Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

12 U.S.C. § 303

Qualifications and disabilities

No Senator or Representative in Congress shall be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or an officer or a director of a Federal reserve bank.

No director of class B shall be an officer, director, or employee of any bank.

No director of class C shall be an officer, director, employee, or stockholder of any bank.

Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 438 Stat. 255Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 61449 Stat. 704( (pars.), ; , title II, § 203(a), .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 301 of this titleSection is comprised of pars. 13 to 15 of section 4 of act . For classification to this title of other pars. of section 4, see Codification note set out under .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Section 203(a) of act , changed name of Federal Reserve Board to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.