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Agency Rulemaking Highlights
Notable ActionsCommunity Reinvestment Act
The Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Board, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a final rule to amend the implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) to update how CRA activities qualify for consideration, where those activities are considered, and how those activities are evaluated. The rule creates a framework to assess a bank's performance through CRA regulations based on the bank's asset sizes and types. Effective April 1.
Emergency Response Standard
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to replace the existing Fire Brigades Standard. The proposal would include a wider range of emergency responders and aim to protect them from several occupational hazards. Comments due May 6.
Standard Flood Insurance Policy
The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would add a new Homeowner Flood Form and five accompanying endorsements. The new form would replace the Dwelling Form as a source of coverage for homeowners of one-to-four family residences, increasing options and coverage for homeowners. Comments due April 8.
H-1B Registration Selection Process
The Department of Homeland Security issued a final rule to implement a beneficiary centric selection process for H-1B visas that would allow each unique beneficiary to be entered into the selection process once regardless of the number of registrations submitted on their behalf. The rule also includes start date flexibility for some petitions and adds additional integrity measures for registration. Effective March 4.
Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued a final rule that would expand access to care and treatments for opioid use disorder and update regulations related to the Opioid Treatment Program, including making flexibilities put forth during the COVID-19 pandemic permanent. The rule also removes DATA-2000 Waiver requirements. Effective April 2. See Bridget Dooling and Laura Stanley’s RSC work on opioid use disorder treatment.
Medical Devices; Quality System Regulation Amendments
The Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule to amend the device current good manufacturing practice of the Quality System to better align with international consensus standards for quality management systems. Effective February 2, 2026.
Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination
The Federal Communications Commission issued a proposed rule that would require annual reports from broadband providers that outline the demographics of communities served and not served by recently completed substantial broadband projects. The Commission also seeks comment on establishment of an Office of Civil Rights. Comments due March 4.
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Governance & Politics
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Financial Markets & Housing
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Energy & Environment
- Biden Administration Toughens Limits on Deadly Air Pollution, New York Times
- America Wanted a Homegrown Solar Industry. China Is Building a Lot of It, Wall Street Journal
- Biden Picks John Podesta to Be His New Global Climate Representative, New York Times
- EPA Proposes to Enable States to Require 'Forever Chemical' Cleanup, Giving Substances 'Hazardous' Label, The Hill
- The EPA Is Proposing That 'Forever Chemicals' Be Considered Hazardous Substances, NPR
- Inside Biden's Climate Test for LNG, Politico
- Biden’s LNG Exports Pause Leans on Broad Public Interest Statute, Bloomberg Law
- Biden’s EV Agenda Hits Mining World’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle, E&E News
- Europe’s Green Agenda Collides With Geopolitical, Economic Reality, Wall Street Journal
- EU Risks Escalating Spat With Farmers, Business Over Climate, Bloomberg
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Artificial Intelligence
- Agencies are On Track with AI Executive Order Deadlines, White House Says, Government Executive
- Meta Calls for Industry Effort to Label AI-Generated Content, New York Times
- How Competition Between Big and Small AI Will Shape the Tech's Future, Axios
- What US–China Cooperation on AI Could Look Like, Axios
- Yellen Says Regulators, Institutions Should Deepen AI Awareness, Bloomberg
- AI Will Have ‘Huge’ Impact on How Government Secures Data, Says OPM Chief Privacy Officer, Federal News Network
- Where Federal AI is Headed Next, Federal News Network
- Another Agency Takes the Plunge into AI, Federal News Network
- Europe Within Reach of Landmark AI Rules After Nod from EU Countries, Reuters
- Britain Invests 100 Million Pounds in AI Research and Regulation, Reuters
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