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2025 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations
The Government Ethics Office published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 15, 2025. It took effect on January 15, 2025.
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What the agency says
In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics is issuing this final rule to make the 2025 annual adjustments to the Ethics in Government Act civil monetary penalties.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-00671
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Government Ethics Office
- Published
- January 15, 2025
- Takes effect
- January 15, 2025
- Dates
- This final rule is effective January 15, 2025.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3209-AA71
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 5 CFR 2634; 5 CFR 2636
- Topics
- Government employees; Penalties; Privacy; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Trusts and trustees
- Pages
- 3
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|---|---|---|
| Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component Designations 2026-21059 | Final rule | Oct 15 |
| Exempting Certain Career Federal Employees From Ethics Reporting Requirements 2026-14872 | Final rule | Jul 23 |
| Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component Designations 2024-20699 | Final rule | Sep 12, 2024 |
| Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component Designations 2024-10995 | Proposed rule | May 28, 2024 |
| Modernization Updates to Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch 2024-10339 · significant | Final rule | May 17, 2024 |
| 2024 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations 2024-00271 | Final rule | Jan 10, 2024 |
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