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OGE RIN: 3209-AA73 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●2026 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations  
Abstract:

The Office of Government Ethics will again coordinate with the Department of Justice in separate rulemakings to make appropriate inflation adjustments to Ethics in Government Act civil monetary penalties, found in 5 CFR part 2634 and 2636, mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The annual adjustments are based on the percent change between the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPIU) for the month of October preceding the date of the adjustment, and the prior year's October CPIU.

 
Agency: Office of Government Ethics(OGE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 2634    5 CFR 2636   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 131    28 U.S.C. 2461 note    Pub. L. 101-410    Pub. L. 104-134, sec. 31001    E.O. 12674    E.O. 12731    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  01/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Christopher Swartz
Acting Chief, Ethics Law and Policy Branch
Office of Government Ethics
Suite 750, 250 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20024
Phone:202 482-9267
Email: cjswartz@oge.gov