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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act does not include any evidence that the court determines is not the product of reliable scientific principles and methods.
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act does not include any evidence that the court determines is not the product of reliable scientific principles and methods.
Summary
- Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to allow courts to exclude scientific evidence from judicial review if the court determines it is not the product of reliable scientific principles and methods.
- Authorizes courts to set aside agency action that is supported by evidence the court determines does not reliably apply scientific principles and methods.
- Adds a new ground for courts to overturn agency decisions when the agency relied on unreliable scientific evidence.
- Gives courts the authority to independently assess whether scientific evidence supporting an agency decision meets standards of reliability and proper application.
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- Jun 11, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jun 11, 2026 Introduced in House
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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 does not include any evidence that the court determines is not the product of reliable scientific principles and methods.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EVIDENCE DERIVED FROM RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES AND METHODS.
Section 706(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (E) by striking “or” at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(G) supported by evidence that the court determines is not the product of reliable scientific principles and methods, or that does not reflect a reliable application of those principles and methods.”. <all>
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