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Regulatory Roundup: Oct. 21-27

By:
Karen Sibayan
Published Date:
Oct 27, 2025

AICPA

Oct 22, 2025

Oct 21, 2025

Oct 21, 2025

Oct 20, 2025

CBO

Cost Estimate
October 24, 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 23, 2025

Cost Estimate
October 24, 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on June 25, 2025

Cost Estimate
October 23, 2025
As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2025

Cost Estimate
October 23, 2025
As reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 4, 2025

Cost Estimate
As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 15, 2025

Cost Estimate
October 23, 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025

Cost Estimate
October 23, 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 17, 2025

Cost Estimate
October 23, 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 12, 2025

Cost Estimate
October 23, 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on April 30, 2025

Report
October 23, 2025

Aditi Sen, Chief of CBO's Health Policy Studies Unit, testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost Estimate
October 22, 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 23, 2025

Cost Estimate
October 21, 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025

Cost Estimate

October 20, 2025

GAO

GAO-25-107218
Published: Apr 30, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2025 .
The American spirit of innovation drives inventors to develop new technologies. Patents help them protect their inventions. But patent examiners say they aren't given enough training, resources, or time to thoroughly review patent applications—especially for complicated new technology. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has tried new ways to support patent examiners, but there's more to do. For example, the agency doesn't track if its...

GAO-25-107212
Published: Sep 2, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2025 .

Veterans who face challenges accessing timely care at Veterans Health Administration facilities have been increasingly referred to community providers. In 2022, in order to provide seamless access to care, VHA created an office to better coordinate between VHA facilities and community providers. Later, VA reorganized the office to further address the challenges. But it didn’t clearly communicate changes in priorities and roles to the VHA...

GAO-25-108008
Published: Sep 30, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2025 .

The Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010 aimed to improve the performance of the federal government. For example, the Office of Management and Budget must coordinate with agencies to develop 4-year goals to address challenges facing the government. Since 2011, we’ve made 114 recommendations to help implement this law. For example, we recommended OMB enhance reporting on the goals. OMB and agencies...

GAO-25-107474
Published: Sep 30, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2025 .
Extreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the United States. A 2024 study found that the total number of heat-related deaths recorded in the U.S. had more than doubled between 1999 and 2023. As of August 2025, FEMA was evaluating whether to end or revise a grant program that states used for projects related to extreme heat. FEMA hasn't assessed how this...

GAO-25-108065
Published: Sep 30, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2025 .

The National Nuclear Security Administration relies on contractor employees to carry out its missions. NNSA is now allowed to reimburse certain contractors for some transportation services for their employees—which may address employees' commuting issues like traffic safety and congestion at work sites. This Q&A looks at how NNSA is putting this into action. Specifically, NNSA is reviewing a contractor's plans to offer park-and-ride shuttles and...

GAO-25-106876
Published: Sep 30, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2025 .

GAO-25-107750
Published: Sep 30, 2025 . Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2025 .

Sexual harassment can drive talented people out of STEM jobs—hurting the U.S. workforce and innovation. Federal agencies fund STEM research at institutions such as universities but don’t have consistent policies to handle harassment complaints about researchers they fund. To address this, Congress told the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop stronger policies and told the National Science Foundation to expand research. Both the...

IASB

November 2025 IFRS Advisory Council agenda and meeting papers now available
24 Oct 2025

November 2025 Capital Markets Advisory Committee agenda and meeting papers now available
24 Oct 2025

September 2025 Due Process Oversight Committee meeting summary now available
23 Oct 2025

Join us for a webinar to learn how companies are integrating ISSB Standards into their products and services

23 Oct 2025

Q3 2025 IFRS Interpretations Committee podcast now available
22 Oct 2025

Webcast 5: Overview of the new Section 12 Fair Value Measurement
21 Oct 2025

October 2025 Due Process Oversight Committee agenda and meeting papers now available
20 Oct 2025

20 Oct 2025

IRS

IR-2025-107, Oct. 23, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today issued frequently asked questions in Fact Sheet 2025-08 regarding the dollar threshold for filing Form 1099-K under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.
IR-2025-106, Oct. 22, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today issued frequently asked questions in Fact Sheet 2025-07 relating to the limitation on credits and refunds for Employee Retention Credits claimed for the third and fourth quarters of 2021 that were filed after Jan. 31, 2024. This limitation was enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.

IR-2025-105, Oct. 21, 2025 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today provided transitional guidance for businesses required to report car loan interest under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. Notice 2025-57 provides penalty relief and guidance to certain lenders for new information reporting requirements for car loan interest received in 2025 under the OBBB.

PCAOB

 

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