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The Regulation Digest
A weekly compendium of regulatory policy, news and analysis.
"The Regulation Digest is better than an algorithm."
Dr. Roslyn Layton
Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
This Week's Edition
In this issue: EPA finalizes standards for lead and copper in drinking water. Supreme Court ignites wave of lawsuits against federal regulations. Proposed rule aims to provide insurance coverage of over-the-counter contraceptives.
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Adam White
Executive Director, Center for the Study of the Administrative State
Previous Editions of Regulation Digest
- October 23, 2024
In this issue: CFPB proposes to regulate paycheck advances as loans. 6 federal workforce bills to watch this fall. DOT proposal would require airlines to provide family seating at no upcharge.
- October 16, 2024
In this issue: EPA finalizes rule to phase down use of hydrofluorocarbons. OMB sets standards for trustworthy government statistics.
- October 9, 2024
In this issue: DHS finalizes rule on entry limitations for Securing the Border. EPA rule requires replacement of all lead pipes in the US within 10 years. CFPB issues advisory opinion on medical debt collection practices.
- October 2, 2024
In this issue: DHS proposes to restrict foreign acquisitions of protective equipment makers. FEC issues guidance on the fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority. President Carter’s 100th birthday brings tributes for his regulatory reforms.
- September 25, 2024
In this issue: Biden Administration proposes ban on Chinese software in vehicles. Mental health parity requirements updated. CFTC issues first guidelines for carbon credit markets. FTC report assails social networks’ privacy & safety practices.
- September 18, 2024
In this issue: HUD finalizes new manufactured home construction & safety standards. FCC proposal aims to shore up accuracy of robocall mitigation database. CFPB warns banks about customer consent for overdraft fees.
- September 11, 2024
In this issue: FCC proposes to protect consumers from AI-generated robocalls. BIS to amend data collection rules for AI safety. Australia plans minimum age for social media. SCOTUS swamped with emergency appeals.
- September 4, 2024
In this issue: OSHA proposes workplace heat safety rule. FinCEN finalizes anti-money laundering requirements for residential real estate transfers and investment advisers. Plus, regulatory news and commentary for the week.
- August 28, 2024
In this issue: FTC finalizes rule on deceptive consumer reviews. Treasury loosens final anti-money laundering rules for real-estate agents. Appeals court scraps tipped wages rule. Plus, regulatory news and commentary for the week.
- August 21, 2024
In this issue: Judge strikes down FTC non-competes ban. NAR’s new Realtor rules could reshape homebuying. Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines merger clears antitrust hurdle. Plus regulatory news and commentary.
The Regulatory Studies Center Update
A monthly(ish) collection of working papers, events, op-eds and insights.
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Updates from the Regulatory Studies Center for September 2024 include: Introducing the CRA Window Exploratory Dashboard. Advancing your professional development with Trachtenberg's Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Policy & Practice. RSC charts and data cited in Justice Neil Gorsuch's book, 'Over Ruled'. Plus the latest publications, media, external engagements, and more.
Previous Editions of the Regulatory Studies Center Update
- July 2024
Updates from the Regulatory Studies Center for July 2024 include: Roger Nober's testimony on CARB Locomotive Regulation at the July 9 hearing of U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials; Commentary by Zhoudan (Zoey) Xie on Biden's Spring 2024 Unified Agenda; Susan Dudley's commentary for Forbes on Supreme Court overruling the Chevron Deference Doctrine; Steven Balla appears on the Double Take podcast to discuss the role of the Congressional Review Act in reversing regulatory actions of the executive branch.
- May 2024
Updates from the Regulatory Studies Center for May 2024 include: Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Policy and Practice to Launch Fall 2024. Gift establishes the Beales Regulatory Studies Center Research Fund, supporting applied research on regulation impacts. April was the busiest month on record for big ticket rules.
- March 2024
Regulatory Studies Center to host June 5 forum, Regulation by Enforcement: Blockchain and Crypto. Congress takes action on technology and public commenting. A look-back at the law: How Congress uses the Congressional Review Act. Breakout discussion summaries now available online from "Building on Regulatory Foundations" event.
- January 2024
This update features the announcement of Roger Nober as the Center's new director; a look back at major trends from our 2023 Regulatory Year in Review; Mary Sullivan's public interest comment on the FTC's Proposed Junk Fees Rule; an overview of the Biden Administration's Fall 2023 Unified Agenda; and highlights and photos from our November event exploring emerging challenges and technology in regulatory practice: Building On Regulatory Foundations.
- October 2023
This update includes a joint essay for The Regulatory Review authored by former presidents of the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) including RSC's Joseph Cordes and Susan Dudley: Promoting Best Practices for US Regulatory Analysis.
Featured publications include commentary by Sarah Hay on the Congressional Review Act, a public interest comment by Mary Sullivan on Draft FTC-DOJ Merger Guidelines, papers by peer reviewers including Joseph Cordes on the OMB Draft Circular A-4, a working paper by Robert W. Crandall on vertical integration in the communications industry and net neutrality, and a WSJ op-ed by Susan Dudley and W. Kip Viscusi: Biden’s OMB Politicizes Cost-Benefit Analysis.
Recent podcasts highlight topics including the Call for an AM Radio Mandate, Mary Sullivan and Joe Cordes on the Draft FTC-DOJ Merger Guidelines, and Reeve Bull on Building an Evidence-Based System of Regulatory Analysis from the Bottom Up.
- August 2023
The Regulatory Studies Center prepares for a new era as we seek our next Center Director and Research Professor. Founder and director Susan Dudley will continue to be an affiliated scholar and professor in the Trachtenberg School for Public Policy and Public Administration.
In an interview with an MPP alumna, we catch up with Claire Garvin to learn more about her exciting career path in regulatory policy.
A bevy of public interest comments provided input on the OMB Draft Circular A-4 including:
- The Discounting Dilemma and Using Distributional Weights in Circular A-4 Would Encourage Wasteful Rent-Seeking by Brian Mannix
- Simpler, More Transparent Analysis Will Make Circular A-4 More Valuable to the Regulatory Process by Christopher Carrigan & Stuart Shapiro
- OMB Draft Circular A4: Safeguarding Objective and Evidence-Based Principles for Regulatory Impact Analysis by Susan Dudley
- On Draft Circular A4, Behavioral Biases, and Discount Rates by Howard Beales III
- Distributional Weights Should Be Dropped from the Draft Circular A-4 by Mary Sullivan