Regulators’ Budget: By Regulatory Subcategory
The Regulators' Budget report tracks the federal outlays and personnel devoted to regulation over time. Data are available by category (economic and social regulation), subcategory (e.g., consumer safety and health), and agency. The following charts display the budget outlays and full-time equivalent personnel of regulatory agencies by fiscal year, broken down by regulatory subcategory. For a more detailed explanation of these data, please see the latest Regulators’ Budget report.
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Consumer Safety and Health
Homeland Security
Transportation
Workplace
Environment and Energy
Finance and Banking
Industry-Specific Regulation
General Business
Consumer Safety and Health
The Consumer Safety and Health subcategory includes the following agencies and offices: Consumer Product Safety Commission; Department of Agriculture (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards, Risk Management Agency); Department of Health and Human Services (Food and Drug Administration); Department of Housing and Urban Development (Consumer Protection Programs, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, Office of Federal Enterprise Oversight); Department of Justice (Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives); Department of the Treasury (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
Transportation
The Transportation subcategory includes the following agencies and offices: Department of Transportation (Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration); Surface Transportation Board; National Transportation Safety Board.
Workplace
The Workplace subcategory includes the following agencies and offices: Department of Labor (Employment Standards Administration, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Wage and Hour Division, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of the American Workplace, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration); Department of Transportation (Office of Civil Rights); Access Board; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; National Labor Relations Board; Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Environment and Energy
The Environment and Energy subcategory includes the following agencies and offices: Council on Environmental Quality; Department of Agriculture (Forest and Rangeland Research); Department of Defense (Army Corps of Engineers); Department of the Interior (Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Water and Science: Oil Spill Research, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Geological Survey); Department of Energy (Petroleum Regulation, Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy); Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Environmental Protection Agency.
Finance and Banking
The Finance and Banking subcategory includes the following agencies and offices: Department of the Treasury (Comptroller of the Currency, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Office of Thrift Supervision); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Farm Credit Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council; Federal Housing Finance Board; Federal Housing Finance Agency; Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Banks, Federal Reserve System Board of Governors); National Credit Union Administration.
Industry-Specific Regulation
The Industry-Specific Regulation subcategory includes the following agencies and offices: Department of Agriculture (Agriculture Marketing Service); Department of Commerce (National Telecommunications and Information Administration); Department of Energy (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Economic Regulatory Administration); Department of the Interior (National Indian Gaming Commission); Civil Aeronautics Board; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Federal Communications Commission; Federal Maritime Commission; Interstate Commerce Commission; Renegotiation Board.
General Business
The General Business subcategory includes the following agencies and offices: Cost Accounting Standards Board; Council on Wage and Price Stability; Department of Commerce (International Trade Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Patent and Trademark Office); Department of Justice (Antitrust Division); Executive Office of the President (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs); Small Business Administration (Office of Advocacy); Federal Election Commission; Federal Trade Commission; International Trade Commission; Library of Congress (Copyright Office); Securities and Exchange Commission.
