The Federal Register contains details of proposed and recently passed federal regulations and Presidential executive orders. Which publication is this?

• A. The Federal Register
• B. The Code of Federal Regulations
• C. The Congressional Record
• D. The U.S. Tax Code

Answer: (A)

The Federal Register is the official publication that contains proposed and final federal regulations and Presidential executive orders. It serves as the daily record of rulemaking actions by federal agencies, including notices of proposed rules and final rules, along with proclamations and executive orders. The Code of Federal Regulations, by contrast, is the organized collection of those rules as they stand after adoption, not the notices or proposals. The Congressional Record captures Congress’s proceedings and debates, not regulatory actions. The U.S. Tax Code is the body of tax law, not a publication for regulatory notices. So the publication described is The Federal Register.