Bill · H.R. 432· House(119-HR-432)
Seventh Amendment Restoration Act
- Introduced
- 1/15/2025
- Last activity
- 1/15/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Harriet Hageman
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Seventh Amendment Restoration Act," seeks to change how administrative actions are handled. It would allow a person facing an action before an agency hearing officer to move that case to a United States district court. This applies to any administrative agency. The person would need to file a notice of removal in the district court where they live or have their principal place of business. The process for this removal would follow the same manner as removing a case from a State court.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?+6
The bill provides individuals the right to move administrative cases into the district court system.
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
The bill permits those with a principal place of business to remove agency actions to a district court.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill allows business owners to move administrative agency actions to a federal district court.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Case Removal Option: A person facing an action before an agency hearing officer can choose to move the matter to a district court of the United States. This provides an option to move the case from an agency employee to a district court (Sec. 2, subsection (b)(1)).
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Defined Scope of Officials: The bill clarifies that an "agency hearing officer" includes an administrative law judge or any other agency employee authorized to hear an action, ensuring the right to removal applies to various agency roles (Sec. 2, subsection (b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process+6Increase States Rights+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- 5/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House
Ben ClineRepublican · Virginia
Derek SchmidtRepublican · Kansas