Comment before it's final

Before a federal agency can finish most rules, it has to publish the proposal and take comments from the public, and it has to answer the substantive ones in the final rule. These are the proposals open right now, closing soonest first.

Climate, energy and environment

Workers and wages

  • Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Optimizing FEHB Plan Offerings

    This request for information (RFI) seeks public input on how to optimize health benefits plan options offered in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, which includes the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, to give enrollees high value choices at…

    Personnel Management Office · published Sep 15, 2026 · comments close Nov 16, 2026 (7 days)
  • Employment in the Excepted Service

    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to amend its regulations governing the excepted service, Pathways Programs, and administrative law judge (ALJ) appointments. The proposed rule would conform OPM regulations to current excepted-service schedules, including…

    Personnel Management Office · published Sep 18, 2026 · comments close Nov 17, 2026 (8 days) · Significant

Health care

Consumers, banks and markets

  • Political Contributions by Certain Investment Advisers

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission" or the "SEC") is proposing to rescind the political contribution rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act"), which prohibits investment advisers from providing investment advisory services for…

    Securities and Exchange Commission · published Sep 10, 2026 · comments close Nov 9, 2026 (today)
  • Foreign Currency Gain or Loss of Controlled Foreign Corporations

    This document contains proposed regulations providing rules relating to the determination and recognition of foreign currency gain or loss with respect to qualified business units ("QBUs") of controlled foreign corporations ("CFCs"). The proposed regulations provide an election…

    Treasury Department / Internal Revenue Service · published Aug 14, 2026 · comments close Nov 12, 2026 (3 days)
  • Further Definition of “Swap”-Inclusions

    Consistent with its jurisdiction over swaps, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") is proposing to further define the term "swap" to explicitly include event contracts, including those based on sports-, politics-, cultural-, and weather- related…

    Commodity Futures Trading Commission · published Oct 19, 2026 · comments close Nov 18, 2026 (9 days)
  • Petition for Rulemaking of Jason Plotzker

    Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") received a petition for rulemaking from Jason Plotzker and has published that petition online at https://www.regulations.gov. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this…

    Federal Trade Commission · published Oct 21, 2026 · comments close Nov 20, 2026 (11 days)
  • Proxy Solicitation Modernization

    The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is proposing amendments to modernize certain rules related to proxy solicitations. The proposed amendments would, among other things, eliminate the requirement that registrants deliver an annual report to security holders…

    Securities and Exchange Commission · published Sep 21, 2026 · comments close Nov 20, 2026 (11 days)
  • Rescission of Rule 14a-8's Federal Regulation of Shareholder Proposals and Amendments to Rule 14a-4

    The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is proposing to rescind Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and leave determinations about the role of shareholder proposals to State law and company governing documents. The Commission also…

    Securities and Exchange Commission · published Sep 21, 2026 · comments close Nov 20, 2026 (11 days) · Significant
  • List of Rules To Be Reviewed Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is publishing a list of rules to be reviewed pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The list is published to provide the public with notice that these rules are scheduled for review by the agency and to…

    Securities and Exchange Commission · published Oct 23, 2026 · comments close Nov 23, 2026 (14 days)
  • 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). Section 1001 of the ROAD Act prohibits large institutional investors from purchasing single-family…

    Treasury Department · published Oct 23, 2026 · comments close Nov 23, 2026 (14 days)
  • Substantial Product Hazard List: Amendments to Requirements for Window Covering Cords

    To address window covering cord strangulation risks, the Commission proposes to designate certain window coverings a substantial product hazard. These include products with: accessible free hanging operating cords longer than 8 inches on custom window coverings; exposed…

    Consumer Product Safety Commission · published Sep 24, 2026 · comments close Nov 23, 2026 (14 days)
  • Merger Transactions

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is inviting comment on a proposed rule that would fundamentally reform important aspects of the FDIC's approach to processing and evaluating merger transactions subject to the Bank Merger Act (BMA). Notable reforms under the…

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation · published Sep 22, 2026 · comments close Nov 23, 2026 (14 days)
  • State Bank Parity

    The FDIC is proposing amendments to its regulations to recognize parity between out-of-State State banks and national banks concerning the application of host State laws when State banks provide services outside of their chartering State. Under the proposed rule, when host State…

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation · published Sep 22, 2026 · comments close Nov 23, 2026 (14 days)
  • Premium Tax Credit

    This document contains proposed regulations that would amend regulations regarding an individual taxpayer's eligibility for a premium tax credit (PTC), the computation of a PTC, and an individual's tax liability due to excess advance payments of the PTC. The proposed regulations…

    Treasury Department / Internal Revenue Service · published Oct 15, 2026 · comments close Nov 30, 2026 (21 days)
  • Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses

    The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") proposes to commence a rulemaking proceeding to prevent certain unfair or deceptive acts or practices by search engine, social media, and other digital marketplace platforms that further government and business impersonation…

    Federal Trade Commission · published Oct 1, 2026 · comments close Nov 30, 2026 (21 days)
  • Trump Accounts

    This document contains proposed regulations regarding general requirements for Trump accounts, the establishment of an initial Trump account (including automatic enrollment by the Secretary of the Treasury) and qualified general contributions (including qualified stock…

    Treasury Department / Internal Revenue Service · published Sep 30, 2026 · comments close Nov 30, 2026 (21 days)
  • Implementing the Federal Reserve Board's Responsibilities Under the GENIUS Act

    The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) proposes to issue regulations to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) with respect to Board-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) and…

    Federal Reserve System · published Sep 29, 2026 · comments close Nov 30, 2026 (21 days)
  • Application Procedures for Board-Supervised Insured Depository Institutions Seeking Approval for a Subsidiary To Issue Payment Stablecoins

    The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) proposes to issue regulations that would establish procedures to be followed by an insured State member bank that seeks to obtain Board approval for a subsidiary to issue payment stablecoins pursuant to the Guiding and…

    Federal Reserve System · published Sep 29, 2026 · comments close Nov 30, 2026 (21 days)
  • Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

    This document contains proposed regulations regarding the nonrefundable Federal tax credit for qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations to fund qualified elementary and secondary school education scholarships. The proposed regulations would affect taxpayers…

    Treasury Department / Internal Revenue Service · published Oct 2, 2026 · comments close Dec 1, 2026 (22 days)

Telecom, tech and privacy

  • Improving the Effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database; Call Authentication Trust Anchor; Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls

    In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes steps to strengthen the reliability, integrity, and effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD or Database) as a core component of its illegal-call prevention framework. The Commission…

    Federal Communications Commission · published Sep 9, 2026 · comments close Nov 9, 2026 (today)
  • Television Broadcasting Services Des Moines, Iowa

    This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (Table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Iowa Public Broadcasting Board (Licensee), the licensee of noncommercial educational PBS member…

    Federal Communications Commission · published Oct 19, 2026 · comments close Nov 18, 2026 (9 days)
  • Modernizing the Commission's National Environmental Policy Act Rules

    In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) seeks additional comment on the Commission's National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) framework, to further expedite, simplify, and reduce the costs of environmental review. This includes refreshing the…

    Federal Communications Commission · published Oct 19, 2026 · comments close Nov 18, 2026 (9 days)
  • Space Modernization for the 21st Century

    In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or we) adopts a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that seeks comment on and/or proposes additional reforms.

    Federal Communications Commission · published Oct 26, 2026 · comments close Nov 25, 2026 (16 days)
  • Modernizing the Ability of Consumers To Control Robocalls

    In this document, the Commission seeks comment on measures to ensure that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules that govern robocalls continue to evolve with changes in technology and industry practices. Specifically, we seek comment on reducing the timeframe…

    Federal Communications Commission · published Oct 26, 2026 · comments close Nov 25, 2026 (16 days)

Immigration and justice

  • Optional Practical Training Fees

    This rule proposes new fees for Optional Practical Training (OPT) to combat fraud, strengthen the integrity of the immigration system, and protect U.S. workers. The following fees would apply for each F-1 nonimmigrant student to engage in OPT through a Student and Exchange…

    Homeland Security Department · published Oct 8, 2026 · comments close Nov 9, 2026 (today)
  • Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to remove regulations at 8 CFR 214.1(l)(2) to restore its previous and long- standing policy of not providing aliens in certain nonimmigrant classifications (and their dependents) with an up to 60-day grace period upon cessation…

    Homeland Security Department · published Sep 11, 2026 · comments close Nov 10, 2026 (1 day)
  • Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), proposes to remove 8 CFR 214.1(c)(5), which generally provides that USCIS gives deference to a prior approval involving the same facts when adjudicating a request to extend a…

    Homeland Security Department · published Oct 14, 2026 · comments close Nov 13, 2026 (4 days)
  • Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

    In the Notice section of today's Federal Register, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a new system of records, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Statistical Data…

    Justice Department · published Oct 15, 2026 · comments close Nov 16, 2026 (7 days)
  • Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

    In the Notice section of today's Federal Register, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a new system of records titled "Fraud and Abuse Prevention Program…

    Justice Department · published Oct 15, 2026 · comments close Nov 16, 2026 (7 days)
  • Explosives Magazine Safety Requirements

    The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proposes amending Department of Justice ("Department") regulations to streamline requirements for maintaining structures used for storing explosives, called "magazines." ATF proposes consolidating many requirements…

    Justice Department / Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau · published Sep 25, 2026 · comments close Nov 24, 2026 (15 days)
  • Revising Requirements and Exceptions for Storing Explosives

    The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proposes amending Department of Justice regulations listing exceptions to the requirement that explosive materials must be stored in locked magazines. Specifically, ATF proposes adding a testing exception; removing…

    Justice Department / Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau · published Sep 25, 2026 · comments close Nov 24, 2026 (15 days)
  • Extension of Reexportation Period.

    This proposed rule would amend the regulations of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to extend the time allowed for reexports of controlled substances outside of the European Economic Area from 180 days from the date of original release from U.S. Customs and Border…

    Justice Department / Drug Enforcement Administration · published Oct 1, 2026 · comments close Nov 30, 2026 (21 days)

Food, farms and safety net

  • Amendments To Import Requirements for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

    Current APHIS regulations specify that live birds and other avian commodities may not be exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or sourced from premises quarantined for HPAI within the 90 days immediately preceding export to the United States. We are proposing to…

    Agriculture Department / Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · published Sep 24, 2026 · comments close Nov 23, 2026 (14 days) · Significant

Transportation and safety

  • Use of Certain Restricted Category Aircraft for the Transport of Firefighters for Wildfire Suppression

    FAA is evaluating a future amendment to its regulations to permit firefighters to be transported to and from the site of a wildfire aboard certain restricted category aircraft when the purpose of that transportation is to permit those firefighters to perform ground wildfire…

    Transportation Department / Federal Aviation Administration · published Sep 14, 2026 · comments close Nov 13, 2026 (4 days)
  • Special Conditions: Honda Aircraft Company LLC Model HA-480 Airplane; High Altitude Operation

    This action proposes special conditions for the Honda Aircraft Company LLC (Honda) Model HA-480 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for normal category airplanes…

    Transportation Department / Federal Aviation Administration · published Oct 5, 2026 · comments close Nov 19, 2026 (10 days)
  • Amendment of Domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-184, and Revocation of V-284 and V-577; Eastern United States

    This action proposes to amend domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-184, and revoke V- 284 and V-577 in the eastern United States. The FAA is proposing these actions due to the planned decommissioning of the Cedar Lake, NJ (VCN)…

    Transportation Department / Federal Aviation Administration · published Oct 5, 2026 · comments close Nov 19, 2026 (10 days)
  • Part 572; Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Adult Male Dummy (THOR-50M); Extension of Comment Period

    In response to a request from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), NHTSA is announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) published on September 22, 2026. The SNPRM supplements NHTSA's…

    Transportation Department / National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · published Oct 23, 2026 · comments close Nov 21, 2026 (12 days)
  • Flight Operations: Pilot requirements; Use of oxygen

    FAA proposes to raise the altitudes at which a pilot is required to don an oxygen mask for commuter and on demand operations, as directed by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, and revise the pilot oxygen mask requirements applicable to general aviation operations in…

    Transportation Department / Federal Aviation Administration · published Sep 24, 2026 · comments close Nov 23, 2026 (14 days)
  • Capital Construction Fund Revision

    MARAD proposes to revise its regulations governing the filing of applications and administration of Capital Construction Fund (CCF) Program accounts. The proposed rule would (i) conform the regulations to recent statutory amendments extending CCF Program application to all U.S…

    Transportation Department / Maritime Administration · published Sep 22, 2026 · comments close Nov 23, 2026 (14 days)
  • Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles

    NHTSA is proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." The proposed updates to the standard are intended to remove unnecessary requirements and to provide design flexibility without impact on…

    Transportation Department / National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · published Oct 26, 2026 · comments close Nov 25, 2026 (16 days) · Significant
  • Special Conditions: Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 190-400 Airplane; Embraer Enhanced Takeoff System

    This action proposes special conditions for the Embraer S.A. (Embraer) Model ERJ 190-400 series airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category…

    Transportation Department / Federal Aviation Administration · published Oct 27, 2026 · comments close Nov 27, 2026 (18 days)

Everything else

  • Periodic Reporting

    The Commission is acknowledging a recent Postal Service filing requesting the Commission initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider changes to analytical principles relating to periodic reports. This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes…

    Postal Regulatory Commission · published Oct 14, 2026 · comments close Nov 19, 2026 (10 days)
  • Small Business Size Standards

    On August 20, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) published a notice of proposed rulemaking and a notice of availability of Revised Size Standards Methodology in the Federal Register to solicit public comments on the revised methodology and proposed…

    Small Business Administration · published Sep 24, 2026 · comments close Nov 20, 2026 (11 days)
  • International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR): Review of the U.S. Munitions List and Related Definitions and License Exemptions

    The Department of State (the Department) proposes to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to ensure that the U.S. Munitions List (USML) focuses ITAR controls on the most sensitive technologies, to improve regulatory transparency and clarity, and to reduce…

    State Department · published Oct 1, 2026 · comments close Nov 30, 2026 (21 days) · Significant

Not listed: 35 technical notices open for comment (aircraft airworthiness directives, drawbridge schedules, safety zones, airspace changes and state air-plan approvals). Every proposal is on the Regulations page.

How to write a comment the agency has to answer

  1. Open the rule and find the docket. The "Submit a formal comment" button on the Federal Register page, or the docket number on Regulations.gov, is where comments are filed. Comments sent anywhere else may not count.
  2. Say who you are and why it touches you. A nurse on staffing rules, a renter on a housing rule: your experience is evidence the agency must weigh.
  3. Answer the agency's own questions. Proposals list the questions the agency wants answered. A comment that answers one is hard to ignore.
  4. Be specific and cite facts. Name the section you support or oppose and say what you would change. Agencies answer substance, not vote counts: one well-argued comment can matter more than a thousand identical ones.
  5. File before the deadline. Late comments do not have to be considered. Comments are public, so leave out anything private.

Source: the Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives), copied by 4Progressives Politics on a schedule. Check the deadline on the rule's own page before you file.