In February 2024, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 42 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 34 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing agencies.
OIRA reviewed 38 significant regulatory actions in February 2023 and 24 significant regulatory actions in February 2022. During the Trump administration from 2017-2020, OIRA reviewed an average of 39 significant regulatory actions each November.
OIRA reviewed a total of 88 significant rules to date in 2024. This compares to the following totals from the past seven years:
