Executive Order 12291Revoked

Federal Regulation

Ronald Reagan

February 17, 1981

46 FR 13193

This executive order has been revoked

EO 12866 (Clinton)

Summary

Required federal agencies to prepare Regulatory Impact Analyses for major rules and submit them to the Office of Management and Budget for review. Established cost-benefit analysis as a central requirement for federal rulemaking.

Topics

regulatory reformcost-benefit analysisOMBderegulation

Related Executive Orders

EO 12498revoked

Regulatory Planning Process

Ronald Reagan — January 4, 1985

EO 12866amended

Regulatory Planning and Review

Bill Clinton — September 30, 1993

EO 13563active

Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

Barack Obama — January 18, 2011

EO 13891revoked

Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents

Donald Trump — October 9, 2019