Recipe: Regulatory landscape

Map a company’s federal exposure: pending rules, EPA enforcement, federal contract awards, sanctions footprint.

Tools used: edgar_search_filings, search_documents (Federal Register), echo_facility_search (EPA), get_federal_spending, open_sanctions_search.

Calls: 4–5.

Sequence

1. SEC posture

edgar_search_filings({ query: "Tesla", form_type: "8-K" })

Recent 8-Ks signal material events. For risk factors:

edgar_search_filings({ query: "Tesla", form_type: "10-K" })

Then read the most recent 10-K’s Item 1A.

2. Federal Register engagement

search_documents({ query: "Tesla" })

Distinguish in your output:

  • Proposed rules mentioning the company → upcoming exposure
  • Final rules → recent regulatory shift
  • Notices of comments → company submitted a comment

3. EPA enforcement

echo_facility_search({ company_name: "Tesla" })

Returns facilities, open enforcement actions, formal vs informal violations, and historical compliance.

4. Federal contract awards

get_federal_spending({ recipient: "Tesla" })

Returns awards, ceilings, agencies, contract types. Useful as a positive (company has government revenue) or negative (lock-in to specific procurement cycle) signal.

5. Sanctions check

open_sanctions_search({ name: "Tesla" })

Hits would be unusual for a Fortune 500 — but worth the check for international subsidiaries or executives.

Citation pattern

Tesla regulatory landscape (May 2026): No active EPA enforcement actions per ECHO. 3 proposed rules mention the company in Federal Register, most relevant: NHTSA’s autonomous driving notice. $4.2B in federal contract awards FY 2024 per USAspending, primarily DOE EV charging. No sanctions hits.

Use the prompt

prompts/get({
  name: "regulatory_landscape",
  arguments: { company: "Tesla" }
})

Returns a substituted prompt that orchestrates the full sequence with rationales.

Caveats

  • Public-company match only. SEC filings are good; Federal Register matches everyone but with noise. Filter aggressively.
  • EPA ECHO is for facilities. Multi-state companies have multiple facility records. The company-name search aggregates them.
  • USAspending updates monthly. Recent awards may not yet be reflected.
  • Sanctions are an L1 check. A clean open_sanctions doesn’t mean the company has no compliance exposure — just that they’re not on listed lists.

Last reviewed May 8, 2026