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.
H.R. 9277 would change how courts review federal agency decisions by adding a new standard that allows judges to exclude scientific evidence they determine does not come from reliable scientific principles and methods. The bill amends the Administrative Procedure Act, which is the primary law governing how federal agencies make rules and decisions, by adding a ground on which courts can overturn agency actions. This change would affect any person or organization challenging federal regulations or agency decisions, as they could now argue that the scientific evidence supporting the agency action is unreliable. The bill has no specific funding requirements or implementation timeline identified in the legislation. The practical effect would be to give courts more power to second-guess the scientific judgments made by federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency or Food and Drug Administration.
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