White House Regulatory Plan Targets 702 Rules With $1.5 Trillion in Projected Savings

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, part of the White House Office of Management and Budget, released its 2026 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda identifying 702 deregulatory actions, up from 482 in the 2025 plan. Mark Paoletta, the general counsel performing the duties of OIRA administrator, said the plan would produce "a record-setting $1.5 trillion in projected cost savings," compared with the $211.8 billion the administration claims for fiscal 2025. Listed items include EPA reconsideration of vehicle pollution standards and repeal of carbon pollution standards for fossil-fuel power plants; USDA rules revising SNAP work requirements, retailer requirements and the definition of eligible foods; and Commerce Department changes to AI export frameworks and drone export controls.

The agenda is an official statement of regulatory intent, not a set of final rules; each item still requires notice-and-comment rulemaking. The $1.5 trillion figure is the administration's own projection and has not been independently verified. The scale, however, indicates the breadth of rollback planned across food assistance, environmental and export-control programs in a single agenda.

Most of the 702 actions are proposals at various stages. Individual rules will be subject to comment periods and to legal challenge as they are finalized.