On September 4, 2025, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins announced the release of the SEC’s Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda, which outlines the SEC’s planned regulatory actions through Spring 2026. Among other things, the agenda includes several “deregulatory rule proposals” designed to reduce compliance burdens and increase access to capital, and potential rulemakings relating to crypto assets, a “key priority” of Atkins’ chairmanship. While the agenda provides insights into Chairman Atkins’ priorities and the anticipated timing of rulemaking efforts, actual rule proposal timing may vary significantly, and could come before or after the listed dates. In addition to the rulemakings highlighted below, in June 2025, the SEC hosted a Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements and solicited public comment on potential changes to those rules, signaling another area under active consideration by the Commission.
The following table reflects potential rulemakings that may be of particular interest to public companies.
Other notable items in the agenda include rulemakings on “Updating the Exempt Offering Pathways,” with a target date for a proposed rulemaking of April 2026, and crypto-related rulemakings, such as “Crypto Assets” and “Crypto Market Structure Amendments,” both with a target date for proposed rulemakings of April 2026.
