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1. Final ruleOct 27, 2026Justice Department
   Under National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119-60)
   Implementation of HAVANA Act of 2021

   On December 18, 2025, Congress amended the HAVANA Act to cover qualifying injuries dating back to September 11, 2001, rather than January 1, 2016 (Pub. L. 119-60, Sec. 5604).

   Takes effect Nov 27, 2026 · Changes 28 CFR part 106 · Significant rule
2. Proposed ruleOct 27, 2026Health and Human Services Department
   Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
   Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification

   This proposed rule would update provisions related to Exchange eligibility and verification consistent with new requirements specified under section 71303 of Public Law 119-21 (July 4, 2025), which we refer to as the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.

   Would change 45 CFR part 155

   Open for comment until Nov 27, 2026. How to comment

3. NoticeOct 27, 2026Environmental Protection Agency
   Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
   Official Release of the MOVES6 Motor Vehicle Emissions Model for SIPs and Transportation Conformity

   Accordingly, ACT is preempted by the CAA, meaning that a State can no longer enforce or attempt to enforce the ACT regulations and that estimated emissions reductions attributed to the ACT regulations cannot be used for the CAA purposes of SIP development or conformity determinations. See Public Law 119-21, 139 Stat. 72 (July 4, 2025).

4. NoticeOct 27, 2026Environmental Protection Agency
   Under Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,… (Public Law 119-15)
   Official Release of the MOVES6 Motor Vehicle Emissions Model for SIPs and Transportation Conformity

   President Trump signed the resolution into law (see Pub. L. 119-15, 139 Stat. 65 (June 12, 2025)).

5. NoticeOct 27, 2026Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve System
   Under 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (Public Law 119-101)
   Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

   The agencies are requesting comment on revisions to these collections related to an interim final rule issued by the FDIC that implements section 902 of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

   Names the law in its summary

   Open for comment until Dec 28, 2026. How to comment

6. Final ruleOct 23, 2026Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Department
   Under GENIUS Act (Public Law 119-27)
   Implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act for the Issuance of Stablecoins by Entities Subject to the Jurisdiction of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

   The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing regulations implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act regarding the issuance of payment stablecoins and certain related activities by entities subject to the OCC's jurisdiction.

   Names the law in its title · Takes effect Jan 18, 2027 · Changes 12 CFR part 3, 12 CFR part 6, 12 CFR part 8, 12 CFR part 15 and 1 more
7. NoticeOct 23, 2026Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Department
   Under GENIUS Act (Public Law 119-27)
   Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Reporting Forms and Instructions for Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers Subject to the Jurisdiction of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

   Description: The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (12 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.) (GENIUS Act or the Act) was enacted on July 18, 2025.

   Open for comment until Nov 23, 2026. How to comment

8. NoticeOct 23, 2026Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Department
   Under GENIUS Act (Public Law 119-27)
   Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Applications for Licensing or Registration To Issue Payment Stablecoins Under the GENIUS Act

   The OCC is proposing a new information collection to comply with the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act or the Act) requirement for entities seeking to issue payment stablecoins in the United States, titled "Applications for Licensing or Registration to Issue Payment Stablecoins Under the GENIUS Act." The OCC is seeking a new OMB control number for this information collection and is giving notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for review.

   Names the law in its title

   Open for comment until Nov 23, 2026. How to comment

9. Proposed ruleOct 23, 2026Treasury Department
   Under 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (Public Law 119-101)
   21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Prohibition on Large Institutional Investor Purchases of Single-Family Homes

   The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing this proposed rule to carry out the purposes of section 1001 of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (the Act or the ROAD Act).

   Names the law in its title · Would change 31 CFR part 36

   Open for comment until Nov 23, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

10. NoticeOct 23, 2026Treasury Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Trump Accounts Qualified Class Contribution Application

    Description: Section 70204 of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Public Law 119-21, added section 530A and related provisions to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), establishing Trump Accounts as a new category of traditional individual retirement account for eligible individuals under age 18.

    Open for comment until Dec 22, 2026. How to comment

11. Executive OrderOct 21, 2026Executive Office of the President
    Under Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (Public Law 119-111)
    Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (22 U.S.C. 10802 et seq.) (Graham Act), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby determine and order:

    Names the law in its title
12. Proposed ruleOct 20, 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services Department
    Under Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75)
    Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

    This proposed rule would implement section 6219 (Adjustments to Medicare Part D Cost-Sharing Reductions for Low-Income Individuals), section 6220 (Requiring Enhanced and Accurate Lists of (REAL) Health Providers Act), and section 6224 (Modernizing and Ensuring Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026.

    Names the law in its title · Would change 42 CFR part 422, 42 CFR part 423

    Open for comment until Dec 15, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

13. NoticeOct 19, 2026Personnel Management Office
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Agency Information Collection Request: FEHB Protection Act Portal, OMB Control Number (3206-NEW)

    The FPA Portal is an enrollee notification and eligibility verification system that will support the OPM requirement under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Protection Act of 2025 (Sec. 90101, Pub. L. 119-21, 139 Stat. 362) to conduct a comprehensive audit regarding family members who are covered in the FEHB Program.

    Open for comment until Dec 18, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

14. NoticeOct 19, 2026Federal Communications Commission
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

    The Upper C-band R&O calls for the relocation of existing FSS operations in the C-band, making 160 megahertz (3.98-4.14 GHz) available for flexible-use terrestrial wireless service throughout the contiguous United States through a Commission-administered public auction of licenses that must be completed by July 4, 2027, pursuant to a statutory mandate in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, section 40002(b)(2).

    Open for comment until Dec 18, 2026. How to comment

15. Final ruleOct 19, 2026Federal Communications Commission
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Upper C-Band (3.98-4.2 GHz); Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band

    The Upper C-band R&O calls for the relocation of existing FSS operations in the C-band, making 160 megahertz (3.98-4.14 GHz) available for flexible-use terrestrial wireless service throughout the contiguous United States through a Commission-administered public auction of licenses that must be completed by July 4, 2027, pursuant to a statutory mandate in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, section 40002(b)(2).

    In effect since Oct 19, 2026 · Changes 47 CFR part 27
16. NoticeOct 16, 2026Energy Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Emissions Value Request Process; Notice of Availability

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit (Internal Revenue Code Section 45Z) was established under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-169), and amended by the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (Pub. L. 119-21).

17. NoticeOct 15, 2026Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Viola Project

    42 U.S. Code 4321-4347, as amended by Pub. L. 94-52, July 3, 1975; Pub. L. 94-83, August 9, 1975; Pub. L. 97-258, 4(b), September 13, 1982; Pub. L. 118-5, June 3, 2023; Pub. L. 119-21, July 4, 2025).

18. Proposed ruleOct 15, 2026Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Premium Tax Credit

    This notice of proposed rulemaking contains proposed amendments that would amend the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), as amended by sections 71119 and 71301 through 71305 of Public Law 119-21, 139 Stat. 72, 306- 315, 321-325, (July 4, 2025), commonly known as the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

    Would change 26 CFR part 1

    Open for comment until Nov 30, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

19. Final ruleOct 14, 2026Homeland Security Department, Executive Office for Immigration Review
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations

    Although ICE is hiring Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers and expanding detention capacity pursuant to additional funding under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, 139 Stat. 72, 358-59 (2025), those efforts will take time to implement, and ICE must continue to devote immigration enforcement resources to all categories of illegal aliens that may or may not be…

    In effect since Oct 14, 2026 · Changes 8 CFR part 281, 8 CFR part 1003, 8 CFR part 1280 · Significant rule
20. Final ruleOct 14, 2026Homeland Security Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Removal of Automatic Extensions for Certain Employment Authorization Documents

    However, on July 4, 2025, Congress passed and the President signed into law sections 100003(c) and 100012(a) of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, 139 Stat.72 (July 4, 2025) (H.R 1), which limit the validity period of any employment authorization for aliens granted TPS under section 244 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1254a, to a period of one year or for the duration of the designation of TPS, whichever is shorter.

    In effect since Oct 14, 2026 · Changes 8 CFR part 274
21. NoticeOct 14, 2026Housing and Urban Development Department
    Under 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (Public Law 119-101)
    Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting; Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC)

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD), Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, is providing an opportunity for the MHCC to discuss standards for new rules it is responsible to promulgate under the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, enacted on July 11, 2026, which amends the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (Section 603 (42 U.S.C. 5402) and Section 604 (42 U.S.C. 5403).

22. NoticeOct 13, 2026Ocean Energy Management Bureau, Interior Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for the Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 2

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for the Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Lease Sale 2 (Lease Sale BBC2).

    Names the law in its title
23. Proposed ruleOct 13, 2026Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    Under GENIUS Act (Public Law 119-27)
    Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets

    Any crypto asset, other than a "payment stablecoin" issued by a "permitted payment stablecoin issuer," as such terms are defined in section 2 of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, Public Law 119-27, 139 Stat. 419 (2025) ("GENIUS Act"), could meet the definition of "commodity" under the Act.

    Would change 17 CFR part 1, 17 CFR part 38, 17 CFR part 39

    Open for comment until Dec 14, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

24. NoticeOct 13, 2026Small Business Administration
    Under Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75)
    Fiscal Year List of Requests From States or Tribes for a Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration

    The published list complies with a directive in the explanatory statement of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75.

    Names the law in its summary
25. NoticeOct 9, 2026Ocean Energy Management Bureau, Interior Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 4

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for the Gulf of America (GOA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Lease Sale 4 (Lease Sale BBG4).

    Names the law in its title
26. NoticeOct 9, 2026Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services Department
    Under Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction… (Public Law 119-37)
    Challenges and Solutions in Lot-Level Food Traceability; Public Meeting

    Subsequently, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act of 2026 (Pub. L. 119-37) (Continuing Appropriations Act) directed FDA not to enforce the Food Traceability Rule prior to that same date of July 20, 2028.

    Open for comment until Dec 6, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

27. Proposed ruleOct 8, 2026U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Low-Value Shipments

    Additionally, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was enacted on July 4, 2025, terminated the de minimis exemption effective July 1, 2027.

    Would change 19 CFR part 113, 19 CFR part 128, 19 CFR part 141, 19 CFR part 143 and 1 more

    Open for comment until Dec 7, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

28. NoticeOct 8, 2026Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Cheyenne Connector, LLC, East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Critical Energy Reliability Link Project

    42 U.S. Code 4321-4347, as amended by Pub. L. 94-52, July 3, 1975; Pub. L. 94-83, August 9, 1975; Pub. L. 97-258, 4(b), September 13, 1982; Pub. L. 118-5, June 3, 2023; Pub. L. 119-21, July 4, 2025).

29. NoticeOct 8, 2026Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Ventura to Farmington A-Line Abandonment and Capacity Replacement Project and Northern Lights 2027 Expansion Project

    42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, as amended by Pub. L. 94-52, July 3, 1975; Pub. L. 94-83, August 9, 1975; Pub. L. 97-258, 4(b), September 13, 1982; Pub. L. 118-5, June 3, 2023; Pub. L. 119-21, July 4, 2025).

30. NoticeOct 7, 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services Department
    Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21)
    Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Section 71109 of the Working Families Tax Cut legislation (WFTC) (Pub. L. 119-21) amended sections 1903(v) and 2107(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (the Act) by restricting, with limited exceptions, Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for medical assistance (Medicaid) and child or…

    Open for comment until Nov 6, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

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