncan, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Agency guidance document issuers, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal courts
Positive-direction: Federal courts
Negative-direction: Agency guidance document issuers, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal regulatory agencies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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