Our policy analysts discuss ten important trends that defined the regulatory landscape over the past year. With Zhoudan (Zoey) Xie, Sarah Hay, Finn Dobkin & Henry Hirsch. Read the full commentary.

As policymakers debate how best to harness the potential of artificial intelligence while fostering competition and safety, there are lessons to be learned from the regulatory approaches to novel technologies of the past. In this special, AI-generated episode powered by Google NotebookLM, the platform summarizes an essay by Susan Dudley with insights on the regulatory frameworks developed for technologies such as commercial flight, biotechnology, and the Internet. Read the full text of the essay.

Susan Dudley discusses the strategies and approaches the Trump administration is likely to use to advance goals of deregulation, such as reducing wasteful spending, reviving a regulatory budget, recalling some Biden rules through the Congressional Review Act, accelerating energy and infrastructure permitting, and more.

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to revoke many Biden administration policies upon returning to the White House in January 2025. Poised to have GOP majorities in the US House and Senate, the new administration has the opportunity to fast-track its reversal of Biden-era regulations using the Congressional Review Act. Our policy experts Zoey Xie, Sarah Hay, and Steve Balla discuss which regulations are likely to fall within the CRA lookback window and which might become potential targets for reversal early next year.

Following up on our recent forum event, Regulation by Enforcement: Blockchain and Crypto – Coin Center Policy Counsel and veteran Capitol Hill lawyer Landon Zinda returns for a deeper dive into cryptocurrency basics. Landon discusses the functionality of crypto tokens beyond digital payments, how crypto markets are evolving, and the current state of play for potential legislation and regulation of the industry. Explore more coverage of this event.

In April 2024, federal agencies broke records by issuing an unprecedented number of significant final rules. The surge of rules is related to the expectation that rules finalized later in the year may be at risk of being overturned through the Congressional Review Act. Senior Policy Analyst Zoey Xie and Senior Scholar Susan Dudley discuss the growing awareness and prominence of the CRA and the notable patterns seen in the April rush. Read Dudley's column in Forbes. Read Xie's commentary.

President Biden’s Executive Order 14117 is an ambitious attempt to mitigate the exploitation of sensitive U.S. data. While the order’s implementation faces uncertainty in an election year, its approach is more tailored to producing meaningful protections on data security than the recent legislation banning TikTok. Senior Policy Analyst Mark Febrizio discusses the importance of addressing data security. Read the full commentary.

Will History Repeat Itself? Forecasting CRA Use in a Second Trump Administration

If Donald Trump is reelected to another presidential term in November 2024, efforts to continue his de-regulatory agenda are sure to follow. Regulations can be challenged on several fronts, and the Congressional Review Act (CRA) is an increasingly important tool that could be used following a change of administration. Professor Steven Balla and Policy Analyst Sarah Hay discuss the policy themes rolled back by the 115th Congress in 2017 and which could potentially be on the chopping block again in 2025. Read the full commentary.