,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbf,mr4 
,knott introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish
 special rules for certain agency       
adjudications1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,limiting ,excessive ,government
 ,obstruction ,act4  #b4 ,agency        
adjudications  7a7 ,adjudications       
,chapter #g of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
section #gjf the following3  #gjf;,a4   
,special rules for certain agency       
adjudications  7a7 ,agency adjudication 
7#a7 ,demurrer ,except as provided in   
subsection 7c71 a party against whom an 
agency adjudication is initiated may    
file with the adjudicator a demurrer4   
7#b7 ,final order of dismissal ,if the  
party makes a filing described in       
paragraph 7#a71 the adjudicator shall   
issue a final order of dismissal with   

prejudice4  7b7 ,civil action  7#a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #ij days after  
an agency adjudication is dismissed with
 respect to a party under subsection    
7a71 the agency may commence a civil    
action against such party in the        
district court for the district in which
 the alleged violation occurred setting 
forth the violations alleged in such    
agency adjudication4 ,no such action may
 be commenced after the expiration of   
such #ij-;day period4  7#b7 ,jury trial 
,a defendant in an action described in  
paragraph 7#a7 shall be entitled to a   
trial by jury4  7#c7 ,defense           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 it shall be a defense to an action 
described in paragraph 7#a7 that an     
alleged violation of an agency rule1    
order1 or consent decree was reasonable 
under the circumstances4  7c7           
,exceptions  7#a7 ,in general ,this     
section does not apply with respect to  
any matter pertaining to--  7,a7 the    
immigration laws 7as such term is       

defined in section #aja of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act72    
7,b7 national security2  7,c7 the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2  7,d7
 bankruptcy2  7,e7 patent2 or  7,f7 a   
,federal benefit4  7#b7 ,federal benefit
 defined ,in this section1 the term     
,federal benefit means any retirement1  
welfare1 health1 disability1 public or  
assisted housing1 postsecondary         
education1 food assistance1 unemployment
 benefit1 or any other similar benefit  
for which payments or assistance are    
provided to an individual1 household1 or
 family eligibility unit by an agency of
 the ,united ,states or by appropriated 
funds of the ,united ,states4  4  7b7   
,definitions ,section #gja7;b77#b7 of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by striking relief1 and agency  
action and inserting relief1 party1     
adjudication1 and agency action4  7c7   
,table of sections ,the table of        
sections for chapter #g of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    

inserting after the item relating to    
section #gjf the following3  #gjf;,a4   
,special rules for certain agency       
adjudications4  4