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Regulatory capture occurs when a regulatory agency advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. The indicators below track evidence of capture for this agency. According to the academic literature (Stigler 1971, Carpenter & Moss 2013), captured agencies exhibit declining enforcement, revolving door personnel pipelines, and rule-making that favors incumbents over public interest.

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Type	Connected To	Details	Source
issued_rule	Revision to License Review Policy for Advanced Computing Commodities	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer From New Jersey to North Carolina	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	2025 Commercial Longline Closure for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Proposed 2025 and 2026 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications; 2024-2025 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Inseason Action for the 2024 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #1 Through #3	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons Controls	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Interim Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Amendment 8 Revisions to Essential Fish Habitat in the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 126 to the Fishery Management Plans for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 114 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska To Expand Electronic Monitoring to the Pollock Fisheries	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 38 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery; 2024 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; 2024 Specifications and Management Measures Corrections	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Revolution Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project Offshore Rhode Island	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Cook Inlet Salmon; Amendment 16	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2023 Commercial and Recreational Closures for Gag in the South Atlantic	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Preventing the Improper Use of CHIPS Act Funding	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Blueline Tilefish Fishery; 2023 Blueline Tilefish Commercial Quota Harvested	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer From New Jersey to North Carolina	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of America and Atlantic Region; 2025-2026 Commercial Accountability Measure for the King Mackerel Run-Around Gillnet Fishery	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to New Jersey	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Partial Holdback of Commercial Quota for the Other Shallow-Water Grouper Complex	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2026 Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amount and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Allocations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; 2026 Red Snapper Private Angling Component Closure in Federal Waters Off Texas	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Several Groundfish Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer From New York to North Carolina	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to the 2025 North Atlantic Albacore Tuna, North and South Atlantic Swordfish, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Category Quotas	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2026 Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to New York	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2026 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Partial Holdback of Commercial Quota for the Deep-Water Grouper Complex	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #1-#5	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Military Readiness Activities in the Hawaii-California Training and Testing Study Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 36; Limited Entry Fixed Gear Follow-On Actions	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2026 and 2027 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 34; Groundfish Exclusion Area for Coral Research and Restoration	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; 2026 and 2027 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Alaska LNG Project in Cook Inlet	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Reopening of the Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Fishing Season in the Gulf of America	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2025-2027 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Pribilof Islands Administration; Dogs Prohibited	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Demersal Shelf Rockfish in the Western, Central, and West Yakutat Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Proposed 2026 and Projected 2027 Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fisheries	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 69	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Oregon Coast and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Chinook Salmon Evolutionarily Significant Units Under the Endangered Species Act	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reapportionment of Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the General Category December Fishery for 2025	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	The Commerce Control List	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to Massachusetts	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Second 2025 Management Area 1A Possession Limit Adjustment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer From Rhode Island to North Carolina	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; 2025 Commercial Closure for Gag in the South Atlantic	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Electronic Logbook Reporting in Commercial Fisheries of the Gulf of America and Atlantic	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Big Skates in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Pacific Halibut Recreational Quota Entity Program Fee Collection; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Update of Public Works and Economic Adjustment Act Grant Rate Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustment to the 2025 Specifications	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #6-#8	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 2025 Commercial Quota Harvested for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	One Year Suspension of Expansion of End-User Controls for Affiliates of Certain Listed Entities	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revisions to the Entity List	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Blueline Tilefish Fishery; 2025 Blueline Tilefish Commercial Quota Harvested	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Military Readiness Activities in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Eastern Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	2025 Red Snapper Private Angling Component Closure in Gulf Federal Waters Off Texas	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Federal Salmon Regulations for Overfished Species Rebuilding Plans	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Pacific Island Fisheries; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule; Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean North of the Equator	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
issued_rule	Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Temporary Rule To Extend Fishing Year 2025 Measures	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Fishery Management Plans of Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John; Amendment 2	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fishery Management Plans of St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. John; Queen Triggerfish Management Measures	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	International Trademark Classification Changes	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea Subarea and Eastern Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modify the Timing of Haul Designation for Trawl Catcher Processors in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the General Category October Through November Fishery for 2025	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Additions to the Entity List	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2025 Winter II Quota	Issued the rule.	Source
Employs	Howard Lutnick (Department of Commerce)	Secretary, Immediate Office (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	David Peters (Department of Commerce)	Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Paul Dabbar (Department of Commerce)	Deputy Secretary, Office of the Deputy Secretary (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Steven Haines	Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis, Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	David Fogel (Department of Commerce)	Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets, Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Comercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Harry Kumar	Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Arielle Roth	Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	William Kimmitt	Under Secretary for International Trade, Office of the Under Secretary (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Taylor Jordan	Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, Office of Under Secretary (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Tim Petty	Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Office of Under Secretary (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Neil Jacobs	Under Secretary Oceans and Atmosphere (Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Office of Under Secretary (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Kelly Coldiron	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Hiroaki Rodriguez	Director, Advocacy Center, Advocacy Center (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Peter Schmidt (Department of Commerce)	Executive Secretary, Office of Executive Secretariat (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Eugenio Pineiro-Soler	Assistant Administrator for Marine Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Beatrice Brooke	Principle Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief of Staff (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Joshua Kroon	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Consumer Goods, and Materials, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Kasey O'Connor	Chief of Staff, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Bradley Mckinney	Deputy Assistant Secretary for U.S. Field, Deputy Assistant Secretary for U.S. Field (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Yevette Depinto	Chief of Staff, Immediate Office (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	James Moore Jr.	Associate Director for Communications, Office of the Director (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Christopher Netram (Department of Commerce)	Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Eric Ruona	Executive Director for Intelligence and National Security, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Nicole Cubbage	Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary, Office of the Deputy Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	John Cheretis	Chief Counsel for Industry and Security, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Christine Lewis	Chief Counsel for Nist, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Abby Warren	Deputy General Counsel for AI and Technology, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	David Brodian	Chief Counsel for Ntia, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Patrick Butler	Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Cooper Godfrey	Counselor and Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Andrew Lawler	Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries, Office of Under Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Erik Noble (Department of Commerce)	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Office of Under Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Kimberly Doster	Director of Communications, Office of Under Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Zachary Walz	White House Liaison, Office of White House Liaison (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Contracted by	Tesla	Tesla received award from Department of Commerce	Source
Contracted by	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	L3Harris Technologies received award from Department of Commerce	Source
Contracted by	LEIDOS INC	Leidos received award from Department of Commerce	Source
Contracted by	Booz Allen Hamilton	Booz Allen Hamilton received PROJECT GRANT (B) from Department of Commerce	Source
Contracted by	L3Harris Technologies PAC	L3Harris Technologies received award from Department of Commerce	Source