Regulatory Policy Internship - Summer 2026 - PAID

American Action Forum • Washington, DC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As an intern in the regulatory policy issue area, you will report directly to Dan Goldbeck, the Director of Regulatory Policy at AAF. The regulatory team at AAF focuses their research on examining the rulemaking efforts of administrative agencies and Congress. Their work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Hill, Reuters, and The Washington Post, among other publications.
The team publishes a weekly regulation roundup and ongoing regulatory burden database on the American Action Forum website. The regulation issue area often interacts with other Forum issue areas heavily impacted by federal rulemakings, such as health care, environmental, and labor policy.
A few examples of projects completed by previous interns in the Regulatory Policy Internship Program include:
Published article on cost-benefit changes of federal rules in Regulation Magazine
Aided with formal comment letters to administrative agencies
Helped to expand Regulatory Policy data tools such as RegRodeo.com
Monitored important regulatory votes and hearings in the House and Senate

Requirements

• Prerequisite of macroeconomic and microeconomic courses
• Excellent writing ability and communication skills
• An interest in the politics and policies of center-right conservatives
• Self-starting attitude

Nice To Haves

• Strong quantitative skills are highly desired

Responsibilities

• Research assistance: Interns will provide research assistance and data collection for their issue area director
• Event attendance: Interns will attend Capitol Hill hearings, private speaker events, and events held by other DC think tanks to analyze and report on the information presented
• AAF event support: Interns will help promote, run, and evaluate all AAF events
• Semester portfolio and presentation: Interns will create a portfolio to showcase their work completed at the Forum and give a brief presentation on a topic of their choice

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees