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Federal Reserve Act compilation

The GPO statute compilation for the 1913 act establishing Federal Reserve Banks and a central governing structure.

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Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Standing
Primary authority
Version
As amended through Public Law 117-263
Relevant parts
Chapter 6 of the 62nd Congress; short title and establishment provisions
Currency
current · checked Aug 7, 2026

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The compilation preserves both the 1913 enactment and later amendments. The historical entry uses the original institutional purpose and date; it does not project every current Federal Reserve power backward into the act as first enacted.