Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Trump Regulatory Freeze – Steady State

It looks like the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has finally reached a steady state of no new rulemakings introduced and no new withdrawals of previously submitted rulemakings. The last withdrawal was done on January 24th, 2025. No new rulemakings have been submitted since Trump took office on January 20th, 2025. The five remaining rulemakings (EO Review Search Criteria: Agencies=All;   Review Status=Pending Review) still under OIRA review are:


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The most interesting one from a Republican perspective is the last; “Energy Conservation Standards for Portable Electric Spas”, RIN 1904-AF36. Given the knee jerk reaction against these energy conservation standards amongst many Republicans in the Congress, it seems odd that this rulemaking (pending since 2023) has survived the Trump mandated regulatory review.

Now we just get to wait and see how long it takes the new Administration to start initiating (or reinstating) rulemakings.

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