Regulatory Freeze Pending Review

Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/regulatory-freeze-pending-review/

Summary

This presidential memorandum orders all executive departments and agencies to halt proposing or issuing new regulations, withdraw recently submitted regulations, postpone recently published regulations, and review questions of fact, law, and policy raised by regulations. This regulatory freeze allows the new administration to review and approve regulations before they take effect.

Impacts and Benefits

• Executive departments and agencies must halt proposing or issuing new regulations until reviewed by new agency heads. This prevents last minute regulations by the previous administration.

• Recently submitted but unpublished regulations must be withdrawn for review. This allows the new administration to review regulations before publication.

• Published but not yet effective regulations must be postponed 60 days. This allows time for review and public comment on the regulations.

• Regulations must be reviewed for questions of fact, law, and policy. This ensures regulations align with the new administration’s priorities.

• The regulatory freeze allows the new administration to review and shape federal regulations. However, it may delay implementation of regulations intended to benefit the public.