Regulations are critical components of federal law that provide greater detail and clarity regarding how Federal agencies implement and enforce the laws passed by Congress.

• The Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda), published in the fall and spring of each year, requires Federal agencies to report regulatory actions planned for the coming year.

 

• The Regulatory Plan, published as part of the fall edition of the Unified Agenda, identifies priority regulations and contains additional detail about the most important significant regulatory actions planned for the coming year.