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50 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Judicial Review and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
2025-09-19 · Reports · R48717 · HTML available · PDF available
An Introduction to Judicial Review of Federal Agency Action
2025-09-12 · Reports · R44699 · HTML available · PDF available
Second Trump Administration Releases First Unified Agenda, Listing Upcoming Regulations
2025-09-04 · Posts · IN12605 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Data Transparency Act: Implementation Status of Data Standards and Related Data Collection Issues
2025-08-25 · Resources · IF13093 · HTML available · PDF available
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA): Overview and Major Responsibilities
2025-05-27 · Reports · R48546 · HTML available · PDF available
Responses to Midnight Rulemaking: Legal Issues
2025-01-17 · Posts · LSB10566 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Financial Services: “Regulatory Relief”
2025-01-14 · Resources · IF10162 · HTML available · PDF available
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and the Future of Agency Interpretations of Law
2024-12-31 · Reports · R48320 · HTML available · PDF available
Indigenous Knowledge and Data: Overview and Issues for Congress
2024-12-20 · Reports · R48317 · HTML available · PDF available
Cost-Benefit Analysis in Federal Agency Rulemaking
2024-10-28 · Resources · IF12058 · HTML available · PDF available
Corner Post and the Statute of Limitations for Administrative Procedure Act Claims
2024-10-24 · Posts · LSB11197 · HTML available · PDF available
Judicial Review Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
2024-09-16 · Posts · LSB10558 · HTML available · PDF available
SEC v. Jarkesy: Constitutionality of Administrative Enforcement Actions
2024-09-16 · Posts · LSB11229 · HTML available · PDF available
CRA Lookback Period Currently Estimated to Begin in August 1 Time Frame
2024-08-21 · Posts · IN12408 · HTML available · PDF available
Presidential Transitions: A Brief Summary of the Presidential Transition Act
2024-07-31 · Resources · IF12725 · HTML available · PDF available
Presidential Transitions: Midnight Rulemaking
2024-07-30 · Resources · IF12723 · HTML available · PDF available
Executive Orders and Presidential Transitions
2024-07-30 · Resources · IF12724 · HTML available · PDF available
The Congressional Review Act: The Lookback Mechanism and Presidential Transitions
2024-07-09 · Resources · IF12708 · HTML available · PDF available
Supreme Court Overrules Chevron Framework
2024-06-28 · Posts · LSB11189 · HTML available · PDF available
The Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions: An Overview
2024-06-25 · Resources · IF12118 · HTML available · PDF available
The Congressional Review Act: Defining a “Rule” and Overturning a Rule an Agency Did Not Submit to Congress
2024-04-18 · Resources · IF11096 · HTML available · PDF available
The Paperwork Reduction Act and Federal Collections of Information: A Brief Overview
2024-04-17 · Resources · IF11837 · HTML available · PDF available
The Deliberative Process Privilege in Congress
2024-04-16 · Resources · IF12634 · HTML available · PDF available
The Possible Elimination of Chevron Deference: Potential Implications for Tax Revenue and Administration
2024-04-08 · Resources · IF12630 · HTML available · PDF available
Abolishing a Federal Agency: The Interstate Commerce Commission
2024-01-10 · Reports · R47897 · HTML available · PDF available
Environmental Reviews and the 118th Congress
2023-09-19 · Resources · IF12417 · HTML available · PDF available
Chevron Deference in the Courts of Appeals
2023-06-08 · Posts · LSB10976 · HTML available
Defining Final Agency Action for APA and CRA Review
2023-04-24 · Resources · IF12386 · HTML available · PDF available
Communications Between Congress and Federal Agencies During the Rulemaking Process
2023-03-30 · Resources · IF12368 · HTML available · PDF available
Strategies for Identifying Reporting Requirements and Submitted Reporting to Congress
2021-12-10 · Reports · R46661 · HTML available · PDF available
The Congressional Review Act (CRA): Frequently Asked Questions
2021-11-12 · Reports · R43992 · HTML available · PDF available
Informal Administrative Adjudication: An Overview
2021-10-01 · Reports · R46930 · HTML available · PDF available
The Regulatory Flexibility Act: An Overview
2021-08-16 · Resources · IF11900 · HTML available · PDF available
How Are Reporting Requirements Submitted to Congress?
2021-07-30 · Reports · R46862 · HTML available · PDF available
Agency Use of Guidance Documents
2021-04-19 · Posts · LSB10591 · HTML available · PDF available
Negotiated Rulemaking: In Brief
2021-04-12 · Reports · R46756 · HTML available · PDF available
An Overview of Federal Regulations and the Rulemaking Process
2021-03-19 · Resources · IF10003 · HTML available · PDF available
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues
2021-02-23 · Reports · R40957 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional Review Act Issues for the 117th Congress: The Lookback Mechanism and Effects of Disapproval
2021-02-19 · Reports · R46690 · HTML available · PDF available
Agency Rescissions of Legislative Rules
2021-02-08 · Reports · R46673 · HTML available · PDF available
The Senior Executive Service: An Overview
2021-01-28 · Resources · IF11743 · HTML available · PDF available
Judicial Review of Mercury and Air Toxics Regulations
2020-08-17 · Resources · IF11622 · HTML available · PDF available
Petitions for Rulemaking: An Overview
2020-01-23 · Reports · R46190 · HTML available · PDF available
Presidential Directives: An Introduction
2019-11-13 · Resources · IF11358 · HTML available · PDF available
The Endangered Species Act and Climate Change: Selected Legal Issues
2019-09-20 · Reports · R45926 · HTML available · PDF available
Counting Regulations: An Overview of Rulemaking, Types of Federal Regulations, and Pages in the Federal Register
2019-09-03 · Reports · R43056 · HTML available · PDF available
A Brief Overview of Rulemaking and Judicial Review
2017-03-27 · Reports · R41546 · HTML available · PDF available
Methods of Estimating the Total Cost of Federal Regulations
2016-01-21 · Reports · R44348 · HTML available
The Federal Rulemaking Process: An Overview
2013-06-17 · Reports · RL32240 · HTML available
Federal Rulemaking: The Role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
2011-03-21 · Reports · RL32397 · HTML available