Congress requires federal agencies to solicit the public’s views, in the form of comment letters, before they issue regulations. Heritage scholars regularly file comments on proposed regulations. This page assembles recent comments by Heritage scholars.

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Agency for International Development 

• Public Comment for USAID LGBTQI+ Inclusive Development Policy | May 11, 2023 | Grace Melton
• Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations | March 13, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry
• General Comments on USAID Gender Policy | September 6, 2022 | Grace Melton

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

• Proposed regulation “Regulatory capital rule: Amendments applicable to large banking organizations and to banking organizations with significant trading activity” RIN 3064-AF93 | January 16, 2024 | E.J. Antoni, Ph.D.
• Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions | February 6, 2023 | E.J. Antoni and Kevin Dayaratna
• Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions | February 6, 2023 | David Burton
• Re: Regulatory Capital Rule: Large Banking Organizations with Significant Trading Activity Docket No. R-1813, RIN 7100-AG64 (Federal Reserve) | January 16, 2024 | David R. Burton
   

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

• Request for Information on Climate-Related Financial Risk | September 30, 2022 | Katie Tubb
• Climate-Related Financial Risk | August 8, 2022 | David Burton

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• Proposed rule to “rein in excessive credit card late fees” (Regulation Z); Docket No. CFPB-2023-0010 or RIN 3170-AB15 | May 4, 2023 | Joel Griffith

Council on Environmental Quality

• Proposed Rule: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2: Docket No. CEQ-2023-0003 | September 29, 2023 | Mario Loyola

Department of Agriculture

• Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets, Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-21-0046, 89 Fed. Reg. 53886 | August 27, 2024 | Paul J. Ray
• Proposed Rule “Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Online Ordering and Transactions and Food Delivery Revisions To Meet the Needs of a Modern, Data-Driven Program” (RIN 0584-AE85) | May 24, 2023 | Benjamin Rioja Paris and Jamie Bryan Hall
• Proposed rule “Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision-Increasing Options for Schools” (RIN 0584-AE93, Docket No. FNS-2022-0044) | May 8, 2023 | Jamie Bryan Hall and Benjamin Rioja Paris
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision-Increasing Options for Schools | April 11, 2023 | Jonathan Butcher and Lindsey M. Burke
• Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations | March 13, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry
• Onions Grown in South Texas and Imported Onions; Termination of Marketing Order 959 and Change in Import Requirements | December 8, 2021 | Daren Bakst, Elizabeth Hanke
• Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Program | November 1, 2021 | Daren Bakst

Department of Commerce

• Proposed rule by the Patent and Trademarks Office on Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025 | June 4, 2024 | Paul Joshua Bustamante
• AI Accountability Policy Request for Comment, Docket ID: NTIA-2023-0005-0001 | June 12, 2023 | Jake Denton

- Bureau of Industry and Security

• Proposed Rule Re: Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles | October 28, 2024 | Scott Rupert

- National Institute of Standards and Technology

• RFI Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-in Rights NIST–2023–0008 (Doc #230831-0207) | February 6, 2024 | Edmund F. Haislmaier, Nina Owcharenko Schaefer, et. al.
   

Department of Education

• Proposed amendments to Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program, and the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program, Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0123, RIN 1840-AD95 | November 19, 2024 | Paul J. Ray
• Proposed rule regarding Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education, Return of Title IV, HEA Funds, and Federal TRIO Programs, Docket ED-2024-OPE-0050 | August 22, 2024 | Paul J. Ray
• Proposed rule on Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education, Return of Title IV, Higher Education Act Funds, and Federal TRIO Programs, Docket ID ED–2024–OPE–0050 | August 21, 2024 | Adam Kissel, Robert S. Eitel, and Jim Blew
• “Student Debt Relief for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program, and the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program,” Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0123 | May 16, 2024 | Jack Fitzhenry, Madison Marino, and Lindsey M. Burke, Ph.D.
• Proposed rule regarding the National Resource Centers Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program, Docket ID ED–2024–OPE–0017 | March 25, 2024 | Adam Kissel, Robert S. Eitel, Jim Blew
• Proposed Rule related to “Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities” (Docket ID ED-2022-OSERS-0052) | July 20, 2023 | Jonathan Butcher
• Proposed regulation “Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (GE), Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, Ability to Benefit (ATB),” Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0089 | June 13, 2023 | Adam Kissel and Lindsey Burke
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams” | May 15, 2023 | Benjamin Rioja Paris and Jonathan Abbamonte
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletics Teams” | May 15, 2023 | Sarah Parshall Perry
• Proposed Rule (DCL ID: GEN-23-03, p. 23), Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions | March 28, 2023 | Adam Kissel
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “Direct Grant Programs, State-Administered Formula Grant Programs” (regarding 34 CFR Parts 75 and 76) | March 21, 2023 | Adam Kissel
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “Direct Grant Programs, State-Administered Formula Grant Programs” (regarding 34 CFR Parts 75 and 76) | March 20, 2023 | Jonathan Butcher
• Request for Information Regarding First Amendment and Free Inquiry Related Grant Conditions | March 20, 2023 | Jonathan Butcher
• Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations | March 13, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry
• Request for Information Regarding First Amendment and Free Inquiry Related Grant Conditions | March 8, 2023 | Adam Kissel
• Improving Income-Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program | February 10, 2023 | Jamie Bryan Hall, Leslie Ford, and Robert Rector
• Improving Income-Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program | February 8, 2023 | E.J. Antoni
• Improving Income-Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program | January 18, 2023 | Adam Kissel and Lindsey Burke
• Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance | September 11, 2022 | Jay W. Richards and Jared Eckert
• Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance | August 9, 2022 | Melanie Israel and Emma Waters
• The Department of Education’s Intended Revision of Title IX Fails Regulatory and Civil Rights Analyses | June 19, 2022 | Sarah Parshall Perry
• Proposed Rule, “Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program” | August 11, 2022 | Adam Kissel and Lindsey Burke
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance” | August 2, 2022| Lindsey Burke and Jonathan Butcher
• Agency’s Intention To Amend the Regulations Pertaining to Sec. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Through Negotiated Rulemaking | June 6, 2022 | Lindsey Burke

Department of Energy

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Re: “Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers,” Docket No. EERE-2017- BT-STD-0014 | May 17, 2023 | Travis Fisher, Rachael Wilfong, Kevin Dayaratna
• Proposed rule RE: “Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking Products,” Docket ID No. EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005 | April 17, 2023 | Rachael Wilfong and Kevin Dayaratna
• Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces | October 5, 2022 | Jack Spencer and Kevin Dayaratna 
• Energy Conservation Standards Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comment | October 5, 2022 | Kevin Dayaratna, Competitive Enterprise Institute

Department of Health and Human Services

• Comments on Proposed Rule: Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a Safety Net and Work Program (Docket No. ACF-2023-0010, RIN 0970–AC79) | December 1, 2023 | Jamie Bryan Hall and Rachel Sheffield
• Proposed rule for Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance; Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; Level-Funded Plan Arrangements; and Tax Treatment of Certain Accident and Health Insurance | September 8, 2023 | Nina Owcharenko Schaefer and Edmund F. Haislmaier with coalition partners
• NPRM “HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy” (RIN 0945-AA20) | June 16, 2023 | Benjamin Rioja Paris and Jonathan Abbamonte
• Proposed HIPAA “Reproductive Health Care Privacy” (RIN Number 0945–AA20) | June 16, 2023 | Roger Severino
• Proposed Rule RE: [CMS–9903–P] Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act | April 3, 2023 | Edmund F. Haislmaier
• Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act, RIN 0938-AU94,CMS-9903-P | April 3, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry
• Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations | March 13, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry
• Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statute (RIN 0945-AA18) | March 6, 2023 | Sarah Parshall Perry and Tom Jipping
• Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes (RIN 0945-AA18) | March 6, 2023 | Melanie Israel and Emma Waters
• Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes (RIN 0945-AA18) | March 6, 2023 | Jonathan Abbamonte
• Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes (RIN 0945-AA18) | March 1, 2023 | Benjamin Rioja Paris
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024 | January 30, 2023 | Peter Nelson and Edmund F. Haislmaier
• Office for Civil Rights, Sec. 1557 Proposed Rule “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities” | October 3, 2022 | Jay W. Richards
• Office for Civil Rights, Sec. 1557 Proposed Rule “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities | October 3, 2022 | Edmund F. Haislmaier
• Submitted Comment on a Pending HHS Regulation That Would Require Insurers To Cover Gender “Transition” Treatments and Surgical Procedures | May 17, 2022 | Jay W. Richards, Sarah Parshall Perry, Edmund Haislmaier  
• Comment on Proposed Rule “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023” | Jan 27, 2022 | Jay W. Richards, Jared Eckert 
• Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services | May 17, 2021 | Melanie Israel

- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Notice of “Reporting of Pregnancy Success Rates from Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Programs; Proposed Modifications to Data Collection Fields and Data Validation Procedures” (Docket No. CDC-2023-0093) | January 29, 2024 | Emma Waters, Amelia Kuntzman, and Elizabeth Oliver
• The Child/Adolescent Immunization Schedule and Covid-19 Vaccines for Children | October 19, 2022 | Robert E. Moffit

- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• RE: [CMS-2024-006] Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2025 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies | February 29, 2024 | Robert E. Moffit, PhD
• Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Process | November 3, 2022 | Dennis G. Smith, Ed Haislmaier, Nina Owcharenko Schaefer
• Request for Information on Medicare | August 30, 2022 | Robert E. Moffit
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 and Beyond | July 28, 2021 | Melanie Israel

Department of Homeland Security

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways,” 88 FR 11704, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2022-0016 | Mar 27, 2023 | Joseph Edlow, Lora Ries, Mark Morgan, Ken Cuccinelli, and Tom Homan 
• Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations | March 13, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry

Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Proposed Rule Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing NPRM (RIN 2529-AB05, Docket No. FR-6250-P-01) | April 24, 2023 | Jamie Bryan Hall
• Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing NPRM (RIN 2529-AB05, Docket No. FR-6250-P-01) | April 11, 2023 | Benjamin Rioja Paris
• Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations | March 13, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry

Department of the Interior

- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

• 2023-2028 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program | October 6, 2022 | Katie Tubb

Department of Justice

• Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations | March 13, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry

Department of Labor

• Employment and Training Administration Proposed Rule: National Apprenticeship System Enhancements [RIN 1205-AC13] | March 18, 2024 | Rachel Greszler
• Proposed Rule Re: RIN 1210-AC16, Definition of Employer-Association Health Plans | December 22, 2023 | Paul J. Ray
• Wage and Hour Division Proposed Rule: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees [RIN 1235-AA39] | November 7, 2023 | Rachel Greszler
• Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations | March 13, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry
• Wage and Hour Division Proposed Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act | December 13 | Rachel Greszler and David Burton
• Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations | May 17, 2022 | David Ditch 
• Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights [RIN 1210–AC03] | December 13, 2021 | David Burton 

Department of Transportation

• Proposed “Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027–2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030–2035.” 88 Fed. Reg. 56,128 | October 16, 2023 | Mario Loyola and Steven G. Bradbury

- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled “Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology” Docket ID No. NHTSA-2022-0079 RIN 2127-AM50 | March 5, 2024 | Steven G. Bradbury

Department of Treasury

• Interim final rule on Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“SLFRF”) Obligations REG-120080-22, (“The Revised SLFRF Rules”) | December 19, 2023 | Preston Brashers
• Proposed Rule to Expand Access to ACA Subsidies for Dependents with Employer-Based Coverage | May 7, 2022 | Doug Badger

- Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on “Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act” Docket ID OCC-2023-0017 or RIN 1557-AF24 | June 14, 2024 | Joel Griffith

- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

• Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities Number [Docket Number FINCEN–2021–0005; RIN 1506–AB49/AB59 | February 14, 2023 | David Burton
• Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the No-Action Letter Process | August 5, 2022 | David Burton
• Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements | February 7, 2022|. David Burton
• Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements | May 5, 2021| David Burton
• Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets | March 29, 2021 |David Burton

- Internal Revenue Service

• Request for Comments on REG-120080-22, the Proposed Clean Vehicle Credit Regulations RIN 1545-BQ52 | June 6, 2023 | Preston Brashers
• Request for Comments on Credits for Clean Vehicles | November 3, 2022 | Preston Brashers

Department of Veterans Affairs

• Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations | March 13, 2023 | John L. Fitzhenry
• Interim Final Rule on Reproductive Health Services | October 11, 2022| Melanie Israel and Emma Waters
• Interim Final Rule on Reproductive Health Services | October 11, 2022| Sarah Parshall Perry, Jack Fitzhenry, Jameson Payne

Environmental Protection Agency

• California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation; Request for Waiver of Preemption and Authorization, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0589-0001 | September 13, 2024 | Steven G. Bradbury
• Proposed Rule California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations; Request for Waiver of Preemption | February 27, 2024 | On behalf of The Institute for Energy Research, et. al.
• Notice of Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment entitled: “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; In-Use Locomotive Regulation; Requests for Authorization” Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0574 | April 19, 2024 | Steven G. Bradbury
• Notice of proposed rulemaking, “Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems,” 89 Fed. Reg. 5318 (“Proposed Rule”), to implement Section 136(c) of the CAA as amended | March 26, 2024 | Kevin Dayaratna, Mario Loyola
• California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0292 | February 27, 2024 | Mario Loyola
• “New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule” (RIN: 2060-AV09) | August 5, 2023 | Mario Loyola, Kevin Dayaratna, Travis Fisher, and Diana Furchtgott-Roth
• Proposed Rule: Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles | July 5, 2023 | Jack Spencer
• Proposed Rule “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Processing Amendments” (RIN 2060-AV58, Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0664) | July 7, 2023 | Benjamin Rioja Paris
• Proposed Rule on Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0829) | July 5, 2023 | Travis Fisher
• Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later, Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicle (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0829) | July 5, 2023 | Kevin Dayaratna and Diana Furchtgott-Roth
• In response to Proposed Rules “Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles” (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0829); and “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3” (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985) | July 5, 2023 | Steven G. Bradbury
• Proposed Rule “Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” | March 28, 2023 | Travis Fisher
• Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes | February 10, 2023 | Daren Bakst and Rachael Wilfong
• Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances | November 7, 2022 | Daren Bakst and Rachael Wilfong
• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gasoline Distribution Technology Review and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Review | August 9, 2022 | Daren Bakst
• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gasoline Distribution Technology Review and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Review | August 9, 2022 | Jack Spencer
• Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule | August 8, 2022 | Daren Bakst
• Request for hearing on proposed rule, “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gasoline Distribution Technology Review and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Review” | June 17, 2022 | Daren Bakst
• Testimony on the Ozone Reconsideration Process | June 8, 2022 | Daren Bakst 
• Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards | May 31, 2022 | Daren Bakst
• Testimony on the Particulate Matter Reconsideration Process | February 25, 2022 | Daren Bakst
• Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States” | February 7, 2022 | Daren Bakst
• Testimony on the Definition of “Waters of the United States” | January 12, 2022 | Daren Bakst
• Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Motor Vehicles During Model Years 2023 Through 2026 | September 27, 2021 | Kevin Dayaratna and Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Testimony on Notice of Intention To Reconsider and Revise the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule | June 23, 2021 | Daren Bakst
• Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process | June 10, 2021 | Daren Bakst
• Invitation for Public Comment on the List of Candidates For the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee | June 1, 2021 | Daren Bakst

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Comment in Opposition to Proposed Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, RIN 3046-AB30 | October 10, 2023 | Roger Severino
• Proposed Rule: Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act NPRM (RIN 3046–AB30, Docket No. EEOC-2023-0004) | October 10, 2023 | Jamie Bryan Hall
• Proposed Rule: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed “Regulations To Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act” [RIN 3046-AB30] | October 10, 2023 | Rachel Greszler

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council

• Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Related Financial Risk | February 13, 2023 | Maiya Clark and Travis Fisher
• Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects | October 17, 2022 | Rachel Greszler and David Ditch

Federal Communications Commission

• Addressing the Homework Gap through the E-Rate Program, WC Docket No. 21-31, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking | October 4, 2024 | Annie Chestnut Tutor
• Proposed rule re: MB Docket No. 24-211, Disclosure and Transparency of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content in Political Advertisements | September 4, 2024 | Jake Denton
• Proposed Rule Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program, ET Docket No. 24-136, FR ID 228432 | September 3, 2024 | Annie Chestnut
• Review of the Commission’s Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies; Fourth Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM); MB Docket No. 98-204 | April 29, 2024 | Annie Chestnut
• Notice of proposed rulemaking, WC Docket No. 21-31, addressing the homework gap by expanding the E-rate program and providing free Wi-Fi hotspots | March 29, 2024 | Annie Chestnut
• Proposed general conduct standard Re: WC Docket No. 23-320, FCC 23-83, Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet | December 22, 2023 | Paul J. Ray
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Safeguarding and Securing Open Internet (net neutrality) rule (WC Docket No. 23-320) | December 14, 2023 | A.Chestnut

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Re: Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act, RIN 3064-AG04 | October 18, 2024 | Joel Griffith
• Re: Guidelines Establishing Standards for Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Covered Institutions with Total Consolidated Assets of $10 Billion or More [RIN 3064–AF94] | February 9, 2024 | David R. Burton
• Re: Regulatory Capital Rule: Large Banking Organizations with Significant Trading Activity Docket No. R-1813, RIN 7100-AG64 (Federal Reserve) |January 16, 2024 |David R. Burton
• Proposed Regulation on “Special Assessments Pursuant to Systemic Risk Determination” (RIN 3064-AF93) | July 10, 2023 | E. J. Antoni, Ph.D.
• Submitted Comment on Climate-Related Financial Risk Management | June 2, 2022 | David Burton

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

• Proposed Rule Extending the Duty of Candor | September 22, 2022 | Jack Fitzhenry
• FERC's Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Policy Cannot Pass a Cost-Benefit Test | April 25, 2022 | Kevin Dayaratna and Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews | April 25, 2022 | Kevin Dayaratna and Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Technical Conference on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act | January 7, 2022 | Kevin Dayaratna and Competitive Enterprise Institute

Federal Housing Finance Agency

• Proposed Rule: “Fair Lending, Fair Housing, and Equitable Housing Finance Plans” (RIN 2590–AB29) | June 26, 2023 | Joel Griffith

Federal Trade Commission

• Public comment in support of the COPPA Rule Review, Project No. P195404 | March 11, 2024 | Annie Chestnut Tutor
• Draft Merger Guidelines (Docket ID No. FTC-2023-0043-0001) | September 18, 2023 | Kara Frederick and Jake Denton
• Proposed Rule, addition of a new Subchapter J, consisting of part 910 to Chapter I in title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations: Concerning Unfair Methods of Competition, Part 910—Non-Compete Clauses | April 18, 2023 | Jake Denton and Will Thibeau 
• Proposed Amendments Regarding the Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security | October 21, 2022 | Will Thibeau and Jake Denton

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

• Regulatory Notice 22-08 Sales Practice Obligations for Complex Products and Options | May 8, 2022| David Burton
• Regulatory Notice 21-17, Diversity and Inclusion in the Broker-Dealer Industry | June 28, 2021| David Burton
• Proposed Rule Change to Establish a Monopoly Corporate Bond New Issue Reference Data Service Operated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) | October 23, 2019 | David Burton

General Services Administration

• Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Related Financial Risk [FAR Case 2021–015] | February 13, 2023 | David Burton

National Credit Union Administration

• Response to Request for Information and Comment on Climate-Related Financial Risk | June 26, 2023 | David R. Burton

National Labor Relations Board

• Proposed Rule: Representation—Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships | February 2, 2023 | Rachel Greszler
• National Labor Relations Board Proposed Rule: Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status | December 7, 2022 | Rachel Greszler and David Burton

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

• Request for Comment on Local Estimates of Internet Adoption, Docket Number NTIA-2024-0003 | October 9, 2024 | Parker Sheppard, Ph.D.

National Transportation Safety Board

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s proposed corporate average fuel economy standards for model years 2024-2026 light duty vehicles | October 26, 2021 | Kevin Dayaratna and Competitive Enterprise Institute

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

• Notice of Proposed Rule Making “Regulatory capital rule: Amendments applicable to large banking organizations and banking organizations with significant trading activity.” Docket ID OCC–2023–0008 | January 15, 2024 | Joel Griffith
• Re: Regulatory Capital Rule: Large Banking Organizations with Significant Trading Activity Docket No. R-1813, RIN 7100-AG64 (Federal Reserve) |January 16, 2024 |David R. Burton
• Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks | February 13, 2022 | David Burton

Office of Management and Budget

• Proposed Rule on ‘Guidance for Grants and Agreements” (Docket ID OMB–2023– 0017) Pertaining to 2 CFR §200.300 [200.300] | December 4, 2023 | Jonathan Abbamonte
• Proposed Revisions to OMB Circular A-4, OMB-2022-0014 | June 6, 2023 | Paul J. Ray
• Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates under Executive Order 13990 | Jun 21, 2021 | Kevin Dayaratna and Competitive Enterprise Institute

Office of Personnel Management

• NPRM “Advancing Pay Equity in Governmentwide Pay Systems” (RIN 3206-AO39) | June 6, 2023 | Benjamin Rioja Paris

Securities and Exchange Commission

• Re: SR-NYSE-2023-09, Proposed Rule Change to Amend the NYSE Listed Company Manual to Adopt Listing Standards for Natural Asset Companies | December 27, 2023 | Paul J. Ray
• Order Scheduling Filing of Statement on Review Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 2, to Establish a Corporate Bond New Issue Reference Data Service (File No. SR-FINRA-2019- 008) | February 21, 2023 | David Burton
• Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 | September 12, 2022 | David Burton
• Proposed Rule on Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies about Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures for Investment Practices | August 16, 2022 | David Burton
• Proposed Rule Changes to Prevent Misleading or Deceptive Fund Names | August 16, 2022 | David Burton
• The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors | June 17, 2022 | David Burton
• The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors | June 17, 2022 | Katie Tubb
• The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, RIN 3235—AM87, File Number S7-10-22 | June 17, 2022 | Paul Ray
• The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors | June 17, 2022 | Kevin Dayaratna
• Amendments Regarding the Definition of “Exchange” and Alternative Trading Systems that Trade U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities, National Market System Stocks, and other Securities | April 18, 2022 | David Burton 
• The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors | June 13, 2021 | David Burton 
• Public Input Welcomed on Climate Change Disclosures | June 11, 2021 | Katie Tubb
• Proposed Nasdaq Rule Change to Adopt Listing Rules Related to Board Diversity | January 4, 2021 | David Burton 
• Proposed Rule: Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (File No. S7–12–23) [RIN 3235–AN00; 3235–AN14] | October 10, 2023 | David Burton

United Nations

• Call for input to the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls to the UN General Assembly on violence against women and girls in sports | April 30, 2024 | Grace Melton
• Call for inputs: Report on colonialism and sexual orientation and gender identity” issued by the UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI) | May 26, 2023 | Grace Melton
• Response to Call for input to a thematic report: freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)” from UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity | January 2023 | Grace Melton

World Health Organization

• Re: WHO announces the development of a guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people | January 8, 2024 | Grace S. Melton