Federal Register

American  

noun

1. a bulletin, published daily by the U.S. federal government, containing the schedule of hearings before Congressional and federal agency committees, together with orders, proclamations, etc., released by the executive branch of the government.

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Example Sentences

But Federal Register notices announcing the terminations said country conditions had sufficiently improved.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Once the rule change is published in the Federal Register, it has 30 days until it takes effect.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

When the rule takes effect in 45 days from its publication in the government’s Federal Register, brokers will monitor day trades and adjust each customer’s margin requirements daily.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Comments on the proposed rule are due 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

A notice inviting public comment on that proposed new law would be published in the Federal Register in October 1973, just a few months after Hsu called Day.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot