Trump’s return to the White House means big changes for regulatory agencies
Trump’s return to the White House means big changes for regulatory agencies

Regulation Digest
November 6, 2024
Vol. 13, No. 45
Editor: Nate Thompson
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Marketplace of Ideas


GW Regulatory Studies
- RegStats: Agency-Specific Charts for Economically Significant Final Rules by Year
NBER
- Carbon Burden, Lubos Pastor et al.
Niskanen Center
- Cutting Through “Policy Cruft”, Ben Bain & Christine Tsang
Progressive Policy Inst.
- Ensuring Working Americans Get Paid What They Deserve, Alex Kilander
The Regulatory Review
- Drilling Down on Loper Bright and Health Care Regulation, Allison K. Hoffman et al.
RFF
- Effects of Offshore Wind Development, Daniel Shawhan
Roosevelt Institute
- Rewiring Regulation: Regulatory Review for a New Political Economy, K. Sabeel Rahman
SBCA
- Workshop: Assessing Distribution and Equity, November 19 & 21
Tech Policy Institute
- Fireside Chat with the New FTC Commissioners, Andrew Ferguson & Melissa Holyoak
Urban Institute
- Equity Scoring Initiative, Rekha Balu et al.
Washington Legal Fdn.
- Webinar: New Congress, New Oversight Agenda, November 21
Yale JREG
- An Expanding “Exchange” Regulatory Construct?, Jeffrey Dinwoodie
AEI
- Regulating AI in a World of Uncertainty, Bronwyn Howell
AAF
- The Sea Change in the Health Policy Debate, Douglas Holtz-Eakin
American Prospect
- The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach?, David Dayen
Brookings Institution
- Has the White House AI Executive Order Delivered on its Promises?, Aaron Klein et al.
Cato Institute
- Deregulation, Not Rent Control, is the Right Response to the Housing Crisis, Jeffrey Miron
- Event: Understanding AI and AI Policy in 2024 and Beyond, November 14
CAP
- Automakers Must Leverage Policies to Boost Affordable EV Production, Leo Banks
CEI
- New Nuclear Deals are Good for Technology and the Power Grid, Paige Lambermont
Federalist Society
- Murthy Provides a Teachable Moment About the “Vast Power” of the Administrative State, Lawrence J. Spiwak
HBR
- How Regulatory Changes Can Hurt Workers’ Motivation, Tim Kundro et al.
IBM Center for the Business of Govt
- Implementing Generative AI in Government: Challenges and Opportunities, Daniel Chenok
Inst. for Policy Integrity
- Distributional Impacts of Carbon Capture in the US Power Sector, Ana Varela Varela, et al.
ITIF
- California’s AI Transparency Law Is a Misstep Other States Should Avoid, Hodan Omaar
Mercatus Center
- On the Origin of Platforms: An Evolutionary Perspective, Dirk Auer & Geoffrey Manne

Agency Rulemaking Highlights


Notable Actions

Student Debt Relief
The Department of Education is proposing to amend the regulations related to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, to waive certain student loan debts. The proposed regulations would specify the Secretary's authority to grant a waiver of some or all of the outstanding balance on a federal student loan based on the Secretary's determination that a borrower has experienced or is experiencing hardship related to the loan. Comments due December 2.
Safety Standard for Infant Support Cushions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a final rule establishing a safety standard for infant support cushions. The rule also amends the consumer registration requirements to identify infant support cushions as durable infant or toddler products and amends the list of notices of requirements to include infant support cushions. Effective May 5, 2025.
Licensing for Commercial Nuclear Plants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to revise its regulations by adding a risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act. The proposed rule would provide alternative requirements and implementing guidance for optional use by commercial advanced nuclear reactor applicants for new reactor license applications. Comments due December 30.
The Opinion Section
Ron Sanders, Robert J. Shea & Robert Tobias: America’s Civil Service Must Remain Nonpartisan
WSJ Editorial Board: The Federal Workforce Boom Under Biden | Jamie Dimon vs. Rohit Chopra
Eric Reicin: The Case for Teaching Industry Self-Regulation in Law, Business and Public Policy Schools
Peter Thal Larsen: Global Banks are Nearing Peak Regulation
Rep. Chip Roy: Our Healthcare System is Dysfunctional: Here’s How to Make America Healthy Again
Randolph May & Seth Cooper: Stop Converting Internet Service Providers Into Public Utilities
Preston Cooper: Latest Student Loan Cancellation Proposal Could Be Biggest Yet
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