# Federal Register Monitor — New Rules & Regulations Daily (MCP) (`amygraphics/federal-register-monitor`) Actor

Federal Register official feed: new rules, proposed rules & regulatory documents with abstract, agency, CFR references, significant flags, comment deadlines and effective dates. Filter by term/agency/type. Monitor mode = daily digest of yesterday's regulations. No API key. MCP-ready.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/amygraphics/federal-register-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Zakaria el bouami](https://apify.com/amygraphics) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, MCP servers
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## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 📜 Federal Register Monitor — New Rules & Regulations Daily (MCP)

> The full **Federal Register official feed**: every new rule, proposed rule and regulatory document the US government publishes — with abstract, agency, CFR references, **economically-significant flags, comment deadlines and effective dates**. **Monitor mode = your daily "what just changed in the law" digest.** No API key. MCP-ready.

***

### ✨ The 6 things ChatGPT can't do (built in)

| Ingredient | Here |
|---|---|
| 🔒 **Hard-to-get data** | Official v1 API chained: `documents.json` date-window search + per-document detail — abstract, action, citation (volume & page), CFR references, RINs, docket IDs, regulations.gov links. 100% the official record, zero hallucination. |
| 🛠️ **Hardest problems, solved** | Server-side term/type/date filters + client-side agency, keyword, **significant-only**, **comment-deadline watch** and **effective-date countdown** — turn 200 documents/week into the 3 that matter to you. |
| ⚙️ **Automation** | `monitor` + daily schedule = **"every regulation published yesterday in {your industry}"** — compliance teams, lobbyists and law firms pay four figures a month for regulatory-intelligence subscriptions. |
| 🧠 **AI-agent cheap** | $0.001 start + $0.001 per document — Bloomberg Law / Thomson Reuters charge enterprise prices; we charge cents. |

***

### 🚀 3 recipes that pay

#### #1 — Daily regulatory digest (compliance officers)

```json
{ "mode": "monitor", "docTypes": ["RULE", "PRORULE"], "daysBack": 1, "significantOnly": true }
```

→ Schedule 07:00 → every economically-significant rule or proposal published yesterday → Slack/email before your competitors read the news.

#### #2 — Comment-deadline watch (lobbyists, trade associations)

```json
{ "mode": "monitor", "docTypes": ["PRORULE"], "commentClosingWithinDays": 14, "daysBack": 7 }
```

→ Re-surface every proposed rule whose public-comment window closes within 2 weeks — **never miss your chance to shape the rule**.

#### #3 — Industry radar (FDA/DEA watchers, aviation, energy)

```json
{ "mode": "search", "termQuery": "airworthiness", "agencyIncludes": "Transportation", "daysBack": 30, "maxResults": 100 }
```

→ Every FAA airworthiness directive from the last month — with PDF, CFR parts and effective dates.

**MCP**: `https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=amygraphics/federal-register-monitor` — your agent answers *"any new EPA rule this week?"* with the actual Federal Register citation, not a blog summary.

***

### 📦 What each row contains

`documentNumber` · `title` · `docType` (Rule / Proposed Rule / Notice / Presidential Document / Correction) · `url` + `pdfUrl` + `rawTextUrl` · `citation` ("91 FR 64618") + `volume`/`startPage`/`pageLength` · `publicationDateISO` / `signingDateISO` · **`effectiveOnISO`** · **`commentsCloseOnISO` + `commentUrl` + `regulationsGovUrl`** (act before the deadline) · **`significant`** (EO-12866 review flag) · `abstract` · `action` ("Final rule.", "Proposed rule.") · `datesText` · `agencyNames[]` · `cfrReferences[]` (title+part) · `regulationIdNumbers[]` (RINs) · `docketIds[]` · `topics[]` · `tocDoc`/`tocSubject` · corrections & executive-order metadata · `isNew`/`firstSeenAt` (monitor).

***

### 🆚 Competition

| Tool | Pricing | Monitor | Deadlines structured | MCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg Law / TRI | $$$$/month | ✅ | partial | ❌ |
| Random FR scrapers | per-call | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| **us** | **$0.001/document** | ✅ KV dedupe | ✅ always | ✅ |

***

### 🧪 Input reference

| Key | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | `search` | `monitor` = only documents never returned before (KV `fedreg-seen`, keyed number+type) |
| `termQuery` | — | server-side full-text filter |
| `docTypes` | `RULE, PRORULE` | RULE / PRORULE / NOTICE / PRESDOCU / CORRECT |
| `daysBack` | 7 | publication window (Mon–Fri only; weekends empty) |
| `keywords`, `agencyIncludes` | — | client-side refinement |
| `significantOnly` | false | economically significant rules only |
| `commentClosingWithinDays` | 0 = off | comment-deadline watch |
| `effectiveWithinDays` | 0 = off | effective-date countdown |
| `maxResults`/`maxProfiles`/`maxPages` | 60 / =maxResults / 20 | caps (100 docs/page) |

**Fair use** — The Federal Register API is the official, documented, open data service of the US National Archives & GPO. We pace politely, filter server-side by date window, and cache nothing beyond your monitor dedupe store.

***

### 💰 Pricing

- **$0.001** actor start · **$0.001** per document — abstracts, deadlines, CFR, dockets FREE

| Rows | Cost (us) | vs RegTech SaaS |
|---|---|---|
| 60 documents (weekly scan) | ~$0.06 | $$$$/month |
| Daily all-government digest (30 days) | ~$1–3/month | enterprise contracts |

**Part of the AmyGraphics data empire** — 26 public actors: tenders (EU/US/UK), registers (UK companies, US funding, clinical trials, federal grants), conferences, trade shows, jobs & real estate. Contact: morocco.uiux@gmail.com · apify.com/amygraphics

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

search = window of documents. monitor = only documents never returned before (KV dedupe) — schedule daily.

## `termQuery` (type: `string`):

Server-side full-text match: 'climate', 'controlled substances', 'airworthiness'…

## `docTypes` (type: `array`):

RULE / PRORULE (proposed) / NOTICE / PRESDOCU (presidential) / CORRECT — empty = rules + proposed rules.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Publication-date window (1 = today only). The Register publishes Mon–Fri; weekends are empty.

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Client-side match on title + abstract + agency + topics + action (e.g. 'butalbital', 'emissions').

## `agencyIncludes` (type: `string`):

Client-side agency substring match: 'Environmental Protection', 'Justice', 'Transportation'…

## `significantOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only economically significant documents (EO-12866 review flag).

## `commentClosingWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Keep only documents whose public-comment deadline falls between today and today+N. Lobbying watch. 0 = off.

## `effectiveWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Keep only documents that take effect between today and today+N — compliance countdown. 0 = off.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many documents.

## `maxProfiles` (type: `integer`):

Cap on per-document detail calls (abstract, CFR, docket IDs). 0 = same as maxResults.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on search API pages (100 docs/page).

## `requestDelaySecs` (type: `number`):

Politeness pacing toward the official portal.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

NOT needed — official API.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "termQuery": "",
  "docTypes": [
    "RULE",
    "PRORULE"
  ],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "keywords": "",
  "agencyIncludes": "",
  "significantOnly": false,
  "commentClosingWithinDays": 0,
  "effectiveWithinDays": 0,
  "maxResults": 60,
  "maxProfiles": 0,
  "maxPages": 20,
  "requestDelaySecs": 0.25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {}
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("amygraphics/federal-register-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("amygraphics/federal-register-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call amygraphics/federal-register-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,amygraphics/federal-register-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/uQ2IYtCAObV1LmB3W/builds/EmiabLeQDYGKyI4VL/openapi.json