House Bill
H.R. 1605
Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025
Primary Sponsor
David Rouzer
Representative
Cosponsors
3
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Summary
This bill modifies judicial review of agency actions to eliminate deference to agency interpretations of law. Courts would decide legal questions de novo rather than deferring to agency expertise. This effectively overturns the Chevron doctrine where courts deferred to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. The bill aims to restore separation of powers by shifting interpretive authority from executive branch agencies back to the judiciary, fundamentally changing the balance between courts and regulatory agencies.
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Motion to Report Measure Defeated by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 32.
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Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025
This bill modifies judicial review of agency actions to eliminate deference to agency interpretations of law. Courts would decide legal questions de novo rather than deferring to agency expertise. This effectively overturns the Chevron doctrine where courts de
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This bill modifies judicial review of agency actions to eliminate deference to agency interpretations of law. Courts would decide legal questions de novo rather than deferring to agency expertise. This effectively overturns the Chevron doctrine where courts deferred to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. The bill aims to restore separation of powers by shifting interpretive authority from executive branch agencies back to the judiciary, fundamentally changing the balance between courts and regulatory agencies.
- Bill Number
- 1605
- Sponsor
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Introduced
- 5/19/2025
- Status
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.
- Policy Area
- Emergency Management
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- 1605
- Sponsor
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Status
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.
- Introduced
- 5/19/2025
- Summary
- This bill modifies judicial review of agency actions to eliminate deference to agency interpretations of law. Courts would decide legal questions de novo rather than deferring to agency expertise. This effectively overturns the Chevron doctrine where courts deferred to reasonable agency interpretati
Data from Congress.gov
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