# Executive Branch Financial Disclosure and Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations

**Action Urgency Score:** 30/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Government Ethics Office |
| Type | Final rule |
| Action | Final rule; technical amendments. |
| Published | 2026-10-28 |
| Effective | 2026-10-28 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 5 CFR 2634, 5 CFR 2635 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Document number | 2026-21997 |

## Why this score
- Final rule.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/28/2026-21997/executive-branch-financial-disclosure-and-standards-of-ethical-conduct-regulations). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T09:17:43.641Z.
Data from the Federal Register API; the published Federal Register document is authoritative. Informational only, not legal advice.