I have fought regulators and bureaucrats in court; now I will do it in Congress.
Work in Congress to reduce the power of federal administrative agencies and pursue administrative-state reform.
Occurrences
As a member of Congress, Hageman will fight against federal government overreach
I will go to Washington to ... end the regulatory state
Evidence
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Under the heading "Deregulating the Administrative state," the campaign site says Congress has empowered unelected bureaucrats and that "We need real and fundamental reform of the Administrative State. I have fought regulators and bureaucrats in court; now I will do it in Congress."
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The House Judiciary Committee Republicans page lists Harriet M. Hageman as a Republican member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust in the 119th Congress.
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Congress.gov records that Hageman submitted questions for the record in the hearing "Reining in the Administrative State: Agency Adjudication and Other Agency Action" and identifies her as a member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust from Wyoming.
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 432 was introduced by Rep. Hageman on 01/15/2025 and its text states it would "authorize the removal of an action from an administrative law judge of any administrative agency to a district court of the United States." The bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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On June 3, 2026, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on four bills, and Chair Harriet Hageman said Republicans were working with local leaders to ensure American oceans keep producing for future generations. The hearing was framed around restoring sound science, transparency, and state management of marine resources.
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The committee's Water, Wildlife and Fisheries page lists Harriet Hageman as chair and says the subcommittee is working to improve federal government regulations so projects are less expensive, more transparent, and not delayed by unnecessary red tape.
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“Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
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“To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act requires de novo trial of the facts when agency action seeks a sanction.”
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September 24, 2026 Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary * * * A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to require additional transparency with respect to the Judgment Fund, and for other purposes.
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“(e) (1) The Comptroller General of the United States shall review each settlement subject to payments under this chapter and submit to Congress an annual report identifying and analyzing the use of sue-and-settle tactics, including—
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BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: ... H.R. 677, to establish a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
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Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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If the Board of Land Appeals does not issue a final decision on an appeal by the deadline described in subsection (a)-- (1) the Department of the Interior decision is deemed to be a final agency action for purposes of section 704 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) notwithstanding section 706 of title 5, United States Code, judicial review of such decision shall be de novo.
Assessments
This promise was framed as a commitment to work in Congress on administrative-state reform, not as a pledge to fully enact a specific reform package. The record shows Hageman materially pursued that objective during her current House term: she served on the relevant Administrative State subcommittee, participated in oversight hearings focused on limiting agency adjudication, and introduced H.R. 432 to shift some agency adjudications into federal court. Those are concrete same-term congressional actions aimed at reducing administrative-agency power, so the promise is best judged as delivered on its own terms, even though broader reform has not yet become law.
The promise was framed as working in Congress to reduce administrative-agency power and pursue administrative-state reform, not as guaranteeing enactment of a specific law. Hageman took concrete same-term congressional actions aligned with that promise: introducing H.R. 432 to shift certain agency adjudications to federal district court, participating in a hearing on reining in agency adjudication and agency action, and serving on the relevant House Judiciary subcommittee. Although the cited bill did not become law, the promised outcome was congressional work on administrative-state reform, which was fulfilled.