Administrative Procedure Act of 1946

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_federal_agencies
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:1946_in_American_law
Administrative law
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:5_U.S.C._§§_551–559
gptkbp:dateEnacted June 11, 1946
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Congress
federal courts
military authorities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Administrative Procedure Act of 1946
gptkbp:influencedBy New Deal era administrative expansion
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:APA
gptkbp:providesFor judicial review of agency actions
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Pub.L._79–404
gptkbp:purpose regulate procedures of federal administrative agencies
ensure public participation in rulemaking
provide standards for judicial review of agency actions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Register_Act
gptkb:Freedom_of_Information_Act
gptkb:Sunshine_Act
gptkbp:requires notice of proposed rulemaking
opportunity for public comment
publication of final rules
reasoned decision-making by agencies
gptkbp:section Judicial review
Definitions
Adjudication procedures
Rulemaking procedures
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Administrative_Procedure_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:startDate 1946
gptkbp:statutesAtLargeCitation gptkb:60_Stat._237
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:60_Stat._755
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5