{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance laws united states governing'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+laws+united+states+governing&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Sentencing Commission hereby gives notice that the Commission has promulgated amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the text of the amendments and the reason for each amendment.","document_number":"2026-08647","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08647/sentencing-guidelines-for-united-states-courts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08647.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08647.pdf?1777639519","publication_date":"2026-05-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION","name":"United States Sentencing Commission","id":515,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/united-states-sentencing-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/515","parent_id":null,"slug":"united-states-sentencing-commission"}],"excerpts":"that are harmed are closely related. Where one count, for example, involves unlawfully entering \n \n the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> and the other involves possession of fraudulent evidence of citizenship, the counts are grouped together because the societal interests harmed (the interests protected by <span class=\"match\">laws</span> <span class=\"match\">governing</span> immigration) are closely related. In contrast, where one count involves the sale of controlled substances and the other involves an immigration <span class=\"match\">law</span> violation, the counts are not grouped together because different societal interests are harmed. Ambiguities"},{"title":"Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Sentencing Commission is considering promulgating amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the proposed amendments and, for each proposed amendment, a synopsis of the issues addressed by that proposed amendment. This notice also sets forth several issues for comment, some of which are set forth together with the proposed amendments, and one of which (regarding retroactive application of proposed amendments) is set forth in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.","document_number":"2025-23473","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/19/2025-23473/sentencing-guidelines-for-united-states-courts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-19/pdf/2025-23473.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23473.pdf?1766065530","publication_date":"2025-12-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION","name":"United States Sentencing Commission","id":515,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/united-states-sentencing-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/515","parent_id":null,"slug":"united-states-sentencing-commission"}],"excerpts":"striking “(b)(9)(B)” both places such term appears and inserting “(b)(10)(B)”; \n in Note 9 by striking the following: \n \n “\n Application of Subsection (b)(10).— \n \n \n (A) \n Definition of <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>.— \n For purposes of subsection (b)(10)(B), `<span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>' means each of the 50 <span class=\"match\">states</span>, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.\n \n \n (B) \n Sophisticated Means Enhancement under Subsection (b)(10)(C).— \n For purposes of subsection (b)(10)(C),"},{"title":"Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comments and public input regarding its proposal to revise Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing the prevailing wages for employment opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with alien workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program or through H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. Specifically, DOL is proposing to amend its regulations governing the PERM program and Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) to incorporate changes to the computation of wage levels under the Department's four-tiered prevailing wage structure based on the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage survey administered by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These proposed revisions aim to better align prevailing wage levels with the wages paid to U.S. workers who are similarly employed in the occupation and area of intended employment. The Department's proposed revisions also seek to strengthen program integrity by reducing the incentive for employers to use these programs to replace, rather than supplement, U.S. workers by employing lower-paid alien workers. In addition, the revision would enable the Department to more effectively ensure that the employment of immigrant and nonimmigrant workers admitted or otherwise provided one of the covered statuses does not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-06017","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-06017/improving-wage-protections-for-the-temporary-and-permanent-employment-of-certain-foreign-nationals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-06017.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06017.pdf?1774529117","publication_date":"2026-03-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"interests, or welfare of the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>.” \n 20 \n \n DHS regulations, in turn, define an “advanced degree” as any <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> academic or professional degree, or a foreign equivalent degree above that of a bachelor's degree. A <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> bachelor's degree or a foreign equivalent \n \n degree followed by at least five years of progressive experience in the specialty shall be considered the equivalent of a master's degree.\n 21 \n \n If a doctoral degree customarily is required by the specialty, the alien must have a <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> doctorate or a foreign"},{"title":"Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) Implementing Regulations Related to Textile and Apparel Goods, Automotive Goods, and Other USMCA Provisions","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to add implementing regulations for the preferential tariff treatment and related customs provisions of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) with respect to general definitions, drawback and duty-deferral programs, textile and apparel goods, and automotive goods. This document also amends the regulations to implement the temporary admission of goods, to delineate recordkeeping and protest requirements, to clarify the fee provisions, and to make conforming amendments, including technical corrections to other laws as required by statute.","document_number":"2025-00550","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-00550/agreement-between-the-united-states-of-america-the-united-mexican-states-and-canada-usmca","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-00550.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00550.pdf?1737035115","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"}],"excerpts":"Agreement Between the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> of America, the <span class=\"match\">United</span> Mexican <span class=\"match\">States</span>, and Canada” (the Protocol) was signed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Agreement Between the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> of America, the <span class=\"match\">United</span> Mexican <span class=\"match\">States</span> (Mexico), and Canada (the USMCA) \n 1 \n \n is attached as an annex to the Protocol and was subsequently amended to reflect certain modifications and technical corrections in the “Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement Between the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> of America, the <span class=\"match\">United</span> Mexican <span class=\"match\">States</span>, and Canada” (the Amended"},{"title":"Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Sentencing Commission hereby gives notice that the Commission has promulgated amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary; and the Commission requests comment regarding whether it should include in the Guidelines Manual as changes that may be applied retroactively to previously sentenced defendants any or all of the following amendments: Parts A and B of Amendment 1; and Subparts 1 and 2 of Part A of Amendment 2. This notice sets forth the text of the amendments and the reason for each amendment, and the request for comment regarding possible retroactive application of the amendments listed above.","document_number":"2025-07785","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/09/2025-07785/sentencing-guidelines-for-united-states-courts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-09/pdf/2025-07785.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-07785.pdf?1746708308","publication_date":"2025-05-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION","name":"United States Sentencing Commission","id":515,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/united-states-sentencing-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/515","parent_id":null,"slug":"united-states-sentencing-commission"}],"excerpts":" See, e.g., <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> \n v. \n Anglin \n , 169 F.3d 154, 164 (2d Cir. 1999); \n <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> \n v. \n Bell \n , 947 F.3d 49, 57 (3d Cir. 2020); \n <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> \n v. \n Garcia \n , 857 F.3d 708, 713-14 (5thCir. 2017); \n <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> \n v. \n Herman \n , 930 F.3d 872, 877 (7thCir. 2019); \n <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> \n v. \n Parker \n , 241 F.3d 1114, 1118-19 (9th Cir. 2001). By contrast, the First, Fourth, Sixth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits have held that restricting a victim's movement at gunpoint suffices for the enhancement. \n See, e.g., <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> \n v. \n Wallace"},{"title":"Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule requires certificated repair stations located outside the territory of the United States (U.S.) whose employees perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions on certain air carrier aircraft to conduct alcohol and controlled substance testing in a manner acceptable to the Administrator and consistent with the applicable laws of the country in which the repair station is located. The final rule directs the repair station to comply with the requirements of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program published by the FAA and the Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs published by the Department of Transportation, as proposed. However, this final rule also allows foreign governments, on behalf of certificated repair stations within their territories, and individual foreign repair stations subject to the rule to obtain the Administrator's recognition of a compatible alternative that contains minimum criteria in lieu of compliance with certain components of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.","document_number":"2024-29837","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29837/drug-and-alcohol-testing-of-certificated-repair-station-employees-located-outside-of-the-united","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29837.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29837.pdf?1734356753","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"DFT <span class=\"match\">states</span> is contrary to the NPRM and has the potential to impose on UK sovereignty. UK DFT further <span class=\"match\">states</span> U.S. employment <span class=\"match\">law</span> is different from UK employment <span class=\"match\">law</span>, which is set out in the Employment Rights Act 1996. UK DFT stated the requirement of a program that complies with extremely detailed and onerous criteria that can be applied to U.S. repair stations presents practical difficulties if implemented on UK repair stations. It is likely to present problems in some cases of a clash between the requirements of the NPRM and UK domestic <span class=\"match\">law</span> on unfair"},{"title":"Counter-UAS Authority for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement and Correctional Agencies","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this interim final rule (\"IFR\"), the Department of Justice (\"DOJ\") and the Department of Homeland Security (\"DHS\") (collectively, \"the Departments\") codify the framework for implementing the SAFER SKIES Act, which authorizes State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement or correctional (\"SLTT\") agencies to conduct counter-unmanned aircraft system (\"C-UAS\") operations. This framework governs training and certification (including a two-tiered structure for detection and warning operations and for mitigation operations), authorized technologies, spectrum coordination, airspace approval, real-time air traffic control notification, mitigation reporting, privacy protections, and compliance requirements for SLTT agencies in relation to the exercise of C-UAS authority.","document_number":"2026-13609","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13609/counter-uas-authority-for-state-local-tribal-and-territorial-law-enforcement-and-correctional","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13609.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13609.pdf?1782936911","publication_date":"2026-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"section 46502 of title 49, <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Code, and sections 32, 1030, and 1367 and chapters 119 and 206 of title 18, <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Code, and notwithstanding the <span class=\"match\">laws</span> of any particular State, local, Tribal, or territorial jurisdiction. Nothing in this part vests in the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General any authority of the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.\n \n \n (d) \n Comprehensive framework. \n This part establishes the complete framework <span class=\"match\">governing</span> the exercise of authority"},{"title":"Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Public Notice and Comment for Standards, Criteria, and Guidance Applicable to Forest Service Programs","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Department of Agriculture (Department) is proposing to amend regulations governing the Directive System for the United States Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency); the scope of notice and comment requirements for the formulation of standards, criteria, and guidelines applicable to Forest Service programs; and associated agency procedures. These amendments enhance Agency employees' discretion to allow innovation in program implementation to account for the unique ecological conditions of affected landscapes and changing social and economic needs.","document_number":"2026-13281","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13281/organization-functions-and-procedures-public-notice-and-comment-for-standards-criteria-and-guidance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-01/pdf/2026-13281.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13281.pdf?1782823516","publication_date":"2026-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Forest Service","name":"Forest Service","id":209,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/forest-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/209","parent_id":12,"slug":"forest-service"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Proposed rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Department of Agriculture (Department) is proposing to amend regulations <span class=\"match\">governing</span> the Directive System for the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency); the scope of notice and comment requirements for the formulation of standards, criteria, and guidelines applicable to Forest Service programs; and associated agency procedures. These amendments enhance Agency employees' discretion to allow innovation in program implementation to account for the unique ecological conditions"},{"title":"Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Sentencing Commission is considering promulgating amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the proposed amendments and, for each proposed amendment, a synopsis of the issues addressed by that proposed amendment. This notice also sets forth several issues for comment, some of which are set forth together with the proposed amendments, and one of which (regarding retroactive application of proposed amendments) is set forth in the Supplementary Information section of this notice.","document_number":"2024-31279","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/02/2024-31279/sentencing-guidelines-for-united-states-courts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-02/pdf/2024-31279.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31279.pdf?1735652711","publication_date":"2025-01-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION","name":"United States Sentencing Commission","id":515,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/united-states-sentencing-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/515","parent_id":null,"slug":"united-states-sentencing-commission"}],"excerpts":"defendant attended school in the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>, (3) the duration of the defendant's continued residence in the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>, (4) the duration of the defendant's presence outside the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>, (5) the nature and extent of the defendant's familial and cultural ties inside the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>, and the nature and extent of such ties outside the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>, (6) the seriousness of the defendant's criminal history, and (7) whether the defendant engaged in additional criminal activity after illegally reentering the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>.”. \n The Commentary to § 2L2"},{"title":"Locatable Minerals","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Agency), is proposing to revise its regulations governing occupancy and use of the surface of National Forest System lands in connection with prospecting, exploration, development, mining, processing, and reclamation and reasonably incident uses authorized by U.S. mining laws and the Organic Administration Act of 1897. Regulatory revisions are needed to improve the efficiency and transparency of Forest Service regulation of locatable mineral operations conducted on National Forest System lands under the mining laws, and to minimize, to the fullest extent practicable, adverse impacts on surface resources. In addition, the revisions will support Federal policy to secure reliable and sustainable supplies of strategic and critical minerals in the United States.","document_number":"2026-03364","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/20/2026-03364/locatable-minerals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-20/pdf/2026-03364.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03364.pdf?1771508713","publication_date":"2026-02-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Forest Service","name":"Forest Service","id":209,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/forest-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/209","parent_id":12,"slug":"forest-service"}],"excerpts":"the mining <span class=\"match\">laws</span> by stating that, “. . . mining claims shall not be used for any purposes other than prospecting, mining, or processing operations and uses reasonably incident thereto” (30 U.S.C. 612(a)). Congress provided that any rights under the mining <span class=\"match\">laws</span> are subject to the right of the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> to manage and dispose of the vegetative surface resources thereof and to manage other surface resources (except mineral deposits subject to location under the mining <span class=\"match\">laws</span> of the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>). The statute also amended the mining <span class=\"match\">laws</span> by providing"},{"title":"Preemption Determination: State Interest-on-Escrow Laws","type":"Rule","abstract":"The OCC is issuing a preemption determination concluding that Federal law preempts State laws that restrict OCC-regulated banks' flexibility to decide whether and to what extent to pay interest or other compensation on funds placed in real estate escrow accounts; or assess fees in connection with such accounts. This preemption determination will provide much-needed clarity to banks and other stakeholders.","document_number":"2026-10037","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/19/2026-10037/preemption-determination-state-interest-on-escrow-laws","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-19/pdf/2026-10037.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10037.pdf?1779108318","publication_date":"2026-05-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"}],"excerpts":"banking context are “not normally limited by, but rather ordinarily pre-empt[], contrary state <span class=\"match\">law</span>.” \n 31 \n \n \n \n \n 28 \n  U.S. Const. art. VI, cl. 2 (“This Constitution, and the <span class=\"match\">Laws</span> of the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>, shall be the supreme <span class=\"match\">Law</span> of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or <span class=\"match\">Laws</span> of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”).\n \n \n \n \n 29 \n  \n See Barnett, \n 517 U.S. at"},{"title":"Preemption Determination: State Interest-on-Escrow Laws","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The OCC is proposing to issue a preemption determination concluding that federal law preempts state laws that eliminate OCC- regulated banks' flexibility to decide whether and to what extent to (1) pay interest or other compensation on funds placed in real estate escrow accounts; or (2) assess fees in connection with such accounts. This preemption determination would provide much needed clarity to banks and other stakeholders.","document_number":"2025-23987","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/30/2025-23987/preemption-determination-state-interest-on-escrow-laws","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-30/pdf/2025-23987.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23987.pdf?1767015917","publication_date":"2025-12-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"}],"excerpts":"banking context are “not normally limited by, but rather ordinarily pre-empt[ ], contrary state <span class=\"match\">law</span>.” \n 16 \n \n \n \n \n 13 \n  U.S. Const. art. VI, cl. 2 (“This Constitution, and the <span class=\"match\">Laws</span> of the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>, shall be the supreme <span class=\"match\">Law</span> of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or <span class=\"match\">Laws</span> of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”).\n \n \n \n \n 14 \n  \n Barnett Bank \n v. \n Nelson"},{"title":"Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers) and enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) that would rescind provisions contained within a final rule published by the Department on April 29, 2024, which adopted a number of unnecessary, burdensome, and costly requirements on employers. Specifically, these provisions include, but are not limited to, substantial new requirements associated with the material terms and conditions offered by employers to H-2A workers that are not commonly provided to other U.S. workers, including progressive discipline policies for cause-based employment terminations, anti-retaliation measures for certain workers engaged in self-organization and other concerted activities, and expanding the authority and scope for a State Workforce Agency (SWA) to discontinue employment services to employers, which prevents those employers from accessing the H-2A program, while eliminating employers' option to request a hearing prior to the SWA's final determination. Further, the final rule imposed extensive highly-sensitive data collection requirements on employers related to their use of foreign labor recruiters, including personal names and physical addresses abroad, as well as detailed personal information associated with all owners of the employers, operators of the place(s) of employment, and supervisor(s) and manager(s) of workers employed under the terms of the work contract, with very limited or no practical utility to the agency's statutory decision making. A brief summary of this rulemaking can be found at www.regulations.gov by searching by the RIN: 1205-AC25.","document_number":"2025-12315","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/02/2025-12315/recission-of-final-rule-improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-02/pdf/2025-12315.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12315.pdf?1751287533","publication_date":"2025-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"the statutory mandate of protecting similarly employed workers in the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> from adverse effect from the employment of foreign workers. Specifically, the requirement that an employer progressively discipline a worker before terminating that worker for cause has no meaningful connection to preventing the employment of H-2A workers from adversely affecting the wages and working conditions of similarly employed workers in the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>. Most workers in the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> are not entitled to progressive discipline (although progressive discipline"},{"title":"Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity Annapolis","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is amending its regulations to establish three danger zones in the waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the vicinity of the Naval Support Activity Annapolis. The danger zone in Carr Creek is necessary to enable safe operation of the United States Naval Academy firing range and to reflect the routine and periodic usage of the firing range for training Sailors, Midshipmen, and law enforcement personnel. The two danger zones in Whitehall Bay are necessary to enable the safe operation of the United States Naval Academy firing range and to reflect irregular and infrequent usage of the range for training Sailors, Midshipmen, and law enforcement personnel. The firing range faces Carr Creek and, during times of operation, may present a danger to vessels located in the proposed danger zones.","document_number":"2026-11786","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11786/danger-zone-waters-of-carr-creek-and-whitehall-bay-in-the-vicinity-of-the-naval-support-activity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11786.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11786.pdf?1781095526","publication_date":"2026-06-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers","name":"Engineers Corps","id":142,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/engineers-corps","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/142","parent_id":103,"slug":"engineers-corps"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is amending its regulations to establish three danger zones in the waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the vicinity of the Naval Support Activity Annapolis. The danger zone in Carr Creek is necessary to enable safe operation of the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Naval Academy firing range and to reflect the routine and periodic usage of the firing range for training Sailors, Midshipmen, and <span class=\"match\">law</span> enforcement personnel. The two danger zones in Whitehall Bay are necessary"},{"title":"Fair Credit Reporting Act; Preemption of State Laws","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) is issuing this interpretive rule to clarify that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) generally preempts State laws that touch on broad areas of credit reporting, consistent with Congress's intent to create national standards for the credit reporting system. This interpretive rule replaces a July 2022 interpretive rule that the Bureau withdrew in May 2025.","document_number":"2025-19671","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/28/2025-19671/fair-credit-reporting-act-preemption-of-state-laws","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-28/pdf/2025-19671.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19671.pdf?1761569107","publication_date":"2025-10-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"displace State <span class=\"match\">laws</span> on consumer reporting.\n \n \n \n 36 \n  \n <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> \n v. \n Woods, \n 571 U.S. 31, 46 n.5 (2013).\n \n \n \n As noted above, when the FCRA was enacted in 1970, it preempted only conflicting State <span class=\"match\">laws</span>. Congress expanded FCRA preemption when it first enacted section 1681t(b) in 1996, reaching a wide swath of State <span class=\"match\">laws</span> that were more protective than the FCRA. However, in those 1996 amendments, Congress clarified that this broader provision would not apply to any State <span class=\"match\">law</span> that “(A) is enacted after January 1, 2004; (B) <span class=\"match\">states</span> explicitly"},{"title":"Grazing Advisory Boards","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency) is making purely technical, clarifying revisions to its existing regulations governing the establishment and maintenance of grazing advisory boards on National Forest System lands (NFS). The revisions remove the provisions for grazing advisory boards to ensure consistency of the existing regulations with governing statutes.","document_number":"2025-06801","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/21/2025-06801/grazing-advisory-boards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-21/pdf/2025-06801.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-06801.pdf?1744980313","publication_date":"2025-04-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Forest Service","name":"Forest Service","id":209,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/forest-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/209","parent_id":12,"slug":"forest-service"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency) is making purely technical, clarifying revisions to its existing regulations <span class=\"match\">governing</span> the establishment and maintenance of grazing advisory boards on National Forest System lands (NFS). The revisions remove the provisions for grazing advisory boards to ensure consistency of the existing regulations with <span class=\"match\">governing</span> statutes. \n \n \n DATES: \n This rule is effective May 21, 2025. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n \n Information on this final"},{"title":"Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner would bring the United States in line with most other countries that require that such parties be represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Additionally, this requirement would increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to more effectively use available mechanisms to enforce compliance by all foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements in patent matters, and enhance the USPTO's ability to respond to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.","document_number":"2025-23917","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23917/required-use-by-foreign-applicants-and-patent-owners-of-a-patent-practitioner","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23917.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23917.pdf?1766497523","publication_date":"2025-12-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"United States Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":" \n \n SUMMARY: \n The <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner would bring the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> in line with most other"},{"title":"Bank Secrecy Act and Sanctions Compliance Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposes to issue regulations pursuant to the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) that would implement appropriate Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions compliance standards applicable to FDIC-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers.","document_number":"2026-11342","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11342/bank-secrecy-act-and-sanctions-compliance-standards-for-fdic-supervised-permitted-payment-stablecoin","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-05/pdf/2026-11342.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11342.pdf?1780577118","publication_date":"2026-06-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"2 of title I of Public <span class=\"match\">Law</span> 91-508 (12 U.S.C. 1951 \n et seq. \n ); and\n \n \n (3) Subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Code and notes thereto (31 U.S.C. 5311 \n et seq. \n ).\n \n \n (d) \n FinCEN \n means the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Department of the Treasury.\n \n \n (e) \n Significant AML/CFT supervisory action \n means any written \n \n communication or other formal supervisory determination:\n \n (1) That \n (i) Identifies one or more alleged deficiencies, weaknesses, violations of <span class=\"match\">law</span>, or unsafe or unsound practices"},{"title":"Rules Governing Pre-Issuance Internal Circulation and Review of Decisions Within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (\"USPTO\" or \"Office\") is amending the rules of practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (\"PTAB\" or \"Board\") to add a new rule governing the pre-issuance circulation and review of decisions within the PTAB. The rule promotes the efficient delivery of reliable intellectual property rights by promoting consistent, clear, and open decision-making processes at the PTAB.","document_number":"2024-12823","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/12/2024-12823/rules-governing-pre-issuance-internal-circulation-and-review-of-decisions-within-the-patent-trial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-12/pdf/2024-12823.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-12823.pdf?1718109928","publication_date":"2024-06-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"report containing the rule and other required information to the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> Senate, the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office. The changes in this rulemaking are not expected to result in an annual effect on the economy of 100 million dollars or more, a major increase in costs or prices, or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span>-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in"},{"title":"United States et al. v. Agri Stats, Inc.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2026-11329","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11329/united-states-et-al-v-agri-stats-inc-proposed-final-judgment-and-competitive-impact-statement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-05/pdf/2026-11329.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11329.pdf?1780577117","publication_date":"2026-06-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Antitrust Division","name":"Antitrust Division","id":23,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/antitrust-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/23","parent_id":268,"slug":"antitrust-division"}],"excerpts":"the Monitor's duties, the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> may recommend that the Court appoint a substitute. \n VIII. Antitrust <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Program \n A. Within 30 days of entry of the Stipulation and Order, Agri Stats must submit a written antitrust <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> policy to the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> and Plaintiff <span class=\"match\">States</span> for approval by the <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> in its sole discretion that complies with the obligations set forth in this Final Judgment. Agri Stats must annually train all <span class=\"match\">United</span> <span class=\"match\">States</span> employees on this written policy. At a minimum, the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> program will include the"}]}