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Trump Administration Announces 2026 Deregulatory Plan
7/7/2026, 1:17:02 AM
2026 Deregulatory Agenda Unveiled
On Friday, the Trump administration released the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) 2026 regulatory plan, outlining 702 deregulatory actions across federal agencies. The plan seeks to eliminate more than 700 existing rules that the administration views as impediments to economic growth.
Background & Context
OIRA, housed within the White House Office of Management and Budget, issued a 2025 plan that listed 482 deregulatory actions and reported $211.8 billion in cost savings for fiscal year 2025. The 2026 agenda expands both the number of actions and the projected savings.
Key Figures & Agencies
Mark Paoletta, general counsel performing the duties of the OIRA administrator, presented the plan. The agencies referenced include the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
Data & Statistics
- 702 deregulatory actions slated for FY 2026.
- Projected regulatory cost savings of $1.5 trillion for FY 2026, exceeding the $211.8 billion saved in FY 2025.
- Increase from 482 actions in the prior year’s plan.
Targeted Policy Changes
EPA will reconsider Biden-era emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles and repeal carbon standards for fossil-fuel power plants. USDA plans a new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rule imposing retailer requirements to deter fraud, revising work requirements for able-bodied adults, and redefining eligible foods. USDA also intends to modernize food-safety inspection procedures. BIS will introduce a framework for exporting artificial-intelligence technology, reduce export controls on drones supplied to U.S. partners, and add copper to the national-security tariff regime.
Why It Matters / Impact
The administration frames the agenda as a means to improve Americans’ lives by fostering economic growth, creating jobs, and enhancing affordability. The projected $1.5 trillion in savings is presented as a record-setting reduction in regulatory costs and includes changes to environmental, nutrition-assistance, and technology-export policies.
Official Statements & Responses
Mark Paoletta described the plan’s “North Star” as improving Americans’ lives and emphasized that it “promotes economic growth, jobs, and affordability.” He noted that the administration’s deregulatory efforts yielded unprecedented savings in FY 2025 and that FY 2026 is expected to surpass that benchmark with a $1.5 trillion projection.
Verbatim Quotes
- “The North Star of this Regulatory Plan is improving the lives of Americans.” — Mark Paoletta, OIRA administrator (acting)
- “The North Star of this Regulatory Plan is improving the lives of Americans. At its core, this document outlines how the Trump Administration is promoting economic growth, jobs, and affordability,” — Mark Paoletta
- “The President's bold deregulatory efforts yielded $211.8 billion in cost savings for Americans in Fiscal Year 2025 – a level of regulatory savings never before achieved in American history,” — Mark Paoletta
- “Yet Fiscal Year 2026 will go far beyond even that number with a record-setting $1.5 trillion in projected cost savings.” — Mark Paoletta
What’s Next
The EPA, USDA, and BIS are identified in the plan as the agencies responsible for the rule changes described.
