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.

This bill would change how courts review decisions when government agencies punish someone (like fining them or taking away a license). Instead of mostly accepting what the agency decided, courts would have to hold a new trial to examine all the facts from scratch and decide the case themselves.

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