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Federal Register recap: Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026

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From Oct 12 to Oct 18, the Federal Register published 436 documents: 53 rules, 31 proposed rules, 349 notices and 3 presidential documents. Of those, 113 set or changed policy and 323 were routine or administrative. Across the 113 that set or changed policy, the average reading on the Democratic to Republican slider was neutral: 16 leaned Democratic, 65 were neutral and 32 leaned Republican.

Where the week landed

Democratic to Republican Neutral
Democratic Republican
Economic left to right Centrist
Left Right
Libertarian to authoritarian Mixed
Libertarian Authoritarian
Authoritarian Libertarian Economic left Economic right Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Introduce a Data Vendor Program (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Certain Rules Regarding the Global Trading Hours (“GTH”) and Curb Trading Hours Sessions (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 11.15 (Clearly Erroneous Executions) (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 11.17 (Clearly Erroneous Executions) (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 11.17 (Clearly Erroneous Executions) (Neutral) Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing and Order of Summary Effectiveness on a Temporary Basis Not To Exceed 120 Days of Proposed Twenty-Ninth Amendment to the National Market System Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility To Revise the Time for Calculating the Consolidated Price in Connection With Overnight Trading (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 5740 Regarding Information Circular Requirements (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq Texas, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 5740 Regarding Information Circular Requirements (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Equity 4, Rule 3312 (Clearly Erroneous Transactions) (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Equity 11, Rule 11890 (Clearly Erroneous Transactions) (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq Texas, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Equity 11, Rule 11890 (Clearly Erroneous Transactions) (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Listing Rule 5505 (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Introduce a Data Vendor Program (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Introduce a Data Vendor Program (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Introduce a Data Vendor Program (Neutral) Airworthiness Directives; Elixir Aircraft (Neutral) Approved Initiation of a Voluntary Mediation Program (Leaning Democratic) Notice of Availability: Anchorage Terminal Area Airspace and Procedures Study for Review and Comment Period, and Workshop Announcement for the Draft Environmental Assessment (Neutral) Amendment of Jet Routes J-83 and J-85, and Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-415 and V-605; Eastern United States (Neutral) Publication of an Iran-Related Determination (Leaning Republican) Colorado Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program; Class VI Primacy (Leaning Democratic) Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-437; Eastern United States (Neutral) Use of Salt Substitutes To Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods (Leaning Democratic) Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans: Compliance Date Delay and Changes To Reflect Administration Policy (Leaning Republican) Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (Neutral) Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 7 to the Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (Neutral) Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines (Neutral) Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (Neutral) Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Fixed Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction (Leaning Democratic) Advance Traveler Information for Rail (Leaning Republican) Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Neutral) Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (Leaning Democratic) Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related Services-2026 Update (Neutral) Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process (Neutral) Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding (Leaning Republican) Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director Notice of Proposed Reorganization (Leaning Democratic) Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments (Neutral) Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From Taiwan: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025 (Neutral) Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From China; Determinations (Neutral) Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Texas Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Implement a Restricted Stock Units Incentive Program (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Texas Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt a Shared Listings Program on the Exchange (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Texas Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the TXSE Fee Schedule To Modify the Transaction Fee Applicable to Securities Priced at or Above $1.00 That Remove Displayed Liquidity From the TXSE Book (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend its Fee Schedule by Introducing Step-Up Tier 1 (Leaning Republican) Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of West Virginia (Neutral) Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters (Neutral) Guidance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regarding the Assessment of “U.S. Content” for Purposes of Implementing Tariffs Pursuant to Clause (2)(D) of Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026 (Leaning Republican) Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility (Leaning Republican) Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of MGM-15 and MGM-16 in Schedule I (Leaning Republican) Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 7- Hydroxymitragynine and Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I (Leaning Republican) Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program (Neutral) Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program (Neutral) Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program (Neutral) Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program (Neutral) Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program (Neutral) Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program (Neutral) Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program (Neutral) Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program (Neutral) Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program (Neutral) Removal of Automatic Extensions for Certain Employment Authorization Documents (Strongly Republican) Removing 30-Day Refugee Termination Notice (Strongly Republican) Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions (Neutral) Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Wisconsin (Neutral) Amendment of Domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-35, V-37, V-53, V-133, V-136, V-143, V-259, V-310, V-364, V-409, V-415, V-454, and V-605; Eastern United States (Neutral) Linear Hydraulic Cylinders From Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea, Determinations (Leaning Republican) Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action (Neutral) Statement of Delegation of Authority (Neutral) Further Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden From the Administration for Native Americans (Leaning Republican) Airworthiness Directives; Baykar Piaggio Aerospace S.p.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Piaggio Aviation S.p.A.) Airplanes (Neutral) Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes (Neutral) Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits (Neutral) Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related Violations (Strongly Republican) AP1000 Design Certification Renewal (Neutral) AP1000 Design Certification Renewal (Neutral) Establishment of a Committee of Inquiry To Investigate Allegations of False Statements by Lisa DeNell Cook (Leaning Republican) Order Under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act Continuing the Suspension of the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists (Neutral) Investment Company Cross Trading (Leaning Democratic) Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes (Neutral) Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (26-1) (Leaning Democratic) Premium Tax Credit (Strongly Democratic) Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation (Neutral) Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation (Leaning Republican) Investigation Into Conditions Affecting Shipping in the Foreign Trade and Denial of Entry of Vessels Into Spanish Ports and Proposed Remedies To Meet or Adjust the Unfavorable Conditions (Leaning Republican) Meaning of Terms as Used in This Subchapter; Representation Proceedings; National Consultation Rights and Consultation Rights on Government-Wide Rules or Regulations; Miscellaneous and General Requirements (Leaning Democratic) Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Angling Category Quota Transfer (Leaning Republican) Authorization of Emergency Use for Four Animal Drugs for the Prevention and Treatment of New World Screwworm; Availability (Neutral) Corporate Credit Unions; Fidelity Bond and Insurance Coverage for Federally Insured Credit Unions (Leaning Republican) Powers of Federal Credit Unions (Leaning Republican) Central Liquidity Facility (Neutral) Family and Medical Leave Act (Leaning Democratic) Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (Leaning Democratic) Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 14.1 Regarding Information Circular Requirements (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 19.3 and Rule 19.4 To Establish Generic Listing Criteria and Continued Listing Standards for Options on Commodity-Based Trusts Holding Multiple Crypto Assets and To Permit the Listing of Options on Exchange-Traded Funds (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 11.270 (Clearly Erroneous Executions) in Light of the Commission's Approval of Overnight Protected Bands for 23/5 Trading (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Market-Wide Speed Bump and Kill Switch (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq GEMX, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Market-Wide Speed Bump and the Kill Switch (Neutral) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the LTSE Fee Schedule To Add an Incentive Program for Market Makers (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fee Schedule To Modify the Priority Customer Rebate Program Table for Certain Transactions in Complex Orders (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 515A, MIAX Price Improvement Mechanism (“PRIME”) and PRIME Solicitation Mechanism (Leaning Republican) Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Equity 4, Rule 4120 To Set Forth Specific Requirements for Halting and Opening Trading in Exchange-Traded Products During 23/5 Trading (Neutral) High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination (Neutral) High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value (Leaning Republican) High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Norway: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value (Neutral) Implementation of Electronic Submission of Mariner Course Completion Data (Leaning Republican) Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines (Leaning Democratic) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Reallocation of Additional 2025 Small Refinery Exemptions (Neutral) Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shortraker Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (Leaning Democratic) Electronic Common Technical Document; Data Standards; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Supporting Electronic Common Technical Document Version 3.2.2 and Version 4.0 (Neutral) Fishery Management Plans of St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. John; Spiny Lobster Management Measures (Leaning Democratic) Denali National Park and Preserve; Vehicle Use (Leaning Democratic) Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (Neutral) Non-Applicability of Section 357(c) to Consolidated Groups (Neutral)
Each dot is one of the 113 scored documents. Hover a dot to see which one.

The week in numbers

Documents
436
Set or changed policy
113
Routine or administrative
323
Rules
53
Proposed Rules
31
Notices
349
Presidential Documents
3

Strongest readings

Leaning Democratic

Premium Tax Credit

Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule,

Strongly Democratic

Leaning Republican

Presidential documents and significant rules

Presidential documents, plus rules the government itself flags as significant, that set or changed policy.

Busiest agencies

Commerce Department

57 documents, 15 scored

Neutral

Securities and Exchange Commission

46 documents, 29 scored

Neutral

Health and Human Services Department

40 documents, 7 scored

Neutral

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

34 documents, 9 scored

Neutral

Transportation Department

29 documents, 12 scored

Neutral

This recap is assembled from counts and averages of the stored scores; no text in it is written by an AI model. Scores are automated and can be wrong. How scoring works