Sen. Cruz Seeks to Restore Regulatory Accountability Through Judicial Review

Statement

Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Senate and House leaders in introducing legislation to restore accountability to the regulatory process. The bill, called the "Separation of Powers Restoration Act," would empower the courts, not agencies, to interpret all questions of law, including both statutes and regulations.

"At a time when runaway executive agencies are more unwieldy than ever, empowered by a lawless president, Congress must act to reassert and restore its appropriate place as a coequal branch of government," Sen. Cruz said. "It is encouraging to see members in both houses working together to stop unelected bureaucrats, who are wreaking havoc on our nation's economy as well as the Constitution. This bill reverses the trend of enabling bureaucracy at the expense of Congress and the courts."

The Senate bill was introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mike Lee (R-Utah), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska).

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