Title 12Banks and BankingRelease 119-73

§227 “Banking Act of 1933”

Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DEFINITIONS, ORGANIZATION, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING SYSTEM › § 227

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Title 12, §227

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The short title of the Act of June 16, 1933, ch. 89, 48 Stat. 162, shall be the “Banking Act of 1933.”

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The Banking Act of 1933, also known as the Glass-Steagall Act, 1933, referred to in text, is classified to section 24, 33, 34a, 36, 51, 52, 61, 64a, 71a, 77, 78, 84, 85, 161, 197a, 221a, 227, 242, 244, 248, 289, 301, 304, 321, 329, 333 to 338, 347, 348a, 371b, 371c, 371d, 374a, 375a, 377, 378, 481, and 632 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Right To Amend, Alter or Repeal; SeparabilityAct June 16, 1933, ch. 89, § 34, 48 Stat. 195, provided: “The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby”.

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12 U.S.C. § 227

Title 12Banks and Banking

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Apr 6, 2026

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