In October 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 39 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 35 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing agencies.
OIRA reviewed 43 significant regulatory actions in October 2022 and 42 significant regulatory actions in October 2021. During the Trump administration from 2017-2020, OIRA reviewed an average of 42 significant regulatory actions each October.
OIRA has reviewed a total of 472 significant rules to date in 2023. This compares to the following totals from the past six years:
