The Washington Inquisitor
Rulemaking
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Treasury proposes barring U.S. investment in Chinese ‘super intelligence’ and biotech firms under new outbound rules
A 137-page Treasury proposal implementing the COINS Act would prohibit U.S. investment in any super intelligence system developed in China and five other countries of concern, add biotechnology and hypersonics, and drop…
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FDA proposes cadmium action levels for baby food under Closer to Zero initiative
The draft guidance sets limits from 10 to 45 parts per billion depending on the food. The FDA says 93% of fruit, vegetable and mixed products already meet the 10 ppb level…
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USDA proposes chip and tap-to-pay SNAP cards nationwide to curb benefit theft
The Food and Nutrition Administration says chip cards, blocks on weak PINs and account controls would protect benefits for about 42 million people. States would have two years after a final rule…
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OCC’s final stablecoin rule drops a proposed presumption against paying yield through affiliates
The first final rule under the GENIUS Act drops a proposed presumption against yield routed through affiliates and partners, and it scraps an insured-deposit minimum for issuers with $25 billion or more…
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Customs gives postal importers three more months on formal-entry rule, on the day it was to take effect
A Federal Register notice published Thursday pushes the compliance date for formal customs entries on certain mailed goods from Oct. 22 to Jan. 20, 2027. Customs skipped public comment, saying a comment…