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Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025

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This Act may be cited as the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025 or the SOPRA.
Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
by striking To the extent necessary and inserting (a) To the extent necessary;
by striking decide all relevant questions of law, interpret constitutional and statutory provisions, and;
by inserting after of the terms of an agency action the following and decide de novo all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of constitutional and statutory provisions, and rules made by agencies. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this subsection shall apply in any action for judicial review of agency action authorized under any provision of law. No law may exempt any such civil action from the application of this section except by specific reference to this section; and
by striking The reviewing court shall— and inserting the following:
The reviewing court shall—

Legislative Timeline

5 actions
  1. May 21, 2025 House
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  2. May 21, 2025 House
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.
  3. Feb 26, 2025
    Introduced in House
  4. Feb 26, 2025
    Introduced in House
  5. Feb 26, 2025 House
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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