Administrative Procedure Act
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The Administrative Procedure Act is a 1946 law that sets forth the procedure under which Congress can establish agencies to administer the regulations of 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.