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18 U.S.C. § 208

Acts affecting a personal financial interest

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 208, Acts affecting a personal financial interest, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448719
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Shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 216 of this title. Subsection (a) shall not apply— if the financial interest that would be affected by the particular matter involved is that resulting solely from the interest of the officer or employee, or his or her spouse or minor child, in birthrights— The Office of Government Ethics, after consultation with the Attorney General, shall issue uniform regulations for the issuance of waivers and exemptions under subsection (b) which shall—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 95-188(H.R. 9710)1977-11-16
    An Act to extend the authority for the flexible regulation of interest rates on deposits and accounts in depository institutions, to promote the accountability of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-194(H.R. 3660)1989-11-30
    Ethics Reform Act of 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-280(H.J.Res. 553)1990-05-04
    To make technical changes in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-322(H.R. 3355)1994-09-13
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
    House: 197–232Senate: 61–38
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-286(H.R. 5961)2022-12-27
    To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.
    House: 413–3Senate: no recorded tally