Federal Register Rules and Notices Monitor

Federal Register rules and notices monitor: new US federal rules, proposed rules and notices from the free Federal Register API, one row each with agencies, effective and comment-close dates, abstract, CFR references, the significant-rule flag and an impact score.

Pull the newest US federal rules, proposed rules and notices into a clean table. Each row has the document number, title, type, agencies, publication, effective and comment-close dates, abstract, CFR references, the significant-rule flag, page count, HTML and PDF links, docket IDs and a simple impact and urgency score. Data comes from the free public Federal Register API. No login, no proxy, no personal data.

What is Federal Register Rules and Notices Monitor?

Get new US federal rules, proposed rules and notices from the free Federal Register API: agencies, effective and comment dates, abstract, CFR references, significance and an impact score. No login, no proxy, no personal data. Run it from the Apify Console, the API or a schedule, and export the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML.

Why use it

• Official source. Data is the Federal Register as published through its public API.
• One table. Rules, proposed rules and notices in the same shape, with ISO dates.
• Repeatable. Fixed filters and a fixed score, so runs can be compared week to week.

Output

One row per Federal Register document:

Field	Meaning
documentNumber	The Federal Register document number.
title, abstract	Document title and the agency summary.
documentType	Rule, Proposed Rule or Notice.
agencies	Issuing agencies.
publicationDate, effectiveDate, commentsCloseDate	Key dates (ISO format).
daysToCommentDeadline, daysToEffective	Days from today (negative if past, empty if no date).
cfrReferences	Affected Code of Federal Regulations parts, for example 40 CFR 257.
significant	Whether the document is flagged as a significant rule (true, false or empty when not stated).
pageCount	Pages in the Federal Register.
htmlUrl, pdfUrl	Links to the official page and PDF.
docketIds	Agency docket identifiers where given.
impactScore	0 to 100, see below.
scrapedAt	When the run read the data.

Sample output

{
  "documentNumber": "2026-21622",
  "title": "Coal Combustion Residuals; State Permit Program Approval",
  "documentType": "Rule",
  "agencies": ["Environmental Protection Agency"],
  "publicationDate": "2026-10-22",
  "effectiveDate": "2026-11-23",
  "commentsCloseDate": null,
  "cfrReferences": ["40 CFR 257"],
  "significant": null,
  "pageCount": 9,
  "docketIds": ["EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-3325"],
  "impactScore": 0
}

Input

Field	What it does
documentTypes	rule, proposed rule, notice. Default: rule and proposed rule.
daysBack	Keep documents published in the last N days. Default 14.
searchTerm	Optional full-text search term.
agencies	Optional agency slugs, for example environmental-protection-agency.
significantOnly	Keep only documents marked significant.
openCommentPeriodOnly	Keep only documents whose comment period has not closed.
minImpactScore	Optional 0 to 100 threshold.
maxItems	Stop after this many rows (newest first). Default 100.

Sample input:

{
  "documentTypes": ["proposed rule"],
  "daysBack": 30,
  "searchTerm": "cybersecurity",
  "openCommentPeriodOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Pricing

Pay per event. You pay a small fixed amount per document row delivered, listed on the Pricing tab, plus a tiny start fee per run. You can set a maximum cost per run in the run options.

What does this Actor do?

It reads the Federal Register documents endpoint (federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json) for the publication window you choose, merges the pages into one list and sorts it newest first. By default it returns final rules and proposed rules from the last 14 days. You can add notices, narrow by agency, search by term, keep only significant documents or only documents whose comment period is still open. The actor reports what the Federal Register publishes. It does not give legal advice.

Run in 30 seconds

1. Open the Actor and press Try for free (a free Apify account is enough).
2. Keep the prefilled input (rules and proposed rules, last 14 days) and press Start. A run takes under a minute.
3. Open the Output tab. Use the table view or download CSV, Excel or JSON.

Use cases

• Send compliance, legal or government-affairs teams a weekly list of new rules and proposed rules that touch their sector.
• Track open comment periods and get the deadlines in a spreadsheet so nobody misses a chance to comment.
• Watch specific agencies or topics (a search term such as "emissions" or "drug pricing") and push matches into Slack, email or a ticket system with n8n, Make or Zapier.
• Build a regulatory newsletter, dashboard or research dataset on rulemaking volume by agency and CFR title.

Impact score

A fixed rule of thumb, not an official rating: 40 if the document is flagged significant, plus up to 40 for an open comment deadline (40 when it closes today, falling to 0 at 30 days out), plus up to 15 for an effective date within the next 30 days, plus 5 for documents of 50 pages or more. Capped at 100. The same document gives the same score on the same day.

Limits

• Covers documents published in the Federal Register. State rules and unpublished agency guidance are not included.
• Notices are numerous (hundreds per day); use maxItems, agencies or searchTerm to keep runs small.
• This is information, not legal advice.

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Found a bug or need a field? Open an issue on the Issues tab with the run URL.

FAQ

How fresh is the data? The Federal Register publishes each business day; new documents typically appear in the API the same day. Public inspection documents not yet published are not included.

Why do I get fewer rows than maxItems? Only documents inside your window and matching your filters exist. Try a larger daysBack or remove filters.

Is this an official government product? No. It is an independent tool that reads the public Federal Register API. Check federalregister.gov for the authoritative text.

Did this actor do the job? If it saved you time, a short honest review on the Reviews tab helps other people judge it. If something was off, open an Issue on this page with the input you used. I read every one and fix real bugs, usually the same day.

This Actor vs benthepythondev/federal-register-intelligence: that one also tracks comment periods and agency activity in its own format. Choose this one for one flat table of rules, proposed rules and notices with ISO dates, CFR references, the significant-rule flag and a fixed impact and urgency score.

Changelog

• 2026-10-22: Initial release.
• 2026-10-25: Documentation updated: README refreshed.
• 2026-10-25: Listing refresh: new Store icon, README reorganised (overview, data fields, pricing, FAQ) and changelog tab added. No code change.