Date: September 7, 1979
Subject: Presumption of Regulatory Legality
Description: Culver (D-IA) motion to table (kill) the Bumpers (D-AR) amendment to remove the legal presumption in federal courts that federal regulations are valid. This makes it easier to contest the legality of regulations by placing the burden of proof for a regulation's validity on the agency rather than the person contesting its legality.
Result: Motion to Table Failed, 27-51
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