🔵 fedregister

U.S. Federal Register documents from govinfo.gov bulk XML archives. Covers final rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents (executive orders, proclamations, memoranda) from 1994 to present. Key cross-reference fields: cfr_references (links to affected CFR titles/parts by industry), rin (Regulatory Identifier Number — tracks rulemaking lifecycle from NPRM to final rule), docket_ids (links to regulations.gov comment dockets).

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fr_documents · table

All Federal Register documents partitioned by publication year and month. RULE=final rules (binding, amend CFR), PRORULE=proposed rules (open for comment), NOTICE=agency announcements/meetings/grants, PRESDOC=executive orders/proclamations. Key analytical fields: rin (tracks NPRM→final rule lifecycle via RIN cross-reference), cfr_references (JSON: affected CFR titles and parts → maps to regulated industry), docket_ids (JSON: links to regulations.gov for comment letter intelligence).

Column	Type	Null	Description
document_number	string	yes	Federal Register document number (e.g., 2026-07234)
title	string	yes	Document title
doc_type	string	no	Document type (RULE, PRORULE, NOTICE, PRESDOC)
publication_date	string	no	Publication date (YYYY-MM-DD)
effective_on	string	yes	Effective date of the rule (YYYY-MM-DD)
action	string	yes	Rule action description (e.g., 'Final rule', 'Proposed rule')
agency_names	string	yes	Comma-separated issuing agency names (denormalized for easy SQL filtering)
cfr_references	string	yes	JSON array of CFR references [{title:N, part:N}] — maps to regulated industry
rin	string	yes	Primary Regulatory Identifier Number (links NPRM to final rule lifecycle)
docket_ids	string	yes	JSON array of docket identifiers (links to regulations.gov comment dockets)
signing_date	string	yes	Presidential document signing date (YYYY-MM-DD)