Author: Caitlin Styrsky
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Federal Register weekly update; highest weekly page total since June
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. During the week of August 5 to August 9, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,768 pages, bringing…
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July 2019 OIRA review count; highest monthly OIRA review count of Trump administration to-date
In July 2019, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 51 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. The agency approved one rule without changes and approved the intent of 45 rules while recommending changes to their content. Five rules were withdrawn from the review process. OIRA reviewed 36 significant…
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Federal Register weekly update; 2019 page total falls behind year-to-date 2018 page total from Caitlin Styrsky
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. During the week of July 29 to August 2, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,500 pages, bringing…
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Congress has considered at least 10 Trump administration executive branch reorganization proposals in past year
The Trump administration on June 30 released a one-year update on the status of the administration’s executive branch reorganization plan. The reorganization plan—released in June 2018 pursuant to Executive Order 13871—seeks to improve alignment between program administration and agency missions by consolidating and restructuring several agencies as well as shifting the administration of certain…
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Trump administration requests D.C. Circuit lift injunction blocking civil service executive orders
Trump administration officials asked the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to immediately lift the injunction blocking enforcement of President Trump’s (R) three civil service executive orders. Government attorneys argued that the injunction has created uncertainty and stalled collective bargaining negotiations between federal agencies and union groups. A three-judge…
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Federal Register weekly update; highest weekly number of significant regulatory actions since May
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. During the week of July 22 to July 26, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,452 pages, bringing…
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D.C. Circuit reverses district court ruling that blocked Trump’s civil service executive orders
A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday unanimously reversed and vacated a lower court decision that blocked provisions of President Donald Trump’s (R) three civil service executive orders. President Trump issued the civil service executive orders (E.O. 13837, E.O. 13836, and E.O.13839) in…
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Federal Register weekly update; lowest number of presidential documents since first week of 2019
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. During the week of July 8 to July 12, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,436 pages, bringing…
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Trump directs federal agencies to provide citizenship information; ends effort to add citizenship question to census
President Donald Trump (R) announced on July 11, 2019, that his administration would cease efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Instead, Trump stated that he would issue an executive order directing federal government agencies to provide citizenship information to the United States Department of Commerce. “I am hereby ordering every…
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Federal Register weekly update; lowest weekly page total since May
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. During the week of July 1 to July 5, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,084 pages, bringing…