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Modernizing Regulatory Review Actions

In April 2023, the White House issued Executive Order 14094 “Modernizing Regulatory Review” and proposed updates for the documents guiding benefit-cost analysis and economic discount rates for regulations (Circular A-4) and spending (Circular A-94) across federal agencies. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is working to implement these much-anticipated changes, which comprise the most significant regulatory policy initiatives of the Biden administration and raise interesting benefit-cost analysis issues, including the appropriate discount rate, who has standing in a benefit-cost analysis, and how distributional impacts should be measured.

As these actions develop throughout the upcoming year, the Regulatory Studies Center will be covering these actions extensively through engaging events, public comments, insightful commentaries and op-eds, and podcast discussions with our experts.

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Our Latest Publications

 

Economically Significant Final Rules Published by Presidential Year

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Technology and Public Commenting: Congress Takes Action

A new legislative proposal aims to implement ACUS recommendations to better handle mass campaigns in the public commenting process.

Summary: Discussing Agile Regulation

Agile regulation may enable agencies to respond to public needs to a greater extent than they could under rigid rulemaking procedures

Will Crypto Regulation Become a Partisan Issue?

With no clear mandate on crypto regulation from Congress or the public, crypto regulation has so far fallen mostly to executive branch agencies.

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