In keeping with past practice, federal agencies released their
spring regulatory agendas on the eve of a holiday weekend. These
semiannual reports list all of the federal agency regulations
currently under development or review. Notably, these reports
include anticipated release dates for proposed or final
regulations. While often aspirational, these dates provide some
insight into the agencies' priorities for the next six months.
The following highlights some key pending regulatory actions from
the spring agenda.
Department of Labor
The DOL is actively working on 70 separate regulatory items,
including 36 rules at the proposed stage, 21 at the final rule
stage, and 13 at the pre-rule stage of regulatory development. An
additional 16 items are housed on the agency's long-term list,
meaning the next action the agency intends to take on these
measures will be more than a year from now – if ever.
