H.R. 288Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023

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Sponsor: Scott Fitzgerald [R-WI-05]
Cosponsors: 13 · 13 Republicans
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committees: Judiciary Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jun 20, 2023 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

IntroducedJan 11, 2023
Passed the HouseJun 15, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023 or SOPRA

This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (i.e., without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, (2) rules made by agencies, (3) interpretative rules, (4) general statements of policy, and (5) all other agency guidance documents.

No law may exempt a civil action from the standard of review required by this bill except by specific reference to such provision.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 288 as passed House on Jun 15, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Jun 15, 2023Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJun 15, 2023

How every member votedHouse roll call 271

House Jun 15, 2023 · the primary vote

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220 Yea 211 Nay 2 not voting

Party-line vote 2 of 431 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.

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All members433 members

Democratic212 members

Republican221 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors13 · 13 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 288 and vote against it. 9 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 288Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on H.R. 2882 roll calls on this measure

How every member votedHouse roll call 271

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How the chamber split

Cosponsors13 · 13 Republicans

H.R. 288Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on H.R. 2882 roll calls on this measure

How every member votedHouse roll call 271

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors13 · 13 Republicans

Who lobbied on H.R. 2885 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 2885 organizations