In November 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 49 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 44 rules while recommending changes to their content. Three rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing agencies.
OIRA reviewed 37 significant regulatory actions in November 2022 and 41 significant regulatory actions in November 2021. During the Trump administration from 2017-2020, OIRA reviewed an average of 39 significant regulatory actions each November.
OIRA has reviewed a total of 521 significant rules to date in 2023. This compares to the following totals from the past six years:
