Public Comments & Testimonies

Scholarly analysis of the potential effects of particular rulemakings from federal agencies, and advice to Congress on how to improve the rulemaking process by GW Regulatory Studies Center scholars.


"Your input and expertise during the drafting of the Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 and SMART Act of 2019 was invaluable."

Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Senator James Lankford (R-OK)

Joint statement


Testimony for Hearing: An Examination of CARB's In Use Locomotive Regulation

Submitted testimony of Roger Nober for July 9, 2024 hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee

CARB Regulating In-Use Locomotives

Comment in response to permitting CARB to regulate in-use locomotives

Provisions Regarding Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern

Public interest comment by Mark Febrizio on DOJ data security proposal

Comment on FinCEN's Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers

Public interest comment by RSC Policy Analyst Sarah Hay

On the FTC's Trade Regulation on Unfair or Deceptive Fees Proposed Rule

More research is needed to understand which types of "junk fees" warrant regulating

Comment on FTC-DOJ Draft Merger Guidelines

The proper goal of merger enforcement policy is to prevent only those mergers that seem likely to reduce the welfare of consumers

Letter to OIRA Administrator on Circular A4

Former SBCA presidents emphasize the importance of best practices for discounting and distributional impacts for making the new OMB Circular a durable guide

Draft Circular A4 Peer Review Comments: Joseph Cordes

As a peer reviewer selected by Office of Management and Budget, Joseph Cordes evaluated Draft Circular A-4: Guidance on regulatory analysis

The Discounting Dilemma

Insight by Brian Mannix submitted as a public interest comment to OMB in response to Draft Circular A-4

Using Distributional Weights in Circular A-4 Would Encourage Wasteful Rent-Seeking

Public interest comment by Visiting Scholar Brian Mannix argues for benefit-cost analysis as a check on administrative discretion