# US Federal Register Rules & Notices Tracker (`cynix_dev/federal-register-tracker`) Actor

Search and monitor US Federal Register documents: final rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents. Filter by agency, type, date, and keyword. Keyless.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cynix\_dev/federal-register-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Cynix Dev](https://apify.com/cynix_dev) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.90 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## US Federal Register Rules & Notices Tracker

Search and monitor **US Federal Register documents** — final rules, proposed
rules, notices, and presidential documents — direct from the official
[federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov) API. No API key required.

![US Government](https://img.logo.dev/federalregister.gov?token=pk_f3e1270e3c2e4cb5a0c3a8d86e96b90a\&size=200\&retina=true\&format=png)

### What it does

The Federal Register is the official daily journal of the US government,
publishing new and amended federal regulations. This actor queries its public
API and returns structured metadata for matching documents — the daily feed that
compliance teams, lobbyists, lawyers, and policy analysts track.

### Example Inputs

#### Track recent rules on data privacy

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "data privacy",
  "documentType": "all",
  "agency": "",
  "startDate": "",
  "endDate": "",
  "maxDocuments": 20
}
```

#### Monitor a specific agency's proposed rules

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "",
  "documentType": "PRORULE",
  "agency": "epa",
  "startDate": "2024-01-01",
  "endDate": "2024-06-30",
  "maxDocuments": 50
}
```

#### Watch for new SEC final rules

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "",
  "documentType": "RULE",
  "agency": "sec",
  "startDate": "",
  "endDate": "",
  "maxDocuments": 100
}
```

### Output

Each document record includes:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `document_number` | Unique FR document number (e.g. 2024-12345) |
| `title` | Document title |
| `type` | Rule / Proposed Rule / Notice / Presidential Document |
| `publication_date` | Date published in the Federal Register |
| `agencies` | Issuing agency/agencies |
| `abstract` | Document summary |
| `html_url` | Link to full text on federalregister.gov |
| `pdf_url` | Link to printable PDF |
| `regulation_id_number` | RIN (for rules in the unified agenda) |
| `effective_date` | When a rule takes effect |
| `comment_due_date` | Public comment deadline (proposed rules) |

### Data Source

[Federal Register API](https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/documentation/api/v1)
— official US government public API. Data is public domain (17 USC §105) and
published daily at federalregister.gov.

### Use Cases

- **Regulatory compliance**: track rules that affect your industry
- **Legal / policy teams**: monitor agency rulemaking
- **Public comments**: find proposed rules with open comment periods
- **Lobbying / advocacy**: watch the daily federal register for relevant actions
- **News & journalism**: identify newsworthy federal actions

### Limitations

- The API caps full-text search `count` at 10,000 documents per query
- `agency` accepts agency slugs (e.g. `nrc`, `epa`, `sec`, `fda`)
- Some rules have no RIN (`regulation_id_number` empty) or effective date

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerm` (type: `string`):

Full-text keyword to search in document titles and body (e.g. 'data privacy', 'climate change', 'medicare').

## `documentType` (type: `string`):

Filter by the type of Federal Register document.

## `agency` (type: `string`):

Filter documents by an agency slug or name (e.g. 'nrc', 'sec', 'epa', 'fda'). Leave empty for all agencies.

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

Only documents published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

Only documents published on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `maxDocuments` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of documents to return (paginated 100 per page).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "",
  "documentType": "all",
  "agency": "",
  "startDate": "",
  "endDate": "",
  "maxDocuments": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped records

# 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 = {
    "searchTerm": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cynix_dev/federal-register-tracker").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 = { "searchTerm": "" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cynix_dev/federal-register-tracker").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 '{
  "searchTerm": ""
}' |
apify call cynix_dev/federal-register-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

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/Jqp0OKOM3pv9bqzvl/builds/G3GwxwzoKwr5q6xyV/openapi.json