# US Federal Regulations Monitor (`great_pistachio/us-federal-regulations-monitor`) Actor

Monitor the Federal Register for new rules, proposed regulations, notices, and presidential documents. Filter by keyword, agency, type, and date, and track open public comment periods. Official data with links. For compliance, legal, and government-affairs teams.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/great\_pistachio/us-federal-regulations-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Saturnin Pugnet](https://apify.com/great_pistachio) (community)
- **Categories:** News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 91.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## US Federal Regulations Monitor

Monitor the [Federal Register](https://www.federalregister.gov) for new federal rules, proposed regulations, notices, and presidential documents. Filter by keyword, agency, and type, and track **open public comment periods**. Official data with links, lightweight HTTP actor, no key.

### Use Cases

- **Compliance & legal**: catch new and proposed rules affecting your industry the day they publish
- **Government affairs / lobbying**: track open comment periods and their deadlines
- **Regulatory intelligence**: monitor a specific agency (SEC, FDA, EPA, FCC…) or topic
- **AI agents**: "new proposed rules on \[topic]", "open comment periods closing this month at \[agency]"

### Input

```json
{
    "documentTypes": ["proposed_rules"],
    "term": "artificial intelligence",
    "onlyOpenForComment": true,
    "sinceDays": 30
}
```

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `documentTypes` | `rules`, `proposed_rules`, `notices`, `presidential` (empty = all) |
| `term` | Free-text keyword filter |
| `agencies` | Agency slugs (e.g. `securities-and-exchange-commission`) |
| `onlyOpenForComment` | Only documents whose comment period is still open |
| `sinceDays` | Only documents published in the last N days |
| `maxResults` | Cap (0 = unlimited) |

### Output

Each document: `documentNumber`, `title`, `type`, `publicationDate`, `agencies`, `abstract`, `commentsCloseOn`, `openForComment`, `effectiveOn`, `htmlUrl`, `dataSource`.

### Notes

- Data is from the official Federal Register API, updated the day documents publish.
- Schedule a daily run with `onlyOpenForComment: true` for a live comment-period tracker; add a webhook for alerts.

### Related Actors

- [US FDA Compliance Monitor](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/us-fda-compliance-monitor) - FDA recalls and clearances
- [SEC Filings & Insider Trading Monitor](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/sec-filings-monitor) - SEC filings
- [US Federal Contract Awards](https://apify.com/great_pistachio/us-federal-contract-awards) - Federal spending

# Actor input Schema

## `documentTypes` (type: `array`):

Which document types to include. Leave empty for all.

## `term` (type: `string`):

Free-text keyword to filter documents (e.g. 'artificial intelligence', 'cryptocurrency'). Leave empty for all.

## `agencies` (type: `array`):

Filter by agency slug(s) as used in Federal Register URLs (e.g. 'securities-and-exchange-commission'). Leave empty for all.

## `onlyOpenForComment` (type: `boolean`):

Only include documents whose public comment period is still open.

## `sinceDays` (type: `integer`):

Only documents published in the last N days.

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

Cap total documents. 0 = unlimited.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "documentTypes": [],
  "term": "",
  "agencies": [],
  "onlyOpenForComment": false,
  "sinceDays": 30,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `defaultDataset` (type: `string`):

US federal rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents with agency, publication date, comment deadline, and a link to the full text

# 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 = {
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("great_pistachio/us-federal-regulations-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 = { "maxResults": 100 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("great_pistachio/us-federal-regulations-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 '{
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call great_pistachio/us-federal-regulations-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,great_pistachio/us-federal-regulations-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/T8XRQPu0ccK8gZQR2/builds/MtuVsRFmNWlQ76u4C/openapi.json