Rule Forecast Beta
When will it actually become final?
We track every proposed benefits rule and forecast whether, and roughly when, it will be finalized, so you can get ahead of what's coming. Each forecast is a window, not a date: it widens the further out we look, because that's honest.
Scored against 971 past forecasts drawn from public Federal Register history. It beats the naive base-rate guess (Brier 0.244 vs 0.249) and is well-calibrated (within 7 points).
Intelligence, not legal advice: a planning signal, not a deadline.
The regulatory runway
Everything that's coming, on one timeline
Every tracked proposal, sorted by when it's likely to land. Scan it in five seconds — then click any rule to see exactly where it stands.
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chance finalized within 12 months
- Agency base rate. CMS: 67% of proposed rules finalize within 12 months (n≈206)
- Typical window. Half finalize between 4–8 months after proposal
Proposed 2 months ago; CMS rules like this typically finalize around 4 months in. Intelligence, not legal advice.
Each row: ▇ likely-final window (middle 50%) · ○ most-likely date · gold tick = comment deadline · dashed line = today · color = 12-month odds.
The full board
Every proposed rule we're tracking
40 active proposals across the benefits agencies, each with its 12-month finalization odds and predicted window.
- PBGCTechnical Amendments: Special Financial Assistance ↗
Proposed Jun 16, 2026 · comments close Aug 17, 2026
54%Nov 2026 – Sep 2027 - CMSMedicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program ↗
Proposed Jun 16, 2026 · comments close Aug 17, 2026
67%Oct 2026 – Feb 2027 - HHSRequest for Information; Comprehensive Review of the Essential Health Benefits Framework and Typical Employer Plan Standard ↗
Proposed Jun 15, 2026 · comments close Jul 15, 2026
40%Dec 2026 – Nov 2027 - HHSEmployment and Training Services for Noncustodial Parents in the Child Support Program; Rescission ↗
Proposed Jun 9, 2026 · comments close Aug 10, 2026
40%Dec 2026 – Oct 2027 - IRSEstate Tax Closing Letter User Fee Update ↗
Proposed Jun 2, 2026 · comments close Jul 2, 2026
33%Jan 2027 – Feb 2028 - DOLRegulation for Federal Financial Assistance ↗
Proposed May 29, 2026 · comments close Jul 13, 2026
41%Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 - HHSReducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Family Assistance Programs ↗
Proposed May 26, 2026 · comments close Jun 25, 2026
40%Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 - CMSMedicaid Program; Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments ↗
Proposed May 22, 2026 · comments close Jul 21, 2026
67%Sep 2026 – Jan 2027 - EBSAExcepted Fertility Benefits ↗
Proposed May 13, 2026 · comments close Jul 13, 2026
48%Sep 2026 – May 2027 - HHSRestoring Flexibility To Support Head Start Program Access ↗
Proposed May 12, 2026 · comments close Jun 11, 2026
40%Nov 2026 – Sep 2027 - HHSModification of Certain Terminology in Title 21 ↗
Proposed May 6, 2026 · comments close Jul 6, 2026
40%Nov 2026 – Sep 2027 - IRSSection 6435 Payments; Refunds for Previously Taxed Dyed Fuel ↗
Proposed May 1, 2026 · comments close Jun 30, 2026
33%Dec 2026 – Jan 2028 - TreasuryManagement of Federal Agency Disbursements ↗
Proposed Apr 29, 2026 · comments close Jun 15, 2026
45%Sep 2026 – Jun 2027 - TreasuryStreamlining Regulations Concerning Public Welfare Investments, Open Market Collateralized Loan Obligations, and Federal Savings Association Nondiscrimination Requirements ↗
Proposed Apr 27, 2026 · comments close May 27, 2026
45%Sep 2026 – Jun 2027 - DOLJoint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ↗
Proposed Apr 23, 2026 · comments close Jun 22, 2026
41%Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 - IRSEnrolled Agent Special Enrollment Examination User Fee Update ↗
Proposed Apr 20, 2026 · comments close May 20, 2026
33%Nov 2026 – Jan 2028 - IRSIncrease in Threshold for Requiring Information Reporting With Respect to Certain Payees; Extension and Modification of Limitation on Wagering Losses ↗
Proposed Apr 17, 2026 · comments close Jun 16, 2026
33%Nov 2026 – Jan 2028 - CMS67%Aug 2026 – Dec 2026
- CMSMedicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges ↗
Proposed Apr 14, 2026 · comments close Jun 15, 2026
67%Aug 2026 – Dec 2026 - IRSExcise Tax on Remittance Transfers ↗
Proposed Apr 13, 2026 · comments close Jun 12, 2026
33%Nov 2026 – Dec 2027 - TreasuryAnti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs ↗
Proposed Apr 10, 2026 · comments close Jun 9, 2026
45%Sep 2026 – Jun 2027 - TreasuryPermitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Sanctions Compliance Program Requirements ↗
Proposed Apr 10, 2026 · comments close Jun 9, 2026
45%Sep 2026 – Jun 2027 - CMSMedicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update ↗
Proposed Apr 7, 2026 · comments close Jun 1, 2026
67%Jul 2026 – Dec 2026 - CMSMedicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 ↗
Proposed Apr 7, 2026 · comments close Jun 1, 2026
67%Jul 2026 – Dec 2026 - HHSReducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Children, Youth, and Family Programs ↗
Proposed Apr 6, 2026 · comments close May 6, 2026
40%Oct 2026 – Aug 2027 - CMSMedicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program ↗
Proposed Apr 6, 2026 · comments close Jun 1, 2026
67%Jul 2026 – Dec 2026 - HHSReducing Bureaucracy and Burden in Family Violence and Prevention Services ↗
Proposed Apr 6, 2026 · comments close May 6, 2026
40%Oct 2026 – Aug 2027 - HHSWork Participation Rate Calculation Changes: Recalibration of the Caseload Reduction Credit and Prohibition of Small Checks in Work Participation Rate Calculation ↗
Proposed Apr 6, 2026 · comments close May 6, 2026
40%Oct 2026 – Aug 2027 - CMSMedicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements ↗
Proposed Apr 6, 2026 · comments close Jun 1, 2026
67%Jul 2026 – Dec 2026 - DOLWalking-Working Surfaces ↗
Proposed Apr 6, 2026 · comments close Jun 5, 2026
41%Oct 2026 – Aug 2027 - TreasuryGENIUS Act Broad-Based Principles for Determining Whether a State-Level Regulatory Regime Is Substantially Similar to the Federal Regulatory Framework ↗
Proposed Apr 3, 2026 · comments close Jun 2, 2026
45%Sep 2026 – May 2027 - TreasuryWhistleblower Incentives and Protections ↗
Proposed Apr 1, 2026 · comments close Jun 1, 2026
45%Sep 2026 – May 2027 - EBSAFiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives ↗
Proposed Mar 31, 2026 · comments close Jun 1, 2026
48%Aug 2026 – Mar 2027 - DOLImproving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States ↗
Proposed Mar 27, 2026 · comments close May 26, 2026
41%Sep 2026 – Aug 2027 - HHSReducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Human Services and Emergency Response Programs-Repatriation Program ↗
Proposed Mar 27, 2026 · comments close Apr 27, 2026
40%Sep 2026 – Aug 2027 - HHSReducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Native American Programs ↗
Proposed Mar 27, 2026 · comments close Apr 27, 2026
40%Sep 2026 – Aug 2027 - TreasuryRegulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital and Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets ↗
Proposed Mar 27, 2026 · comments close Jun 18, 2026
45%Aug 2026 – May 2027 - TreasuryRegulatory Capital Rule: Category I and II Banking Organizations, Banking Organizations With Significant Trading Activity, and Optional Adoption for Other Banking Organizations ↗
Proposed Mar 27, 2026 · comments close Jun 18, 2026
45%Aug 2026 – May 2027 - TreasuryProposed Establishment of the Champlain Valley of Vermont Viticultural Area ↗
Proposed Mar 24, 2026 · comments close May 26, 2026
45%Aug 2026 – May 2027 - HHSMedical Devices; Radiology Devices; Classification of Blood Irradiators ↗
Proposed Mar 18, 2026 · comments close May 18, 2026
40%Sep 2026 – Aug 2027
Forecasts are generated from public Federal Register history and agency base rates, updated as new data lands. They are editorial intelligence and curation to help you plan — not legal advice, and not a guarantee of any agency's timing. Always confirm against the official record before relying on a date. Last updated Jun 16, 2026.
The track record
We grade our own homework
A forecast is only useful if it's honest about how often it's right. We replayed the model across the public Federal Register record and plotted predicted probability against what actually happened.