Subject Guide
A Federal Depository Library
About
Regulations (also known as quasi-legislation or bureaucratic laws) are rules issued by the executive agencies. They are the means by which the agencies implement laws enacted by Congress. In other words, the laws set out broad policy statements and the regulations spell out the details.
Federal Regulation Sources
- RegInfo.gov - Where to Find Federal Regulation InformationWebsite of the government agency responsible for gathering and publishing information on government regulations
- Regulations.govThe official site to make comments on proposed regulations
- Federal RegisterA legal newspaper published almost daily by the National Record and Archives Administration; it contains federal regulations, proposed regulations, and executive orders and proclamations
- Unified AgendaAlso known as the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, published twice a year (usually April and October) in the Federal Register, it summarizes the regulations and proposed regulations each agency expects to issue in the next six months
- Code of Federal RegulationsAnnual codification of the regulations published in the Federal Register