Federal Bureaucracy Accountability Act of 1999
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 30, 1999)
Federal Bureaucracy Accountability Act of 1999 - Requires a Federal agency and its officers and employees, in civil cases, in administering a statute, rule, regulation, program, or policy (statute) within a judicial circuit, to adhere to the existing precedent respecting the interpretation and application of such statute, as established by the decisions of the U.S. court of appeals for that circuit, with exceptions.
Allows an agency to take a position, either in administration or litigation, that is at variance with such precedent if: (1) it is uncertain whether the administration of the statute will be subject to review exclusively by the appeals court that established that precedent or a court of appeals for another circuit; (2) the Government did not seek further review of the case in which that precedent was first established in that appeals court or the U.S. Supreme Court because neither the United States nor any agency or officer thereof was a party to the case or because the decision establishing that precedent was otherwise substantially favorable to the Government; or (3) it is reasonable to question the continued validity of that precedent in light of a subsequent decision of that appeals court or the U.S. Supreme Court, a subsequent change in any pertinent statute or regulation, or any other subsequent change in the public policy or circumstances on which that precedent was based.
What just happenedApr 30, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Apr 30, 1999IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 30, 1999IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4494)
- Apr 30, 1999IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate