Executive Branch Financial Disclosure and Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 28, 2026. Document 2026-21997. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What it does
The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is updating its executive branch regulation on financial disclosure to reflect the retroactive statutory increase of the reporting thresholds for gifts and travel reimbursements. OGE is also updating the executive branchwide standards of ethical conduct regulation to raise the widely attended gatherings nonsponsor gifts exception dollar ceiling tied to these thresholds. This latter change is not retroactive.
The Government Ethics Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
2 parts of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Government Ethics Office has published 2 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 1 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective date: This final rule is effective October 28, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
- Check it yourself
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-21997 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule; technical amendments. |
| Agencies | Government Ethics Office |
| Published | Oct. 28, 2026 |
| Effective date | Oct. 28, 2026 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register