# 2025-00361: State Department Raises Fines Because Inflation Hits Everything

2025-00361, Department of State 2025 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflationary Adjustment, is a Federal Register rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-10, effective 2025-01-10; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00361
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-00361
- Title: Department of State 2025 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflationary Adjustment
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-10
- Effective: 2025-01-10
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

State Department Raises Fines Because Inflation Hits Everything

## Summary

Starting January 10, 2025, the Department of State is raising its fines for breaking certain rules to keep up with inflation. This means anyone who gets fined after this date will pay a bit more, helping the penalties stay fair and effective. These changes follow government guidelines to update fines every year so they don’t lose value over time.

## Abstract

This final rule is issued to adjust the civil monetary penalties (CMP) for regulatory provisions maintained and enforced by the Department of State. The revised CMP adjusts the amount of civil monetary penalties assessed by the Department of State based on the December 2024 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and by recent legislation. For penalties adjusted according to the December 2024 guidance, the new amounts will apply only to those penalties assessed on or after the effective date of this rule, regardless of the date on which the underlying facts or violations occurred.

## Effects PRIA read

- Higher False-Claim Fines from Jan 10, 2025: cost, high. If you are an individual or firm subject to Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act penalties, some fines increase on January 10, 2025. For example, the penalty figures in 22 CFR 35.3 change from $13,946 to $14,308 and from $418,405 to $429,275.
- Recordkeeping & Inspection Penalties Up: cost, medium. Companies or persons subject to the Chemical Weapons Convention rules will face higher penalties starting January 10, 2025. The penalty in 22 CFR 103.6(a)(1) rises from $46,901 to $48,119, and 103.6(a)(2) rises from $9,380 to $9,624.
- Higher ITAR/Arms-Export Penalties: cost, high. Exporters and others subject to ITAR penalties will see larger maximum fines from January 10, 2025. Examples in 22 CFR 127.10 include increases to $1,271,078 (or the greater of twice the transaction value), $1,055,721 (or five times the prohibited payment), and $1,256,607.
- Bumped Lobbying Penalties for Federal Recipients: cost, high. Recipients of Federal contracts, grants, or loans who violate lobbying prohibitions or fail to disclose lobbying will face higher penalties starting January 10, 2025. For example, first-offender amounts change to $24,726 and other penalty figures rise up to $251,322 (previously $244,958).

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## Sources
- [2025-00361 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/10/2025-00361/department-of-state-2025-civil-monetary-penalties-inflationary-adjustment)
- [2025-00361 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-10/pdf/2025-00361.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00361 (as of 2026-06-11).