Executive Oversight

of Regulation
And whats going on in the
Trump Administration?

Susan Dudley National Press Foundation Paul Miller Fellows Dec. 4, 2017
120000 EOs
EOs 13771;
13563; 13777
100000
Some EO
EO
13579
12044
Regulatory EO
12291
12866

80000
Milestones DOE

60000
1940-2017 CPSC
OSHA

NHTSA

40000
EPA

DOT
20000 APA

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 U.S. Rulemaking Process
Legislative

Congress passes Congress may

law authorizing/ review final rule
requiring and pass
regulation. resolution of
disapproval.

Unified Agenda Agency Agency publishes

Executive

OMB reviews Agency Agency reviews OMB reviews

presents develops the proposed publishes rule in final rule in
public comments final rule.
upcoming proposed rule if Federal Register. Federal Register,
and incorporates into
actions. rule. significant. and rule goes into
final rule.
effect.

Rule may be
Judicial

challenged in
court.

Court may
Public vacate all or
Public part of rule.
notice
hearings;
Public

Meetings on Public notice and Meetings on

Stakeholder Stakeholder request comment request
input/ input/
consultation consultation

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@RegStudies
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 President Trumps
Deregulatory Agenda
15 Congressional Resolutions of
Disapproval
One-in-two-out (E.O. 13771)
Regulatory Reform Officers (E.O. 13777)
Slowdown (Unified Agenda)
1/3 fewer regulations
469 regulations withdrawn
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 Other Executive Actions
Executive Orders
Numbered
Force of law on executive branch only
Trump pace (52) higher than predecessors
Presidential Memoranda
Similar but less formal
Not numbered
34 so far (Wikipedia)
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