Search Results: keywords:"administrative law"

  • H. R. 9690 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the limitations period during which an action may be commenced for judicial review of a final rule.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:309

    H. R. 9690, also known as the “Timely Initiation to Modify Executive Rulemaking Act” or the “TIMER Act,” seeks to amend title 28 of the United States Code. It clarifies the time limit for starting a legal case to review a final rule issued by the government. Specifically, it...

    Simple Explanation

    The TIMER Act is a rule that says if someone wants to ask a judge to look at a new government rule, they have to do it within six years after the rule is made to keep things fair and clear for everyone.

  • H. R. 10005 — To establish a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:451

    H. R. 10005 aims to speed up the process for reviewing certain appeals to decisions made by the Department of the Interior. If someone appeals a decision, they can request an expedited review, prompting the Board of Land Appeals to make a final decision within six months of...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10005 is a bill that wants to make it faster for people to have their complaints about the Department of the Interior's decisions looked at. If someone asks to hurry things up, the people in charge have to decide in six months, or else the old decision stays, and then they can take their complaint to court.

  • S. 4641 — To provide for certain reforms pertaining to Chevron deference.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:442

    S. 4641, known as the “Bureaucratic Overreach Review Act,” aims to reform practices related to Chevron deference, a legal principle where courts defer to a federal agency's interpretation of a law. The bill requires the Comptroller General to report on cases involving Chevron...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4641, called the "Bureaucratic Overreach Review Act," is a plan to make sure that when government agencies explain the rules, they do it clearly and fairly. It wants these agencies to share why they chose to explain the rules the way they did, so everyone understands better and can see if the rules are being applied correctly.