President Trump has issued an Executive Order that requires agencies to review all regulations “for consistency with law and Administration policy.”

In issuing the order, Trump said, “It is the policy of my Administration to focus the executive branch’s limited enforcement resources on regulations squarely authorized by constitutional Federal statutes, and to commence the deconstruction of the overbearing and burdensome administrative state.”

He continued, “Ending Federal overreach and restoring the constitutional separation of powers is a priority of my Administration. “

The administration has issued several Executive Orders that attempt to centralize rulemaking in the White House and the Department of Government Efficiency. For instance, as we previously reported, President Trump has issued an Executive Order that gives the administration power over independent agencies.

The regulatory order gives agency heads, the Office of Management and Budget and DOGE, and in some cases, the Attorney General, 60 days to identify regulations that, among other things:

  • Impose undue burdens on small businesses and impede private enterprise and entrepreneurship.
  • Are based on unlawful delegations of legislative power.
  • Include matters of social, political, or economic significance that are not authorized by clear statutory authority.
  • Impose significant costs on private industries and people and are not outweighed by public benefits.
  • Impose undue burdens on small business and impede private enterprise and entrepreneurship.
  • “Harm the national interest by significantly and unjustifiably impeding technological innovation, infrastructure development, disaster response, inflation reduction, research and development, economic development, energy production, land use, and foreign policy objectives.”

As part of the process, OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is directed to work with agency heads to develop a Unified Regulatory Agenda that will rescind or modify those rules. The Unified Regulatory Agenda is released semi-annually. The next version, the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda, is likely to be released in early July.