H.R. 1605

Summary

H.R. 1605, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 26, 2025 by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 21, 2025: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.

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Text

H.R. 1605 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 1605 IH: SOPRA
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-26
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1605  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 26, 2025   Mr. Fitzgerald  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025   or the  SOPRA .
2.
Judicial review of statutory and regulatory interpretations
Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  To the extent necessary  and inserting  (a) To the extent necessary ;
(2)
by striking  decide all relevant questions of law, interpret constitutional and statutory provisions, and ;
(3)
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
(4)
by striking  The reviewing court shall—  and inserting the following:
(b)
The reviewing court shall—
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Sponsors

Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R) sponsors H.R. 1605, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Scott Fitzgerald

Rep. · R–WI-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025

Ben Cline

Rep. · R–VA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 5, 2025

Robert Onder

Rep. · R–MO-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 5, 2025

Tom Tiffany

Rep. · R–WI-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 19, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 1605 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Markup By · May 21, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1605 has taken 4 actions since Feb 26, 2025, the latest on May 21, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1605 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 1605.

S 33SOPRAJan 8, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental… · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 1605 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1605, the latest on Jul 9, 2025.

• H.R. 1605, SOPRA — 2025-07-09As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 21, 2025

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1605 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Government Issues, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Transportation.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1605 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1605’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1605 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Judicial review and appeals.

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