Federal Register recap: Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2026
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From Oct 26 to Nov 1, the Federal Register published 505 documents: 55 rules, 21 proposed rules, 424 notices and 5 presidential documents. Of those, 105 set or changed policy and 400 were routine or administrative. Across the 105 that set or changed policy, the average reading on the Democratic to Republican slider was neutral: 13 leaned Democratic, 68 were neutral and 24 leaned Republican.
Where the week landed
The week in numbers
- Documents
- 505
- Set or changed policy
- 105
- Routine or administrative
- 400
- Rules
- 55
- Proposed Rules
- 21
- Notices
- 424
- Presidential Documents
- 5
Strongest readings
Leaning Democratic
Official Release of the MOVES6 Motor Vehicle Emissions Model for SIPs and Transportation Conformity
Environmental Protection Agency
Notice,
Strongly Democratic
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Notice,
Leaning Democratic
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification
Health and Human Services Department
Proposed Rule,
Leaning Democratic
Leaning Republican
Adjusting Imports of Wind Turbines and Their Parts and Components Into the United States
Executive Office of the President
Presidential Document,
Strongly Republican
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestic Petroleum Production, Refining, and Logistics Capacity
Executive Office of the President
Presidential Document,
Strongly Republican
Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ONC Deregulatory Actions To Unleash Prosperity
Health and Human Services Department, Office of the Secretary
Rule,
Leaning Republican
Presidential documents and significant rules
Presidential documents, plus rules the government itself flags as significant, that set or changed policy.
Adjusting Imports of Wind Turbines and Their Parts and Components Into the United States
Executive Office of the President
Presidential Document,
Strongly Republican
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestic Petroleum Production, Refining, and Logistics Capacity
Executive Office of the President
Presidential Document,
Strongly Republican
Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ONC Deregulatory Actions To Unleash Prosperity
Health and Human Services Department, Office of the Secretary
Rule,
Leaning Republican
Further Modifying the Scope of Products of Canada Subject to the Additional Duties Imposed To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Motor Vehicles
Executive Office of the President
Presidential Document,
Leaning Republican
Decreasing Housing Costs for the American People
Executive Office of the President
Presidential Document,
Leaning Republican
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles
Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Proposed Rule,
Leaning Republican
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022-Criteria for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) Background Checks of Firearm Handlers
Justice Department
Rule,
Leaning Democratic
Personnel Management in Agencies: Strategic Human Capital Management
Personnel Management Office
Rule,
Neutral
Busiest agencies
Health and Human Services Department
62 documents, 15 scored
Neutral
Commerce Department
58 documents, 15 scored
Neutral
Transportation Department
42 documents, 11 scored
Neutral
Energy Department
37 documents, 1 scored
Too few scored documents to average
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
36 documents, 0 scored
Too few scored documents to average
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