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Tracking regulatory changes in the second Trump administration

U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. Source: REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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The regulatory tracker was last updated on January 22, 2025. Rules are up to date as of January 22, 2025.

As the Trump administration returns to office for a second term with renewed deregulatory ambitions, the executive branch and its agencies are implementing significant policy changes. The Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets Regulatory Tracker (“Reg Tracker”) provides background information and status updates on a curated selection of significant regulatory and deregulatory changes made by the Trump administration. This tracker allows you to monitor a curated selection of new, delayed, and repealed rules, notable guidance and policy revocations, executive actions, and important court battles across key policy areas such as environmental, health, labor, and more.

The Reg Tracker focuses on major regulatory changes implemented under the current Trump administration. Entries we tracked during the Biden administration and during President Trump’s first term can be accessed through the “Biden” or “Trump Term 1” archive checkboxes, respectively.

For a more thorough explanation of the Reg Tracker, including an explanation of how entries are selected, an overview of the rulemaking process, and guidance on how to use the Reg Tracker’s interactive features, click here. For regular updates from the Reg Tracker and new research from the Center on Regulation and Markets, subscribe to our newsletter.

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Rescinded: the rule has been repealed and rescinded, or withdrawn.
Delayed: the rule has been delayed and is not in other stages of rulemaking.
In Rulemaking: the rule is currently progressing in some stage of the rulemaking process.
In Effect: the rule is in effect and in practice.
Unchanged: the original regulatory rule remains unchanged.
Partially Effective: only part of the original rule is in effect, or some provisions are delayed.

This tracker monitors a curated selection of regulatory activity developed by experts in the Center on Regulation and Markets at Brookings. If you have questions or suggestions related to what regulatory activity is or isn’t included, or feedback on the usability of the tracker itself, we’d love to hear from you! Email [email protected].

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