---
license: cc0-1.0
task_categories:
  - text-classification
  - tabular-classification
  - tabular-regression
language:
  - en
tags:
  - federal
  - government
  - regulatory
  - united-states
  - public-data
  - cc0
  - all-federal-agencies-via-regulations-gov
  - regulations-gov
  - federal-rulemaking
  - public-comment
pretty_name: "regulations.gov federal rulemaking dockets"
size_categories:
  - unknown
homepage: https://api.ai-analytics.org/datasets/regulations-dockets
---

# regulations.gov federal rulemaking dockets (2,500+ across 50+ agencies)

Every active federal rulemaking docket where public comments are accepted at regulations.gov — the official portal for citizen, corporate, and NGO participation in federal regulation development. Each docket aggregates the proposed rule, supporting documents, and ALL public comments submitted during the comment period. Coverage spans FAA (airworthiness directives, airspace), EPA (environmental rules), USCG (vessel safety), NOAA (fisheries), FMCSA/PHMSA/NHTSA (transportation), CMS (Medicare/Medicaid), FDA (drug/device), IRS (tax), NRC (nuclear), ATF (firearms), OSHA (workplace safety), NCUA (credit union), and 40+ more agencies. This is the most valuable source for tracking corporate lobbying via public-comment submissions — pharmaceutical companies, defense contractors, environmental groups, trade associations all file comments here on rules that affect them. Source: api.regulations.gov/v4/dockets (DEMO_KEY rate-limited partial slice; full ingest planned with real API key).

## Live API

This dataset is served via a **live REST API** at `api.ai-analytics.org`. The card you're reading exists so HuggingFace's index can route AI agents + researchers to the canonical source.

- **API endpoint**: `https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/regulations/dockets/recent`
- **Dataset landing page**: <https://api.ai-analytics.org/datasets/regulations-dockets>
- **DataCatalog (JSON-LD)**: <https://api.ai-analytics.org/.well-known/dataset.json>
- **DCAT-US (data.gov-compatible)**: <https://api.ai-analytics.org/data.json>

### Quick start

```bash
# Recent records (JSON)
curl 'https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/regulations/dockets/recent?limit=10'

# Browse on the web
open 'https://api.ai-analytics.org/datasets/regulations-dockets'
```

### MCP (Model Context Protocol)

This dataset is also accessible via MCP at `https://api.ai-analytics.org/mcp` — Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP-compatible agents can call it directly.

## Source

- **Agency**: All federal agencies via regulations.gov
- **Primary source**: <https://www.regulations.gov/>
- **License**: CC0 1.0 Universal (derived data). Underlying federal works are US public domain under [5 USC 105](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/105) / [17 USC 105](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/105).
- **Update cadence**: Per agency (most refresh daily via Cloudflare Cron Trigger)

## Keywords

regulations.gov, federal rulemaking, public comment, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NPRM, docket, regulatory comment, lobbying

## Citation

```bibtex
@misc{ai_analytics_regulations_dockets_2026,
  title  = {{name}},
  author = {AI Analytics},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://api.ai-analytics.org/datasets/regulations-dockets},
  note   = {Derived from All federal agencies via regulations.gov. License: CC0 1.0.}
}
```

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---
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