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Internal Revenue Service — Application of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act to the Refunded Portion of Certain Federal Refundable Tax Credits — closes in 16 days

Published: 2026-08-20

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 4.5k/day | Sentiment net: -45%

Comment closes: 2026-10-06T03:59:59Z

Application of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act to the Refunded Portion of Certain Federal Refundable Tax Credits

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SBA — Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology — closes in 2 days

Published: 2026-08-20

Relevance: 85% | Comment velocity: 412/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology

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SBA — Small Business Size Standards — closes in 2 days

Published: 2026-08-20

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 1.3k/day | Sentiment net: -30%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Small Business Size Standards

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ED — Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act, as Amended, Student Assistance General Provisions — closes in 2 days

Published: 2026-08-20

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 684/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act, as Amended, Student Assistance General Provisions

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ED — Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act, as Amended, Student Assistance General Provisions — closes in 2 days

Published: 2026-08-20

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 681/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act, as Amended, Student Assistance General Provisions

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Food and Drug Administration — Substances Generally Recognized as Safe — closes in 81 days

Published: 2026-08-11

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 511/day | Sentiment net: 15%

Comment closes: 2026-12-10T04:59:59Z

Substances Generally Recognized as Safe

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Environmental Protection Agency — Updates to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Definitions and Exclusions — closes in 30 days

Published: 2026-09-04

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 26/day | Sentiment net: -35%

Comment closes: 2026-10-20T03:59:59Z

Updates to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Definitions and Exclusions

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Internal Revenue Service — Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules for Dependent Care Assistance Programs — closes in 6 days

Published: 2026-08-11

Relevance: 85% | Comment velocity: 30/day | Sentiment net: -15%

Comment closes: 2026-09-26T03:59:59Z

Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules for Dependent Care Assistance Programs

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EBSA — Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans under Employee Retirement Income Security Act — closes in 2 days

Published: 2026-07-23

Relevance: 90% | Comment velocity: 732/day | Sentiment net: -45%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans under Employee Retirement Income Security Act

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Internal Revenue Service — Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools — closes in 45 days

Published: 2026-09-04

Relevance: 90% | Comment velocity: 52/day | Sentiment net: -45%

Comment closes: 2026-11-04T04:59:59Z

Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools

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FS — Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Travel Management; National Forest System Lands — closes in 4 days

Published: 2026-08-24

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 120.8k/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-09-24T03:59:59Z

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Travel Management; National Forest System Lands

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Food and Drug Administration — Modification of Certain Terminology in Title 21 — closes in 13 days

Published: 2026-05-06

Relevance: 75% | Comment velocity: 5/day | Sentiment net: -15%

Comment closes: 2026-10-03T03:59:59Z

Modification of Certain Terminology in Title 21

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Internal Revenue Service — Guidance: Eligible Investments for Trump Accounts — closes in 31 days

Published: 2026-08-21

Relevance: 65% | Comment velocity: 6/day | Sentiment net: -15%

Comment closes: 2026-10-21T03:59:59Z

Guidance: Eligible Investments for Trump Accounts

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — Medicaid Program: Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes — closes in 2 days

Published: 2026-07-23

Relevance: 75% | Comment velocity: 24/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Medicaid Program: Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes

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Office of Personnel Management — First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act — closes in 2 days

Published: 2026-07-22

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 60/day | Sentiment net: 10%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act

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Federal Aviation Administration — Modernizing Medical Standards for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Cases — closes in 16 days

Published: 2026-09-04

Relevance: 85% | Comment velocity: 26/day | Sentiment net: 35%

Comment closes: 2026-10-06T03:59:59Z

Modernizing Medical Standards for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Cases

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Federal Railroad Administration — High-Speed Train Noise Emission Standards — closes in 13 days

Published: 2026-08-03

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 4/day | Sentiment net: 50%

Comment closes: 2026-10-03T03:59:59Z

High-Speed Train Noise Emission Standards

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Environmental Protection Agency — State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: City of Philadelphia; Negative Declarations for Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators, Large Municipal Waste Incinerators, Small Municipal Waste Incinerators, and Other Solid Waste Incinerators — closes in 9 days

Published: 2026-08-27

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: 100%

Comment closes: 2026-09-29T03:59:59Z

State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: City of Philadelphia; Negative Declarations for Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators, Large Municipal Waste Incine...

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Environmental Protection Agency — State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Allegheny County; Negative Declaration for Existing Large Municipal Waste Combustors — closes in 9 days

Published: 2026-08-27

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: -100%

Comment closes: 2026-09-29T03:59:59Z

State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Allegheny County; Negative Declaration for Existing Large Municipal Waste Combustors

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Environmental Protection Agency — State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Allegheny County; Negative Declaration for Existing Large Municipal Waste Combustors — closes in 9 days

Published: 2026-08-27

Relevance: 60% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: -20%

Comment closes: 2026-09-29T03:59:59Z

State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Allegheny County; Negative Declaration for Existing Large Municipal Waste Combustors

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