The '''Administrative Procedure Act''' is a 1946 law that sets forth the procedure under which [[United States Congress|Congress]] can establish agencies to administer the regulations of [[United States]] Federal Law. When plaintiffs want to challenge the actions of the [[government]]; the APA provides a cause of action for them to do so, when the act of Congress is arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise not in harmony with the law. | The '''Administrative Procedure Act''' is a 1946 law that sets forth the procedure under which [[United States Congress|Congress]] can establish agencies to administer the regulations of [[United States]] Federal Law. When plaintiffs want to challenge the actions of the [[government]]; the APA provides a cause of action for them to do so, when the act of Congress is arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise not in harmony with the law. |