Rosario Palmieri

At a glance

Rosario Palmieri is a regulatory lawyer and former federal policy official whose career includes the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, House committee staff and manufacturing trade associations.

Summary sources: [1] [2]

Career and documented accomplishments

• As associate administrator of OIRA, he worked on interagency regulatory review and benefit-cost analysis across federal policy areas. [1]
• His trade-association leadership included executive director of the National Association for Surface Finishing and vice president for labor, legal and regulatory policy at the National Association of Manufacturers. [1]
• He served on House Government Reform and Small Business committee staff, including leadership of regulatory affairs and regulatory reform subcommittee work. [1]
• He earned a political science bachelor's degree and a J.D. from American University and served as articles editor of its Administrative Law Review. [1]

Role and nomination context

• In his HELP Committee statement, Palmieri appeared as the nominee for assistant secretary of Labor for Policy, describing the office's regulatory and evidence-based policymaking responsibilities. [2]

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed Oct 14, 2026. These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

1. 2023 Administrative Law Conference speaker biographies: Rosario Palmieri (PDF)

   American Bar Association, Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.

2. Rosario Palmieri HELP Committee prepared statement (PDF)

   Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.