# gc_get_rulemaking

> Get a rulemaking

Deep context for one federal rulemaking document (proposed rule, final rule, notice): current state, regulatory stage, comment-period status and deadline, docket context, policy topics, and the comment-analytics overview (stance split, commenter types, net support). Use the id from gc_search. include: related_documents, fr_action for more. Comments themselves: gc_list_comments; corpus analytics: gc_analyze_comments.

## Input

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| idRequired | string | regulations.gov document id (from gc_search). |
| include | string[] | Extra sections: docket_context, topics, analytics_overview, related_documents, fr_action. |

## Annotations

```
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
```

## Examples

### One rulemaking with default sections

State plus docket context, topics, and the free analytics overview; deeper corpus analysis lives in gc_analyze_comments.

```
{
  "id": "EPA-D-1-0001"
}
```

```
{
  "type": "rulemaking",
  "id": "EPA-D-1-0001",
  "title": "Air Quality Review",
  "document_type": "Proposed Rule",
  "agency": "EPA",
  "posted": "2026-05-17",
  "regulatory_stage": "proposed_rule",
  "comment_period": {
    "status": "open",
    "closes": "2026-08-15"
  },
  "comments": {
    "total": 3,
    "analyzed": 2
  },
  "sections": {
    "docket_context": {
      "docket": "EPA-D-1",
      "docket_title": "Air Docket",
      "docket_type": null
    },
    "topics": [],
    "analytics_overview": {
      "stance": {
        "oppose": 1,
        "support": 1
      },
      "net_support": 0,
      "commenter_types": {
        "individual": 1,
        "trade_association": 1
      },
      "note": "Corpus-level breakdowns: gc_analyze_comments. Individual comments: gc_list_comments."
    }
  },
  "followable": true,
  "source": "regulations.gov",
  "links": {
    "governmentcontext": "https://governmentcontext.com/documents/EPA-D-1-0001",
    "source": "https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-D-1-0001"
  }
}
```

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