People facing most federal agency actions would get a jury trial and new defenses if the agency pursues a civil lawsuit.
This bill would give individuals and businesses new ways to challenge actions taken by federal agencies. If an agency tries to take action against you, you could ask for the case to be dismissed from the agency. Then, if the agency still wants to pursue it, you could get a jury trial in federal court. However, these new rules would not apply to cases involving immigration, national security, taxes, bankruptcy, patents, or federal benefits.
Today, parties in most federal agency actions do not have a guaranteed right to dismiss the case from the agency or to a jury trial in federal court for many disputes. If this bill passes, they would gain these rights, along with a new defense option, for many types of agency actions, while agencies would need to adapt their enforcement processes.
HR 9653 · 119th Congress · July 13, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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