Author: Molly Byrne

  • Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly page total so far in 2022

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    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, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From March 28 through April 1, the Federal Register grew by 2,226 pages for a year-to-date…

  • OIRA reviewed 46 significant rules in March

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    In March 2022, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 46 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved the intent of 45 rules while recommending changes to their content. One rule was withdrawn from the review process by the issuing agency. OIRA reviewed 28 significant regulatory actions in March…

  • DeSantis signs Parental Rights in Education bill

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    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed the Parental Rights in Education bill (HB 1557) into law on March 28, 2022. The bill prohibits public school curriculum on gender identity or sexual orientation for kindergarten through third-grade students and prohibits lessons on these topics for older students if they are not “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 576 documents added

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    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, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From March 21 through March 25, the Federal Register grew by 1,302 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 15,838 pages added so far in 2022

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    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, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From March 14 through March 18, the Federal Register grew by 1,696 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 5,382 documents added so far in 2022

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    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, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From March 7 through March 11, the Federal Register grew by 1,588 pages for a year-to-date…

  • OIRA reviewed 22 significant rules in February

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    In February 2022, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 22 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved the intent of 21 rules while recommending changes to their content. One rule was withdrawn from the review process by the issuing agency. OIRA reviewed 16 significant regulatory actions in February…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 11 significant documents added

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    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, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From February 28 through March 4, the Federal Register grew by 1,630 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Tops 10,000 pages

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    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, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Feb. 21 through Feb. 25, the Federal Register grew by 1,500 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Texas argues public transport mask mandate exceeds CDC authority

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    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation on Feb. 16, 2022, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas aiming to block enforcement of the Biden administration’s federal mask mandate for public transport. The mandate, issued by the Center for Disease Control and…