H.R. 9278

Summary

H.R. 9278, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction, was introduced in the House on Jun 11, 2026 by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 9278 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 9278 IH: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-11
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9278  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 11, 2026   Ms. Hageman  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction.
1.
De novo trial of facts when agency action seeks a sanction
Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after  questions of law  the following  and questions of fact ; and
(2)
in subparagraph (F), by striking  to the extent  and all that follows through  by the reviewing court  and inserting the following:  , including the product of any rulemaking or adjudication conducted in accordance with the procedures required under section 553 or section 554 .

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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction.

Sponsors

Rep. Harriet Hageman (R) sponsors H.R. 9278 alone.

Harriet Hageman

Rep. · R–WY · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 9278 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jun 11, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9278 has taken 2 actions since Jun 11, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9278 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9278 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction. — Official Title as Introduced
• To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction. — Display Title

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9278 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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 Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Small Business, Transportation, Education, Energy/Nuclear.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9278 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9278’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 99 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HAGEMAN:H.R. 9278.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4112]

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